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Subject guide
Our courses cover many areas. They can help you to develop new skills or brush up on skills you already have. Below you can see our course areas ranging from Reading to Personal Development to Finance.
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Reading
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Communications
Finance
Writing
Personal Development
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We offer courses between levels 1 to 3 based on Ireland’s National Framework of Qualifications. Read below to learn about Level 1 to Level 3.
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Course guide
We offer different types of courses. Read below to learn about Major awards to NALA awards.
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Major awards
Short courses
QQI award
NALA award
Preparing for Level 3 - Full Course
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Preparing for Level 3
Major Awards
Maths
What you will learn
This course will build on your level 2 skills and help you prepare for level 3 courses in maths, communications and personal skills. There are seven subjects:
· Algebra
· Measurement
· Numbers
· Problem Solving
· Personal Skills
· Reading
· Writing
What qualification you can receive
For each subject you complete, you will receive a NALA Certificate of Completion.
How to get started
Preparing for Level 3 Algebra
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Preparing for Level 3
Short Courses
Maths
This course well help you develop skills in algebra.
Choose this course if you have a Level 2 Major Award and want to prepare for a Level 3 Major Award in Maths.
Unfortunately, you can’t get a QQI award on this course. But you do get a NALA Certificate of Completion.
For Preparing for Level 3 courses, you should have a Level 2 Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life skills and work experience.
Preparing for Level 3 Measurement
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Preparing for Level 3
Short Courses
Maths
This course will help you develop your skills in measurement and capacity.
Choose this course if you have a Level 2 Major Award and want to prepare for a Level 3 Major Award in Maths.
Unfortunately, you can’t get a QQI award on this course. But you do get a NALA Certificate of Completion.
For Preparing for Level 3 courses, you should have a Level 2 Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life skills and work experience.
Preparing for Level 3 Numbers
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Preparing for Level 3
Short Courses
Maths
This course will help you develop skills in using and understanding different types of numbers such as integers and real numbers.
Choose this course if you have a Level 2 Major Award and want to prepare for a Level 3 Major Award in Maths.
Unfortunately, you can’t get a QQI award on this course. But you do get a NALA Certificate of Completion.
For Preparing for Level 3 courses, you should have a Level 2 Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life skills and work experience.
Preparing for Level 3 Personal skills
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Preparing for Level 3
Short Courses
Communications
This course will help you develop your personal skills for communication.
Choose this course if you have a Level 2 Major Award and want to prepare for a Level 3 Major Award in Communications.
Unfortunately, you can’t get a QQI award on this course. But you do get a NALA Certificate of Completion.
For Preparing for Level 3 courses, you should have a Level 2 Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life skills and work experience.
Preparing for Level 3 Problem solving
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Preparing for Level 3
Short Courses
Maths
This course will help you develop skills in problem solving.
Choose this course if you have a Level 2 Major Award and want to prepare for a Level 3 Major Award in Maths.
Unfortunately, you can’t get a QQI award on this course. But you do get a NALA Certificate of Completion.
For Preparing for Level 3 courses, you should have a Level 2 Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life skills and work experience.
Preparing for Level 3 Reading
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Preparing for Level 3
Short Courses
Reading
This course will help you develop your reading skills.
Choose this course if you have Level 2 Major Award and want to prepare for a Level 3 Major Award in Communications.
Unfortunately, you can’t get a QQI award on this course. But you do get a NALA Certificate of Completion.
For Preparing for Level 3 courses, you should have a Level 2 Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life skills and work experience.
Preparing for Level 3 Writing
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Preparing for Level 3
Short Courses
Reading
This course will help you develop your skills in writing.
Choose this course if you have Level 2 Major Award and want to prepare for a Level 3 Major Award in Communications.
Unfortunately, you can’t get a QQI award on this course. But you do get a NALA Certificate of Completion.
For Preparing for Level 3 courses, you should have a Level 2 Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life skills and work experience.
Preparing learning materials
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Preparing resources
Online courses
This course is designed to help adult literacy tutors to prepare and design learning materials. It looks at the context for developing materials as well as how to plan, design, format and write learning materials. The course gives tips on adapting and simplifying materials and at the end of the course there are sample materials that you can view and download. The course takes about 1 hour to complete.
You will receive a NALA Professional Development certificate on successful completion of this course.
Understanding adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy
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Literacy awareness
Online courses
This course is the first of two in NALA's Literacy Awareness online series. The second course is 'Becoming literacy friendly'.
In your work, do you have contact with people with unmet literacy needs?
This course will help you to understand the experience and impact of unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs on adults in Irish society.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Describe adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy, their causes and effects and the scale of literacy needs in Ireland.
- Understand the experience and impact of unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs on adults in Irish society.
- Identify the role of literacy in our lives and how it is linked to equality and human rights.
You will receive a NALA Professional Development certificate on successful completion of this course.
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