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General Educational Sites:

Department of Education & Skills. The Department of Education and Skills has overall responsibility for education and training system in Ireland.

National Qualifications Authority of Ireland The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) is responsible for establishing and maintaining a framework of qualifications for the further and higher education sector.

National Framework of Qualifications If you need to know more about the level and standard of different qualifications and be able to compare and contrast them The NFQ will help you to make informed choices about qualifications and see what the progression opportunities are.

Qualifax Qualifax is the national database of third level and further education courses. It provides information on courses for Guidance Counsellors and students.

Higher Education Authority The Higher Education Authority is the statutory planning and development body for higher education and research in Ireland. The HEA has wide advisory powers throughout the whole of the third-level education sector. In addition it is the funding authority for the universities and a number of designated higher education institutions.

Higher Education Training & Awards Council The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) is the qualifications-awarding body for third-level educational and training institutions outside the university sector. HETAC awards qualifications at all levels of higher education and training up to PhD level.

Further Education Training & Awards Council The Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) is the national awarding body for further education and training in Ireland.

Irish Universities Association The Irish Universities Association (IUA) is the representative body for the seven Irish universities. It is a non-profit making body with charitable status..

Institutes of Technology Ireland The IOTI is the representative body for 13 Institutes of Technology .

Central Applications Office The CAO website provides everything you need to know about the undergraduate application system in Ireland.

Postgraduate Applications Centre

Irish Council for International Students ICOS promotes the general welfare of International students


Failte Ireland Studying English in Ireland

Marketing English Language MEI~RELSA is an association of 68 high quality English Language Schools, operating language courses in over 120 locations around Ireland.

Student Finance Student Finance is a convenient and user-friendly source of information on financial support for further and higher education.

IRCHSS IRCHSS operates funding programmes to support research at pre and post-doctoral levels. There are also funding schemes available for research opportunities for members of academic staff.

Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology The Embark Initiative is managed by IRCSET- the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, which was established to promote excellence in research across the sciences, engineering and technology. The Embark Initiative operates a number of research grant schemes.