PDST TiE/West Cork Education Centre

Tutors Required for the following PDST TiE National ICT Summer Courses to be scheduled in West Cork 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th & 7th July or 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th & 21st August 2020

• 21st Century Problem Solving
• Tablets to Support Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Applicants must be a primary teacher and possess excellent ICT skills (please see detailed criteria below).  

Tutor Training will be held for the courses beginning of June in Carlton Hotel, Dublin Airport

Tutors must attend tutor training to qualify to deliver ICT summer courses, no exceptions  

(substitute cover will be provided if necessary. Subsistence and Travel (DES Training Rate) for the tutor training will be provided as per DES Guidelines).

Tutors will also be required to facilitate term time (after school) modules of these summer courses

Tutor Criteria/Requirements

• Be qualified and experienced Primary teacher.
• Have extensive experience of leading the integration of ICT in learning and teaching in their school or  classroom.
• Possess a broad and advanced range of ICT skills across a range of applications and technologies.
• Be an excellent communicator. 
• Be comfortable using a range of online tools and applications.
• Have experience of training/lecturing in an adult learning environment.
• An ability and willingness to deliver courses through the medium of Gaeilge (optional).

To Apply

Please ensure you meet the tutor criteria/requirements outlined above. 

Tutor application

Closing date for applications: Friday 6th March 2020

Please only apply if you are interested to train as a tutor for West Cork Education Centre.

Tutor advice: It is recommended that tutors bring their own (or school) laptop to the tutor training

West Cork Education Centre will assess applications received and depending on our own requirements will nominate tutors to attend the national tutor training course and subsequently deliver the course. If the number of successful applicants exceeds the number of tutors required for these course, the relevant applicants' details will be kept on file for future ICT training requirements that may exist. NB: As we are currently planning our summer course delivery, applications should be made as soon as possible.

If you are an existing PDST Technology in Education (formerly NCTE) tutor and would like to train as a tutor for this course, please contact West Cork Education Centre to notify us of your interest. Please note this does not guarantee that a place will be available to you on the tutor training programme as places are very limited.

Please note summer courses will only go ahead if min numbers are reached after the closing date.