Level One Training Course
The Level One Training Course is designed for newly appointed Catechists/SREs and Assistants who are required to complete the training course during their first year of teaching. The course also caters for Catechists/SREs and Assistants who are currently teaching but haven’t attended a training course for more than five years.
Providing you with an introduction to the ministry being undertaken in the state schools, this course prepares Catechists/SREs and Assistants with:
Basic teaching skills
Insight into how children learn
An introduction to the Bible
An understanding of the context of the legislation under which the CCD operates in state schools
Spiritual nourishment
This course is 28 hours in duration run over 14 sessions and is offered in three formats:
- A seven-day course over two weeks (9.30am-2.30pm, two sessions a day)
- A seven-day course over seven weeks (9.30am-2.30pm, two sessions a day)
An evening course over 14 weeks (7pm-9.15pm, one session a night)
An Reconnection day/evening is held approximately 4 weeks after session 14. This session is used to revisit and consolidate the learning's of the course.
Details of Level One training courses can be obtained from the co-ordinator in your local parish. Times and dates can also be found in our Training Schedule for this year.
To receive your Level One Certificate, all sessions must be completed. Any missed sessions can be made up at other Level One courses across the year at various venues where they are offered.Another component of the Level One Training course is to complete a Lesson Observation Task.
In this task, you will be asked to observe a suitably qualified Catechist/SRE in their classroom and to complete a questionnaire on what they see as best teaching practice. In Session 14, a DVD – the ‘LOT’ – is shown to assist you in carrying out this task.You are presented with your certificate at your local parish at the completion of the Level One Accreditation Course.
Please see below for an outline of the Level One Training Course.
course outline
The Level 1 Course outline
Session 1
Break Open the Manual (‘Christ Our Light and Life’)
Session 2
Introduction to the Catechism
IT Resources
Session 3
Understanding the Learner
Session 4
Classroom Management (1)
Session 5
Classroom Management (2)
Session 6
Communication through Questioning
Session 7
Meet the Bible (1)
Session 8
Storytelling
Session 9
Meet the Bible (2)
Session 10
Music
Session 11
Multi-Sensory Teaching
Session 12
Lesson Planning
Session 13
Department of Education Guidelines
Diocesan Child Protection Guidelines
Session 14
Lesson observation
Session 15
Reconnector