These two documents are the official NCCA guidelines for designing a Short Course.
The first document is a template as to what format the short course should take.
The second is a far more detailed document to guide you on the specifics of each area.
NCAA-Short-Course-In-Junior-Cycle-Guidelines-V6
We are still awaiting the official sample PE Short Course document.
Draft specification (Sept. 2013)
Physical-Education-Draft-Specification-for-Junior-Cycle-Short-Course