Coláiste Íde is a College of Further Education managed under the auspices of the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee. It is coeducational and multi-denominational. Funding is provided by the CDVEC from funding received annually from the Department of Education and Science.The City of Dublin VEC is the Board of Management for Coláiste Íde. A local Advisory sub-Committee assists it in this function. This is a sub-committee of the CDVEC.
Information on all Courses is available from September each year.
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You must be of a Leaving Certificate standard. Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme are acceptable entry requirements on the majority of courses. There may be specific entry requirements for some courses, and you will find these mentioned on the relevant course pages.
You will be notified of requirements in relation to text books, materials or equipment when you have been offered a place.
Offers of places are made during May.
Application Forms should be returned to:
The Admissions Officer,
Coláiste Íde,
College of Further Education,
Cardiffsbridge Road,
Finglas West, Dublin 11.
You will be interviewed for your preferred course. Interviews form a major part of the admission procedure.
You may choose one of the following days to be interviewed:
Saturday 4th February 2012
09.30am - 3.30pm
Saturday 10th March 2012
09.30pm - 3.30pm
You should bring the following to your interview:
Note: As there are a limited number of places on many of the courses early application and prompt acceptance of place offer is advisable.
A small number of places may become available in September at the beginning of the academic year. These are filled during the first two weeks of September.
International Applicants
Applicants living outside Ireland and requiring a visa for entry to Ireland:
All applicants in this category will be interviewed on Thursday April 2nd 2009.
Application deadline: February 1st 2009
Following application a letter will be issued to your home address. This letter may be used to apply for a visa to enable you visit Ireland for an interview.
If you are successful at interview a place will be offered. Fees must be paid in full before a letter is issued. This letter will be required to obtain a study visa. The Non EU Economic Fee is €3,654. Course fees will also apply – these range in price from €80 - €900.
Please Note: Applicants may have to leave the country before study visa is granted – check this out with the embassy before you travel.
A refund of fees will be made if you are denied a study visa. An administration charge will be deducted.
Foreign students residing in Ireland
Please bring the following to interview:
Coláiste Íde endeavours to provide the best educational experience possible for its students. To determine if language supports are necessary, all applicants, whose first language is not English, will be given a short English test at interview.
Enrolment Criteria
The following criteria may be used in order to offer places on courses to applicants to PLC courses.
Completion of registration process in September as per college calendar. Every effort will be made to ensure that an applicant receives an offer on the course of their choice , however if an offer is not made to an applicant for their course offers will be made on their second and third choices.
Students with a disability
The college welcomes applications from persons with disability. It is the policy of the college to foster an inclusive education provision for all who wish to avail of the college services. Every effort to accommodate such applicant has been made by the college to enable applicants to access the building and facilities of the college.
Improvement is a continuous process and the college is committed to maintaining such improvements as resources permit. It is important that such applicants indicate to the college in good time the particular educational needs and support services that they are likely to require in order to plan appropriately for their particular needs. This will assist the college in applying to the DES for the appropriate learning and personal supports that may be needed by an individual learner.
Special needs programmes:
The college endeavours to provide learning support to students with special needs. There is a Guidance/ Counselling service within the college.
The NTDI/CDVEC Disability Support Service
What is the Disability Support Service?
The DSS is a joint educational service provided by the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee and the National Training and Development Institute. The purpose of this service is to support students who, for one reason or another, are having either a temporary or ongoing difficulty in accessing their continuing education.
The DSS will work closely with Guidance Counsellors, Course Coordinators and members of staff to make sure that the right information and educational support is given to people by
identifying their educational needs.
The availability of specialised learning support on an individual basis is dependent on the availability of resources provided to the college.
Course Charges
As all our programmes are recognised by the Dept. of Education as VPT 2 Courses, and are ESF funded there are no Course Fees. However, all students will still be liable for the payment of all examination and certification fees and charges for membership of professional bodies, where applicable.
There are no tuition fees charged for PLC or VTOS courses provided at Coláiste Íde. These courses are funded by the DES, the National Development Plan. In the PLC area charges are made for the following:
1. Sports and Cultural Council,
2. Personal Accident Insurance,
3. Relevant Examination/ Examining Body Registration fee. Upon acceptance of an offer of a place applicants will receive a list of the
charges relevant to the course for which they are applying.
4. Personal equipment that may become the property of the student e.g. Tracksuits (Sports)
All PLC Applicants should note that they may be entitled to receive a PLC Maintenance Grant. Eligibility for such grants is means-tested by the VEC in which the Applicant resides and not by the College. The Maintenance Grant does not cover the costs of registration or examination fees. It is a Maintenance grant paid to eligible recipients on a monthly basis directly into their bank account. Information concerning PLC Maintenance Grants should be obtained from the local VEC of the applicant and not the college. VTOS candidates should note that in addition to receipt of Social Welfare Entitlements, there are no charges for books, or examination/ registration fees.
Applicants may also be eligible to receive a small travel and meal allowance. Eligibility to continue to receive social welfare payments whilst participating on a course of study at Coláiste Íde is determined by the Department of Social Community and Family Affairs and not the college.
Applicants returning to education under the Back to Education Allowance Scheme (BTEA) continue to receive their Social Welfare Entitlements from Department of Social Community and Family Affairs as usual but they must pay for their own books, examination/registration fees similar to the PLC applicant. On confirmation of their BTEA status from Department of Social Community
and Family Affairs the students may receive meal and travel allowances.
Further information and full details on the charges relating to a particular course are available from:
Emily Walsh,
Admissions Officer,
Telephone: 01 844 3236
Email : ewalsh@colaisteide.ie
