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Secondary School Teaching - Engineering

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  • 25-10-2016 4:40pm
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    Master Culpepper
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi Folks,

    Just looking for a bitta advice.
    My ultimate goal is to become a engineering secondary school teacher. On advice from my Guidance Councillor in Secondary School, I decided to complete an Engineering degree - BEng. To become a secondary school teacher, I realise that I have to complete a Hdip, but on TeachingCouncil.ie my course is not on the designated list. BEng of Mechanical and Manufacturing in DCU

    (Can't post link to Teaching Council because I'm a newbie)

    Does this mean that my degree isn't worth a sh**e to me?? Or am I just being a fool and worrying about nuthin'? In my final year in college so I'd want to start looking towards my future.

    Thanks


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    cruizer101
    Registered Users Posts: 3,205 ✭✭✭cruizer101


    Where did you do your degree?
    Possibly try get in touch with teaching council and ask them why your degree isn't on list?
    Also might be no harm in getting in touch with the appropriate people in UL, I'm nearly sure its the only place you can do the H.Dip for engineering/technology teaching, they may be able to advise.


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    Master Culpepper
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Master Culpepper


    Thanks for your reply.
    I'm completing my degree in DCU. I reckon I'll have to ring them alright. Also seen somewhere that a number of Engineering courses aren't eligible to teach Maths which I find a bit strange (if true) as my course covers a lot of Leaving Cert maths - well from before the full integration of Project Maths and because you need a half decent understanding of maths to get a degree in Engineering


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    man_no_plan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭man_no_plan


    Master Culpepper wrote: »
    Thanks for your reply.
    I'm completing my degree in DCU. I reckon I'll have to ring them alright. Also seen somewhere that a number of Engineering courses aren't eligible to teach Maths which I find a bit strange (if true) as my course covers a lot of Leaving Cert maths - well from before the full integration of Project Maths and because you need a half decent understanding of maths to get a degree in Engineering

    You need to do the p.grad for education anyway so ring UL and get the lie of the land off them. They might be able to advise you. While you're in UL you might be able to do modules while there to make up shortfalls as the undergraduate metalwork teachers are there anyway.


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