Courses

​​The following are the courses were offered for Autumn Term 2019. Enrolment is now available. Term starts on 23rd September, but please note that a small number of courses start earlier. We have added four QQI Certified courses this term, including qualifications in Special Needs Assisting (SNA), and Care of the Older Person. We also have a wide range of new hobby courses on offer.

Please click on title of course to view full course description. If viewing on mobile device, please scroll right on table below for cost and booking link.

Certified Courses

Note Course (Click on title to see full description) Day Time Wks Comments Cost Book
  New  QQI Level 5 Certificate in Care of the Older Person (5N2706) Wed 7:00-9:30 12 Starts 18th Sept €300
  New  QQI Level 5 Certificate in Special Needs Assisting (5N1786) Tue 7:00-9:30 12 Starts 17th Sept €300
  New  QQI Level 6 Certificate in Special Needs Assisting (6N1957) Wed 7:00-9:30 12 Starts 18th Sept €300
  New  QQI Level 6 Certificate in Personal & Professional Development (6N1949) Tue 7:00-9:30 12 Starts 17th Sept €300

Hobby and Non-Certified courses

Code Course (Click on title to see full description) Day Time Wks Comments Cost Book
   Acting in Amateur Drama Mon & Thurs 6:30-9:30 16 €POA
   Appliance Maintenance & Repair Tue 7:00-9:00 8 €110
   Art: Painting Thur 7:30-9:30 10   €130
   Ballet (Sylvia Behan School of Ballet) Sat 10:00-12:00 ongoing From age 4 to seniors
 €POA
   Bridge for Beginners Wed 7:30-9:30 10 €110
   Bridge for Improvers (Intermediate) Mon 7:30-9:30 10 €110
   Chinese Cookery Mon 6:30-8:00 8 Participants bring their own ingredients €120
 New  Chinese (Mandarin) Beginners Tue 6:30-8:00 10 Starts 17 Sept €185
 New  Chinese (Mandarin) Improvers Tue 8:00-9:30 10 Starts 17 Sept €185
 New  Creative Writing Fiction Mon 7:30-9:30 10 €110
 New  Creative Writing Non-Fiction Wed 7:30-9:30 10   €110
   DancerSize Wed 7:00-8:00 10 €100
 New  DIY & Metalwork Mon 6:30-8:30 10   €160
   Experience Barbershop Singing Wed 7:30-9:30 ongoing €POA
 New  Flower Arranging Mon 7:30-9:30 10
 €120
   Fly Tying (for fly fishing) Tue 7:30-8:30 6
 €70
 New  French Beginners Mon 6:45-8:15 10   €100
 New  French Improvers Mon 8:15-9:30 10
 €100
   Furniture Conservation/Restoration Wed 7:30-9:30 10
 €130
 New  Guitar (Acoustic) Beginners Mon 7:30-8:30 10   €70
 New  Guitar (Acoustic) Advanced Mon 8:30-9:30 10
 €70
 New  Healthy Cooking Tue 7:00-9:00 10   €120
 New  Japanese Beginners Wed 6:30-8:00 10 Starts 18 Sept €195
 New  Japanese Improvers Wed 8:00-9:30 10 Starts 18 Sept €195
   Japanese School Sat 9:00-4:30 40   €POA
   Join experienced classical singing group Mon 7:30-10:00 ongoing   €POA
 New  Korean Beginners Mon 6:30-8:00 10  Starts 16th Sept €195
   Learn to sing in fun chorus singing classes Tue 7:30-9:15 ongoing €110
   Make the most of your iPhone and iPad Tue 7:30-9:30 8 iPad and iPhone only (not android devices) €100
   Messy Fun Sat 9:30-12:30 10 Note: Morning class €60
   Music & Drama Workshops Tue & Thurs 6:30-9:30 16   €POA
   Photography Wed 7:30-9:00 10 €140
   Pilates Wed 8:30-9:30 10   €100
   Pole Fitness Mon 6:30-9:30 6 Please arrive 30 mins early on first night €65
 New  Pottery/Ceramics Thur 7:00-9:00 10   €130
   Sandyford ICA Mon 7:30-9:30 ongoing New members welcome 
Meet 1st & 3rd Monday of each month		 €POA
   Spanish Level 1 (Beginners) Wed 6:45-8:15 10   €100
   Spanish Level 2 Wed 8:15-9:30 10   €100
   Stained Glass Wed 7:00-9:00 10   €145
   Tai Chi Thur 7:30-9:00 10 €90
 New  Touch Typing Mon 7:00-9:00 Free Trial Available
Start any week from 2 Sept; work at your own pace		 €10/session
(PAYG)
   Ukulele (Beginners) Wed 7:15-8:00 8 €40
   Ukulele (Improvers) Wed 8:00-8:45 8
 €40
   Upholstery for Beginners and Advanced Wed 7:30-9:30 10
 €130
 New  Video (a beginner's guide) Thurs 7:30-9:30 10 €140
   Woodturning Mon 7:30-9:30 10 Limited class size. 
Book early to avoid disappointment		 €150
   Woodturning Wed 7:30-9:30 10 Limited class size. 
Book early to avoid disappointment		 €150
   Woodturning Thur 7:30-9:30 10 Limited class size.
Book early to avoid disappointment		 €150
   Woodwork Tue 7:30-9:30 10   €120
   Yoga (Beginners) Mon 7:00-8:00 10 €100
   Yoga (Mixed level) Mon 8:00-9:00 10 €100
   Yoga (Hata flow) Sat 10:00-11:00 10 Note: Morning class €100

Certified Courses

Hobby and non-certified Courses

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St Tiernan's Community School is part of the National Association of Adult and Community Education Directors (NACED) network. Schools within this network run classes across Ireland. You can find links to all schools within the network and links to their class timetables on the Adult Education Ireland website. Neighbouring schools Cabinteely CS and St Colmcille's CS (Knocklyon) also run courses.
Enrolment policies and other information
  1. Courses will only be run if there are sufficient enrolment numbers.
  2. Course enrolment for a particular course may only be secured by full payment of course fee.
  3. Where possible, please enrol online using a debit or credit card, well in advance of the start of term
  4. Students can also enrol at in-school enrolment evenings (see footer for dates). Fees are payable on enrolment and receipts will be issued (your receipt is your admission to the course).
  5. Fees are strictly non-refundable unless the school decides not to run a course, in which case all fees will be refunded by post or credit card.
  6. Cheques should be made payable to St. Tiernan's Community School and should have your bank card number on the back.
  7. Fees can be paid by credit card through our school office or on the night of enrolment.
  8. Participants must be at least 16 years old. Where a student under the age of 16 wishes to enrol on a course the school management will consider such application and may at its discretion permit such enrolment.
  9. Unless otherwise stated, courses are of ten weeks duration, begin at 7.30pm and finish at 9.30pm including a 15 minute tea/coffee break.
  10. Smoking is strictly prohibited by law in all areas of the school building.
  11. The school and its management accept no responsibility for loss or damage to the property of students. This includes motor cars, motor cycles and bicycles on the school grounds.
  12. Materials are NOT included in course fees unless otherwise stated.
  13. Since access to St Tiernan's involves travelling through the residential area of Parkvale, we urge all participants to respect our good neighbours by driving slowly and carefully and parking on the school grounds only.