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Qualify in home ec

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  • 29-12-2015 6:29pm
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    abra1
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    I am a subbing English and history teacher who qualified in early 20s and then spent 10+ years working in hotels and tourism. Back to teaching and enjoying everyday I get. Just wondering though, to qualify in home ec, which I think I'd really enjoy what would I need to do? I hear there will be a shortage in the future and thought it might be something to add? Any ideas on courses?


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    mtoutlemonde
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    abra1 wrote: »
    I am a subbing English and history teacher who qualified in early 20s and then spent 10+ years working in hotels and tourism. Back to teaching and enjoying everyday I get. Just wondering though, to qualify in home ec, which I think I'd really enjoy what would I need to do? I hear there will be a shortage in the future and thought it might be something to add? Any ideas on courses?

    The Home Economics colleges like St. Angela's in Sligo.


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    Millem
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    OP the only place you can go is st angelas in Sligo. It is now a 5 years. It can be hard to get a home ec teacher if contract offered is rubbish eg 3 hours a week etc but there are still girls from when I qualified from st Catherine's (now closed) with no jobs of their own :( they are going from contract to contract. 90%++ of home ec teachers are female is there is always maternity leaves coming up but that is the height of it to be honest.


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    allic
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    I agree with above post. I am 4 years out of college and have had to move to the UK for work, very hard to get anything long term at home. :(


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