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Moving from a woodwork / metalwork teacher to an engineering

  • 20-02-2021 12:10pm
    #1
    Tomjim
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    Anyone know if you qualified as a woodwork teacher or a metalwork teacher, how long it would then take you to qualify as an Engineer and the type of course you would need to do ie what exemptions would the woodwork/metalwork teacher receive if studying to become an engineer


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 596 ✭[Deleted User]


    4 years and no exemptions. There’s very little crossover.


  • #3
    Tomjim
    Registered Users Posts: 1,350 ✭✭✭Tomjim


    thanks for the reply, that's interesting, the career guidance teacher said that there were exemptions available and that you could become an engineer within 2 years, will need to talk to him again. Or maybe he meant that I could do a masters?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 596 ✭[Deleted User]


    It’s the university you’ll need to check with, career guidance teachers are morons in my experience.


  • #5
    NewClareman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,436 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    @OP

    Some exemptions are possible for most qualifications. It all depends on the course, the grades achieved and when qualified. If you contact the admissions office in any university they will be able to tell you. It could be worth checking with multiple colleges, particularly if you qualified before 2003.

    If the teaching qualification is a NFQ Level 8 Major Award, in a STEM program, then there is a good chance you could the two years exemption. (For example the Bachelor of Technology (Education) in Materials and Architectural Technology course.)

    All courses in Ireland now operate under the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). It is very structured and a good careers counsellor should be very familiar with this. Having said that, I would double check with the college, if there was any doubt. If they are unwilling to give you a firm commitment, in writing, then they're not sure.


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