Latest News - Updated 3rd January
Interested in Teaching Sign Language ISL / BSL?
Excellent opportunity! We have funding, from European Union INTERREG IVA programme.
- FREE Training
- Lunch and Travel expenses claim
The following events have been booked:
Friday 20th January 2012 – BSL Level1 Qualification Specification
Trainer – Richard Mc Fadden
Venue – Jethro Centre in Lurgan
Friday 24th February 2012 – ISL Level 1 Qualification Specification
Trainer – Richard Mc Fadden
Venue – Fairways Hotel in Dundalk
Thursday 8th March 2012 – Deaf Awareness course Level 1
Trainer – Andy Irvine
Venue – Station House Hotel in Letteterkenny
Monday 23rd April 2012 – Further Linguistics
Trainer – Robert Adam
Venue – Holiday Inn Express in Antrim
For further information please contact helen.stewart@swc.ac.uk
The overall aims of the project are:
- To open employment prospects for Deaf people which will also begin to address the current critical interpreter shortage by encouraging and supporting Deaf sign language users to become qualified teachers in Further Education through both academic and vocational routes, leading to their economic progression.
- To meet the requirement of Public Sector organisations to meet their statutory obligations to communicate with Deaf people, through active engagement of Public Services (and active feedback of positivity of public services, which we believe to be vital to continuous improvement)
- To increase awareness of the communications needs of British and Irish Sign Language (BSL and ISL) users on the ground. This will lead to a greater awareness and capacity in the general public and accessibility in a myriad of public services currently unavailable to deaf people. Deaf, British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) users, will have increased access to the full range of services offered by the public sector across the border region and beyond
- To provide a joint solution to the, cross-border, shortage of qualified Deaf teachers and more classes for the next generation of communication professionals to help address the current cross border, critical interpreter shortage problems
For more information go to http://teachsign.eu/
