Summer Course Director of Rahoo Ciara joins us to answer the most common questions we get about EPV Courses. If you have any other questions that are not on this list, please get in touch at info@rahoo.ie!
How many days off is an EPV course worth?
1 Course = 3 EPV Days
2 Courses = 4 EPV Days
3 Courses = 5 EPV Days
At Rahoo, once you successfully complete your EPV summer course, your Professional Tutor will issue you with an EPV Certificate – yay! You give this to your principal.
When can I take EPV days?
EPV days are subject to Board of Management approval so all course days have to be approved by the school principal. Some schools have strict policies on when they can be taken.
The Covid roll-over of EPV days has now finished.
How much are EPV Courses?
Our CPD Summer Courses are €79 each.
Due to increased costs we were forced to increase our individual course pricing.
However, luckily, our Early Bird offer has not changed! This means that all courses are €49 each for a limited time period.
Our Early Bird Booking will run from 1 – 31st May 2023. Unfortunately, this year we will have to delay the start of sign ups. Read more HERE.
What EPV Courses do you have for teachers?
The EPV Courses on offer this year are:
- Classroom Management (extremely popular – fills up fast!)
- Effective Lesson Planning (highly recommended for NQT’s)
- Work Smarter, Be Happier for Teachers (perfect for teachers who need a workload shift)
- Assessment for Learning (an absolutely essential course for any teacher trying to get their head around formative assessment)
- Fostering Emotional Resilience & Harmony (another extremely popular course that fills up fast!)
- Differentiation (highly recommended with lots of expert contributors!)
- Supporting Students with Challenging Behaviour (an eye-opener and so practical!!)
- Supporting the Teaching and Learning of EAL Students (new course!!)
- PILOT Course with “live” hours – Work Smarter Be Happier
How do I join a Summer Course?
Rahoo DES Approved Summer Courses 2022 are available for booking through this website from the 1st May 2023.
Our €49 Early Bird Booking will run from 1 – 31st May 2023. Unfortunately, this year we will have to delay the start of sign ups. Read more HERE.
After May, each course is €79.
Availability is limited so try to book early.
Do you have any deals for EPV courses?
Rahoo EPV Summer Courses go on sale for the Early Bird price of €49.
Unfortunately, this year we will have to delay the start of sign ups. Read more HERE.
This means you can get:
1 EPV Course for €49 instead of €79
2 EPV Courses for €98 instead of 158
3 EPV Courses for €147 instead of €227.
When do the EPV courses run?
Group 1: 3 – 14 July 2023 (The first group books up fast!)
Group 2: 17 – 28 July 2023
Group 3: 31 July – 11 August 2023
Do I need to log on at certain times?
Nope!
Log in and do your work whenever you like – you just have to have it completed by the finish date!
All CPD summer courses are online – with 10 hours online and 10 self-verified hours offline. As always, we are passionate about supporting teachers make the most of this CPD opportunity in an efficient and effective way.
Can I swap my course dates?
Unfortunately, it is not possible to change and swap dates. If you do not do your course in the dates allocated, you cannot get EPV approval. All courses are 2 weeks, as per DES rules. We cannot make exceptions.
Can I do my EPV courses at the same time?
According to DES rules, participants must completed one course at a time as exact dates of course completion will be noted on certificates.
Which EPV course should I pick?
That’s like asking me to name my favourite child…!
We have 8 fantastic EPV courses to choose from.
Since it’s launch in 2020, our Classroom Management EPV Course with Irish Primary Teacher has been extremely popular!
Supporting Children with Challenging Behaviour was our most popular course in 2022!
Another EPV course in high popularity is Fostering Emotional Resilience & Harmony in the Classroom.
We have 1 new EPV courses getting a lot of interest:
Supporting the Teaching & Learning of EAL Students
That being said, you should choose a course that you need to learn something from – our lesson planning, worklife balance and assessment EPV courses always get great feedback too.
Do you have wellbeing courses?
We have two courses that fit into this category!
- Work Smarter Be Happier for Teachers is about streamlining work practices for better balance.
- Fostering Emotional Resilience & Harmony is very popular and teachers say it helps with student and teacher wellbeing.
Both courses have modules dedicated to teacher wellbeing – enjoy!
Do NQTs get EPV days?
Officially, no.
However, some Board of Managements allow it.
So it depends.
Can I do my EPV courses at the same time?
According to DES rules, participants must completed one course at a time as exact dates of course completion will be noted on certificates.
Why can't we do more than one?
You can!
Just not at the same time!
If your EPV certificate dates overlap, they may not be accepted.
Teachers usually do one EPV course over 3 days and then move onto their second or third course.
What is your refund policy?
Our refund policy lasts 14 days. If fourteen days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange.
Participants wishing to withdraw during the fourteen day period who have accessed the course will not be granted a refund.
Refunds will not be provided after the course group is closed.
Participants wishing to withdraw from a course after accessing the content will not be granted a refund.
No refund will be made to participants who fail complete a course.
To make an application to request a refund please contact us by emailing info@rahoo.ie using “Refund” in the subject line. To complete your refund, we require an email receipt or proof of purchase.
Refunds (if applicable)
Once your request is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your refund request. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund.
If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days.
Late or missing refunds (if applicable)
If you haven’t received a refund yet, first check your bank account again. Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted.
Next contact your bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted. If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us by using the contact form on our website using “Refund” in the subject line.
