Post Primary Special Needs Assistant

Special Needs Assistant is a purposely designed one year course to prepare you for work as a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) in a variety of post primary educational and community care settings.

Leaving Certificate with five O6 grades (or five passes pre 2017) or equivalent is the standard entry requirement for Level 5 courses. Leaving Certificate Applied or QQI Level 4 Award are also acceptable on the majority of Level 5 courses. Some courses have subject specific requirements and these will be noted on relevant course pages. A QQI Level 5 award or equivalent in a relevant subject area is the standard entry requirement for Level 6 Advanced Certificate courses.