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Careers in Special Education (Sped) I'm in the midst of collecting information about professional development for the "labourers" in special education. I would appreciate your feedback on how to improve this. E-mail me.
If you are considering a career in special education, here's what you can look forward to . . .
Note : *Community worker, case worker - titles held by a person who does not have the social work qualifications but is doing related work.
How You Can Become A SPED Teacher Non-degree holders or "unrelated" degrees If you are interested in becoming a SPED teacher, get in touch with any of the VWO SPED schools listed on NCSS to register. After a minimum of 6 months' teaching, you will be eligible to enrol for the special education teaching courses conducted by the National Institute of Education (NIE). The courses are usually sponsored by the VWOs. You may have to fulfill a bond of 1 to 2 years. You are expected to carry out teaching duties and attend classes. Apply online here. The NIE presently conducts two courses to prepare candidates for a career as qualified SPED teachers. These are the Certificate in Special Education (CISE) course for GCE 'O' Level holders, and the Diploma in Special Education (DISE) course for GCE 'A' Level holders and above. Both the CISE and DISE courses take two years to complete. If you are interested in becoming a special education teacher in a special school, please do consider volunteering at a VWO to have a firsthand experience. Just pick up the phone and ask to speak to the principal/administrator/HR dept. There is nothing like seeing it for yourself.
How You Can Become A Social Worker Degree-holders only If you do not have a social or psychology degree, you can take up a graduate diploma at the National University of Singapore. Admission criteria is a Bachelor's degree and at least one year of working experience in the social services; or such other qualifications and experience as the Senate may approve. The course will take a minimum of 12 months of full-time study or 18 months of part-time study from the commencement of the course. Career Counselling in Social Work
-- The Spore Assn of Social Workers is committed to assist any persons who are
keen to consider a career in social work in Singapore. They welcome members of
the public, student social workers and current social workers who are
contemplating a change in social work practice area to contact them.
This is a programme for people interested to pursue a career in social work as a social worker or a social work assistant. For social work or related work positions: Pls visit the Ministry of Community , Youth and Sports (MCYS), Spore Assn of Social Workers (SASW) or the organisations' websites. Do a search at NCSS's website.
How You Can Become A Speech Therapist Visit Speech-Hearing Assn of Spore (SHAS) website to find out how you can get a speech therapist scholarship ( Singaporeans only) .
Under its Therapy Scholarship Scheme, local awards are tenable for the diploma programme in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy at Nanyang Polytechnic. Overseas awards are tenable for the degree programme in Speech Therapy at approved overseas universities. Upon graduation, scholars can look forward to a professional career as a Speech Therapist, a Physiotherapist and an Occupational Therapist. NCSS and hospitals usually publicise such programmes after the release of GCE A levels results. Do check out the NCSS's website regularly for updates or you may wish to call up NCSS or hospital's HR departments.
updated : November 14, 2004 ã 2000 Yeo Liew Ping
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