In general you need to have a minimum of 5 passes at ordinary level in the Leaving Certificate or its equivalent. Applications are welcome from students with Leaving Certificate Vocational, Leaving Certificate Applied or FETAC Level 4 qualifications. Exceptions can be made where special circumstances apply on a case by case basis. The Leaving Certificate is not a requirement for mature students and appropriate experience can be considered as meeting the entry requirement for most courses.

We also welcome applications from mature students on all our courses.

• Customer Service Level 5 (5N0972) QQI
• Work Experience (5N1356) QQI
• Tourism Information and Administration (5N0636) QQI
• Word Processing (5N1358) QQI
• Tourism Principles and Practice (5N2078) QQI
• Travel Agency Service Skills (5N4970) QQI
• Airline Studies (5N4971) QQI
• Cabin Crew Operations (5N5410) QQI
• Airport Passenger Services (6N4972) QQI

QQI Tourism 5M5011 NFQ Level 5, Academy of Aviation (AOA), Viasinc

There are approximately forty Higher Education Institutions including Universities, Technological Universities and private colleges offering places on a range of courses to QQI full award certificate holders. QQI’s information page Going to higher education using my QQI Award provides answers to some of the more frequently asked questions.

Intending applicants are advised at all times to confirm linked awards, any additional module requirements, applications processes and scoring systems with the Admission Offices of the participating Higher Education Institutions or visit visit cao.ie.

Full awards can also be used for graduates' progression to Further Education level 6 courses - visit cao.ie for further information. Full awards can also be used for entry to UK, European and International universities, on a case-by-case basis. Full information can be found here.

Graduates often go on to establish careers in the airline industry (cabin crew, ground staff). Others have secured employment with cruise and ferry companies, car rental and travel agencies, tourist offices and hotels. Students may also progress to travel and tourism courses in Technological Universities, including TUD and DCU - Aviation Management / Aviation Management with Pilot Studies.

Click here for CAO Progression
Routes for this Course

"I studied travel and tourism at Colaiste Ide and it set me up so well for my career at Dublin airport! I’ve since gone on to become an Inflight manager at British Airways. Best of luck all, it really is such a rewarding path!"
Andy Monks

1 Year

8311