Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Guidance Counselling

Maynooth University | Maynooth Ireland
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Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR 14,000
(c. USD16,166.22)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months

This one-year full-time postgraduate diploma (August to June) equips qualified secondary teachers to establish and oversee school guidance counseling services. Accredited by Ireland's Department of Education (DES) and the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC), it serves as a professional global qualification in Guidance Counselling.

Students attend Maynooth University every Friday while completing a weekly school placement (Monday-Thursday) at an institution different from their workplace. The program commences in late August with compulsory full-day orientation sessions and workshops. Psychometric Testing training occurs during the October mid-term break (specific dates TBD), alongside 2-3 Saturday workshops in the first semester.

Participants must organize their own school placements (within 160 km of Maynooth), working closely with the school's Guidance Counsellor during this practical component.

Destination of Study

Ireland

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

Applicants will be qualified, registered second-level teachers with an honours Professional Masters in Education (PME) or equivalent qualifications. At least three years experience of teaching and experience in areas such as pastoral care or a school care team are essential.

IELTS - 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each band; TOEFL internet-based test iBT: 90 with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in all other sections; Pearson Test of English - 63 with no less than 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section; Duolingo English Test (DET) - 120 with no less than 110 in literacy, conversation, and comprehension subscores and no less than 95 in production. (This lower production subscore applies to non-EU applicants only), Cambridge Proficiency Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English. Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Cambridge Advanced Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); ETAPP - C1 or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Oxford Test of English - 140 with no less than 125 in each skill; Trinity College London ISE - ISE III with at least merit in each skill category.

Tuition EUR 14,000