Advanced Facilitation Skills for Health and Well Being

The programme is delivered through a blend of methods consisting of groupwork, workshops, lectures, projects, e-learning etc. Experiential learning is the methodology used throughout the course.

For the award of Masters in Advanced Facilitation Skills for Health and Well Being a student must accumulate 90 credits.

Year 1

Semester 1 (September start = September - December) (January start = January - May)	Semester 2  (September start = January – May) (January start = September – December)
Personal Development	Advanced Personal Development
Qualitative Research and Evaluation	Qualitative Data Analysis
The Determinants of Health and Well-Being	Individual and Social Influences on Health and Well-Being
Group Development and Workshop Design	Dissertation 1

Year 2

Semester 3 (September start: September – December) (January start: January – May)
Advanced Facilitation Skills
Dissertation 2

Applicants should hold a qualification at NFQ Level 8 Honours (2.2) degree or equivalent. Applicants who do not hold the standard qualifying NFQ Level 8 Qualification criteria, but have relevant work experience and study may be considered for admission to the programme under the Institute’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process and subject to an interview.

All applicants must demonstrate that they have a level of maturity and life experience adequate to cope with the modalities of the programme. The programme board will require an interview with applicants to ascertain this. A minimum of 70% must be achieved at interview in order to be considered for a place on the programme.

Those applicants whose first language is not English are required to meet SETU Waterford’s English Language Requirements before being offered a place on the programme.

Fees

Programme fee details are available on the Postgraduate Fee Schedule

How to Apply

Applications for this programme are made online by going to www.pac.ie

Very Important Checklist for all Applicants (PAC)

All applications must be accompanied by the following documentation:

• An up-to-date CV.
• Scanned copies of all of your official educational qualification parchments.
• Scanned copies of all of your official educational transcripts clearing showing the results you achieved in each subject/module.
• Scanned copies of any professional qualifications/awards you wish to be considered.
• A scanned copy of your English language qualification. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit evidence of competency in English.
• A scanned copy of your Certificate of Qualification from the NQAI if your prior education is from outside the EU. For further information, please visit http://www.qualificationsrecognition.ie/. Please note that applications will not be considered without this Certificate of Qualification, irrespective of any prior participation on other educational programmes in the EU.

Given the expected demand for this programme, the documentation filenames you submit should be descriptive (i.e. the filenames should clearly describe the document along with your name (e.g.) JohnDoe-EnglishLanguageQual; JohnDoe-DegreeParchment; etc., etc.).

If this documentation is not received in full, and/or if all sections of the application form are not completed in full, then we will be unable to process your application.

We welcome your application and we wish you every success in the process.

The MA in Advanced Facilitation Skills for Promoting Health and Well Being is for all people whose core work involves communication with others; this programme is relevant to:

• Those for whom communication with others is core to the success of their work.
• Managers.
• People who work as part of a team.
• People who seek to establish and maintain effective partnerships.
• People who work with vulnerable and/or marginalised individuals or groups, and front-line service providers e.g. teachers, health professionals, community workers, youth workers, gardai, social workers etc.
• People who wish to progress to higher levels within their organisations.

The MA in Advanced Facilitation Skills for Promoting Health and Well Being is for all people whose core work involves communication with others; this programme is relevant to;

• Those for whom communication with others is core to the success of their work.
• Managers.
• People who work as part of a team.
• People who seek to establish and maintain effective partnerships.
• People who work with vulnerable and/or marginalised individuals or groups, and front line service providers e.g. teachers, health professionals, community workers, youth workers, gardai, social workers etc.
• People who  wish to progress to higher levels within their organisations.

Students of the Masters in Advanced Facilitation Skills for Promoting Health and Well Being are expected to complete the full 90 credits over 3 semesters.

The delivery reflects the flexibility required for adult learners and workers. Modules are taught through a blend of traditional face to face teaching with the benefits of learning online. This online learning occurs prior to and between the face to face contact time. The face to face contact is as follows:

Semester 1	4 x 2 - day blocks (Friday & Saturday) + 1 Residential Weekend
Semester 2	3 x 2 - day blocks (Friday & Saturday) + 1 Residential Weekend + one-on-one meetings with dissertation supervisors
Semester 3	2 x 2 day block (Friday & Saturday) + 1 Residential Weekend + one-on-one meetings with dissertation supervisors

Note: The residential weekends (Friday 6pm – Sunday 4pm) take place in Tullow Co Carlow. Please note there is a nominal fee of approximately €115 for residential weekends paid directly to the venue for food and board.