ELKLAN

ELKLAN

 

Expressions of interest for ELKLAN is now closed.

This training is funded by the HSE NHSCP Office, and priority will therefore be given to applicants working in publicly funded healthcare settings. We expect high demand for this course. If oversubscribed, priority will be given to applicants who meet the criteria and clearly demonstrate how the training will benefit service users service delivery and/ or their service. Expressions of interest close 13th April 2026.

Successful applicants will be notified as soon as possible thereafter.

What does this course teach?

  • What is communication? Identify the processes involved in communication and learn how interaction, play and communication are essential to development.
  • Adult-child interaction & non-verbal communication. Examine the effect of adult-child interaction on the development of communication skills. Explore the importance of non-verbal communication behaviours.
  • Play for Language. Explore the link between play & language development and the development of social play. Develop skills to promote play & support language development at key developmental stages.
  • Listening, attention & understanding spoken language. Develop strategies to promote listening and attention and link these to EYFS Development Matters statements and other monitoring frameworks. Develop strategies to encourage the understanding of language including additional languages.
  • The word journey - developing vocabulary. Explore typical development of language learning. Learn strategies to help children develop a wide and varied vocabulary. Consider how to meet the needs of the different age groups in early years.
  • The Blank Language Scheme. Facilitate development of verbal reasoning. Practise modifying the adult’s language according to individual needs.
  • The language journey - Developing expressive language skills. Develop strategies to encourage the use of early phrases and sentences. Explore how we articulate sounds and their typical development. Discuss strategies to support young children with unclear speech.
  • Sharing books, using rhymes & exploring the link to early literacy. Consider the link between speech, language and early literacy development. Explore how to use songs, rhymes and books to support communication.
  • Working with parents & carers to support communication development. Discuss effective ways of supporting parents to develop their child’s early communication skills. Discuss how knowledge gained from the course links with the two year review process.
  • Linking it all together. Present evidence of applying knowledge gained across the course during everyday activities.

What's included?

  • A complete training manual with all the information you need to deliver Speech and Language Support for 0-3s
  • The course resource book for learners
  • Support to mark and assess learners' work
  • Access to the Tutors' Area of our website and training on how to manage and run Elklan accredited training
  • Access to the e-learning sessions
  • The opportunity to purchase additional training manuals without the need to attend another Total Training Pack. This means that you will be able to offer all the Elklan courses within your locality
  • Your first year's licence fee
  • Ongoing support from the Elklan team before, during and after you deliver Elklan training.

IMPORTANT: Please read all the following pre-registration information before you proceed to register your interest in booking a place on this course using the button that appears at the end of page

Please take the time to read the Terms and Conditions for attending CPD events. You may view them here

If you are registering your interest for this course:

  • This course is open to IASLT members and non-members.
  • As this course is funded by the NHSCP office, for prioritisation you must be working in a  publicly funded health service
  • It is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure that the training course fulfils a CPD need identified as part of their own CPD planning.
  • You must commit to attending the entire course.
  • You must observe the cancellation policy.

This event has a limited number of places, the cost per attendee is significantly subsidised by funding from the National HSCP Office, applicants must give a minimum 10 days notice of cancellation, by emailing kathleencpdadmin@iaslt.ie

This notice is required so that we can reallocate cancelled places.

Failure to give 10 days notice will result in:

  • Exclusion from further HSE funded CPD events for minimum 12 months.
  • Requirement to reimburse the FULL cost of the course.

Before registering for this event, please log in to your IASLT User (Visitor) or Member account.
If you are not already registered as an IASLT User or Member you will have the option to register as a User or Member when you click on the Log-in Button which will appear below. The process of becoming a user is free and only takes a few minutes.

When you are logged in as a member or user, a 'Register Your Interest' button will appear at the bottom of this page.

You must complete all the questions that will appear on the screen when you click on Register your Interest 

You will be contacted if you are approved for this course with a payment link.

If it is your first time to register for an event please visit our Upcoming CPD Events page and scroll down to the FAQs  which provide all the information you need about registering for an IASLT event either as an IASLT member or visitor to our site. 

Payments need to be made via the payment link provided as this is an integral step in our automatic event management system. Once you have made your payment via the link, your event registration is fully processed and you will receive your receipt and be included in other event notifications to participants.

If your employer will be covering the cost of this course,  we suggest that if possible you make the payment and recoup the cost. If this isn't possible, you may also copy your payment link and send to your accounts department so that they can make the payment by card. Please email Kathleencpdadmin@iaslt.ie if you need any assistance  or if this will cause a delay in your payment. We will be very happy to assist you or your accounts department.

Your receipt is sent to the email address that you used to register for an event. Please search your email account inbox for the subject 'Your Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists receipt' to find any past receipts.

IASLT CPD email notifications are sent from our event management system to the email address you used to register for an event. Certain email providers have very sensitive spam filters, your IASLT event notifications may therefore  land in your SPAM folder.  While we do our utmost to make sure that you receive all notifications, we advise you to check your spam folder before contacting us, if you notice that you have not received an anticipated email notification about an upcoming event that you have registered for.

Please email kathleencpdadmin@iaslt.ie  with any queries you may have about this event.  There may be a delay in responding to your query if it is sent to any other email address.

This registration fee includes administrative costs.