College of Progressive Education


College of Progressive Education was established in 1986 and specialises in the provision of courses in Childcare, Montessori education, Healthcare and Special Needs. The College was formerly known as The School of Practical Child Care and The School of Health and Social Care. The College developed some of the first courses for Special Needs Assistants in the 1990s.
Since 2003 the college has been a recognised provider of Quality and Qualifications Ireland qualifications with its programmes aligned to the Irish Governments National Framework of Qualifications.
The Colleges courses are delivered in centres throughout Ireland, Blackrock, Dublin City, Templeogue, Tallaght, Swords, Killarney, Galway, Tralee, and Cork City and many more. The College provides Full and Part Time courses and a number of its programmes are available via Distance Learning. Moodle is used by the college. The Online Learning programmes are a combination of a mix of live and interactive webinars, pre-recorded and on demand lectures, group chat/forums and classroom sessions.
Students who complete the QQI Level 6 Childcare and Montessori programme offers a number of progression routes with other Colleges to degree level.
Healthcare training programmes include QQI Level 5 courses in Elderly care, Healthcare support and Nursing Studies.