June 11 | News

National CPD Mapping Exercise – FOCUS GROUPS

We need your voice!

The Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) is currently working with Crowe Advisory Limited to support the development of a national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) mapping exercise.

There is an opportunity to engage in focus groups.  These focus groups will be conducted across the following cohorts: Early Learning and Care (ELC) / School-Age Childcare (SAC) providers and Childminders.

Links to the focus groups:

Focus Group Expression of Interest Form (Educators) – Fill in form

Focus Group Exression of Interest Form (CPD Providers) – Fill in form

We wish to advise that all focus groups will be conducted through English only.

Thank you for your participation in mapping out future CPD needs, by completing the survey and engaging with the opportunity to avail of the focus groups.

Leagan Gaeilge:

Tionscadal léarscála náisiúnta i bhForbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach

Glaoch ar Rannpháirtíocht!

Tá do ghuth ag teastáil!

Beidh deis ann freisin páirt a ghlacadh i ngrúpaí fócais. Reáchtálfar grúpaí fócais trasna na ngrúpaí seo a leanas: Foghlaim agus Cúram na Luath-Óige (FCLÓ/ELC) / Cúram Leanaí in Aois Scoile (CLAS/ SAC) agus Feighlí Leanaí.

Naisc chuig na grúpaí fócais:

Focus Group Expression of Interest Form (Educators) – Fill in form

Focus Group Expression of Interest Form (CPD Providers) – Fill in form

Ba mhaith linn a chur in iúl go reáchtálfar na grúpaí fócais go léir trí Bhéarla amháin.

Go raibh maith agat as do rannpháirtíocht i tionscadal léarscála náisiúnta i bhForbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach amach anseo, tríd an suirbhé a chomhlánú agus an deis a thapú chun leas a bhaint as na grúpaí fócais.

Kind regards,

Governance and Systems Development

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