Resources for learners

  1. Citizens Information: a national agency responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice, and advocacy to the public on the broad range of social and civil services: Citizens Information
  2. Department of Education and Skills: Department of Education
  3. Department of Justice: Department of Justice
  4. Education in Ireland; information on studying in Ireland: Education in Ireland
  5. Europass: an initiative which aims to help learners ensure their skills and qualifications are clearly and easily understood in Europe: Europass
  6. European Qualifications Framework: a common reference framework which assists in comparing the national qualifications systems, frameworks, and their levels: The European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
  7. Irish Council for International Students: an independent organisation advocating for the rights of all international learners in Ireland: Irish Council for International Students | ICOSabout
  8. Irish Department of Justice Immigration Service Delivery: information for non- EU/EEA learners: Immigration Service Delivery
  9. National Framework of Qualifications: a 10-level system used to describe qualifications in the Irish education and training system: National Framework of Qualifications
  10. Irish Register of Qualifications: public confirmation of the formal, technical relationship between a qualification and the National Framework of Qualifications: Irish Register of Qualifications
  11. Qualifications Recognition: information on the academic recognition of foreign qualifications in Ireland: NARIC Ireland Foreign Qualifications
  12. Qualifax: the National Learner’s Database which provides Information on further and higher education and training courses: QualifaX National Learners database
  13. SOLAS: the Further Education and Training Authority in Ireland, responsible for funding, planning and co-ordinating training and further education programmes: SOLAS
  14. Student Finance: source of information on financial support for further and higher education: Student Finance | Funding, Governance and Performance