Post Primary Teacher Training - Information on entry to Postgraduate Diploma in Education/Graduate Diploma in Education/Higher Diploma in Education
General Information
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education / Graduate Diploma in Education / Higher Diploma in Education (Secondary) is a required qualification for all teaching posts in secondary, community and comprehensive schools.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education is offered by the Education Departments of:
The four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland
- University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
- University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin
- National University of Ireland, Galway
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth
The Graduate Diploma in Education is offered by
The Higher Diploma in Education (Secondary) is offered by
- The University of Dublin / Trinity College
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education through Irish (Dioplóma Iarchéime san Oideachas) is available in
- The National University of Ireland, Galway.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible to apply for the Post Graduate Diploma in Education / Graduate Diploma in Education / Higher Diploma in Education (Secondary), candidates must have obtained a suitable Primary Degree. A suitable Primary Degree is a degree or equivalent award from a State recognised university or similar third level college which is adequate to enable the holder to teach to the highest level (in the case of the majority of subjects, this is Leaving Certificate, higher level) in at least one subject on the post-primary school curriculum The duration of such a degree programme must be at least three years of full-time study or equivalent. The applicant's degree must be deemed eligible by "The Teaching Council" for the purposes of secondary school teaching.
A list of approved Primary Degrees is available from the:
The Teaching Council,
Block A,
Maynooth Business Campus,
Maynooth,
Co. Kildare.
Tel: +353 1 651 7900
Fax: +353 1 651 7901
E-mail: info@teachingcouncil.ie
Internet Address: www.teachingcouncil.ie
Applicants who are uncertain about any issue regarding the recognition of their degree should contact The Teaching Council. Those who have not yet completed their degree at the time of applying are evaluated on the examination results of the most recently completed academic year.
National University of Ireland (Cork, Dublin, Galway and Maynooth)
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education (NUI) Applications Centre was founded in 1998 to accept applications for admission to postgraduate courses in the four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland. The Centre accepts and processes applications centrally for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education.
Requests for application forms and all queries regarding application dates, assessment of applications and deferred entry should be made to:
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education (NUI) Applications Centre
First Floor
Tower House
Eglinton Street
Galway
Tel: +353 -91-509817
Fax: +353-91-509819
Internet Address: www.pac.ie
Dublin City University
The Graduate Diploma in Education is a part-time programme taking place over 2 years. The part-time nature of this programme will allow students to work full-time while studying at DCU.
Three supplementary forms must be completed and forwarded with your PAC number to:
Postgraduate Applications Centre
First Floor
Tower House
Eglington Street
Galway
Tel: +353 -91-509817
Fax: +353-91-509819
The University of Dublin/Trinity College
Requests for application forms and all queries regarding application dates, assessment of applications and deferred entry should be made to:
Ms. E. Fleeton
School of Education
Room 3087
Arts Building
Trinity College
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1) 608 1488
Fax: +353 1) 677 7238
Internet Address: www.tcd.ie/Education
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