临床教育硕士及其相关的文凭和证书课程旨在使所有健康专业人士，无论其学科背景如何，都具备成为有效的临床教育者所需的知识和技能。当这些课程于2005年开始时，它们是爱尔兰首个临床教育的多学科计划，也是全球首个此类计划。在过去的几年中，该计划不断发展，发展和演变，以继续帮助参与者在国内和国际上以各种角色，学科和环境成为有效的临床指导者和学生学习动机。所有这三个程序都是通过远程学习在线提供的，因此，爱尔兰或国外的从事全职工作的申请人都可以参加。
The Diploma in Clinical Education is a Level 8 course designed for health professionals who are interested in devoting a dedicating part of their working life to teaching and learning. The diploma qualification requires you to complete six modules comprising four core modules which cover the essence of clinical education and two optional modules that you can select from a suite of seven optional modules. The diploma may be completed over one academic year from September to June, or over two academic years, whereby students take three modules in the first year and three modules in the second year.<br>This course will help you to design, implement and evaluate effective learning in your clinical discipline. As part of the programme you will study: teaching small and large groups, giving constructive feedback, using questions appropriately <br>assessment design and implementation, individual and group supervision techniques<br>designing and managing effective continuing professional development <br>self-evaluation, The course is founded on a practical application of the essential psychological and sociological theories in education and is also suitable for those who teach in classroom or simulated settings.