Higher Certificate Early Childhood Care, Health & Education at Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Our Higher Certificate in Science in Early Childhood Care, Health and Education prepares you for a fulfilling career caring for infants and young children, taking responsibility for their health, education and well being. It’s a rewarding course that will provide you with a springboard to an exciting future in healthcare.

This course will give you the knowledge and skills that are essential to building a career in a fun, exciting and rewarding field of healthcare. You will enjoy a mix of academic and practical learning, including the developing child, children’s behaviour, curriculum studies, creativity and imagination.

You’ll also learn about child protection, as well as child health and practical methods of engaging children through play. Placement in a child-centered learning environment is fundamental to your training and will prepare for the work place after graduating.

You will have the skills and qualifications to pursue a career in childcare, as well as health service, education and in other public services. You might well become a child-carer in the private creche sector or equally in community services, working as a classroom assistant or specialist advisor.

Whichever direction you might want your career to take, this course will empower you to pursue it with confidence.

Career Pathways

The main employers are:

• Childcare
• Health Services
• Education
• Other Public Services

Graduate Careers

Graduate careers typically include:

• Classroom Assistant
• Specialist Advisor
• Researcher
• Child carer