Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion
Mr. Andy Pike:
The UCD programme is excellent and very thorough.
Regarding it being accredited, the tender specified that the provider had to design a course capable of accreditation should the Department take a decision to seek the same. Therefore, the mechanism is there. I would have thought this course is at level 7 or 8 in respect of the level of demand placed on students.