For Diploma applicants only:
Applicants must have a degree or equivalent professional qualification. In addition, a minimum of three years’ professional experience working with some aspect of child protection and welfare is required. Applicants may be shortlisted for interview.
All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet
Band B (Standard Entry)
English language requirements. For more details of qualifications that meet Band B, see the English Language Requirements page
The Postgraduate Diploma in Child Protection and Welfare, is a multi-disciplinary course offering a postgraduate qualification to practitioners and service managers whose work involves the protection and welfare of children. The course aims to enhance the knowledge base of professionals in statutory and voluntary services meeting the needs of vulnerable children and families. The course places particular emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of child protection and family support interventions. It will assist professionals in becoming research-focused and enhance their ability to become more evidence based in their practice. A second year leading to a M.Sc. in Child Protection and Welfare is available to eligible candidates who have completed the Postgraduate Diploma with a 2.1 or better result. The M.Sc. is designed to build on the Postgraduate Diploma and aims to develop applied research skills in the field of child protection and welfare and is delivered completely online. Is This Course For Me? Those working at managerial or main-grade levels in the following fields are eligible to apply: public health nursing, social work, psychology, childcare, public health and general medicine; service planning and training; the criminal justice field, including probation and welfare and the Garda Síochána; child and adolescent psychiatry; youth and community work, family support services, education, and services for those with a learning or physical disability; and child and family law.