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Education in the Republic of Ireland is a primary, secondary and higher (often known as "third-level" or tertiary) education. In recent years, further education has grown immensely, with 51% of working age adults having completed higher education by 2020. [1] Growth in the economy since the 1960s has driven much of the change in the education ...
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National College of Ireland (NCI) (Coláiste Náisiúnta na hÉireann (CNÉ) in Irish) is a not-for-profit, state-aided third-level education institution in Dublin. It was founded in 1951 as a joint venture between the Jesuits in Ireland and Irish trade unions, and was originally named the Catholic Workers College, Dublin .
Entry into third-level is generally very high in Ireland (as it also is in Northern Ireland), and among young adults (those aged 25 to 34), 41.6% of them have attained third-level degrees—the second highest level in the EU after Cyprus, and substantially ahead of the average of 29.1%. [3]
In 2014 the transfer of the former FAS training centre network, its 600+ staff and training facilities to the newly established education and training boards was successfully completed. ETBs grant aided by SOLAS, offer around 270,000 places on 20,000+ further education and training courses in any one year.
1 Merrion Square, the American College Dublin. This was the childhood home of Oscar Wilde. Dublin 2, Ireland Facing Merrion Square. American College Dublin, a constituent college of Irish American University, is a private not-for-profit liberal arts institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
Further education colleges in County Dublin (3 C) Pages in category "Further education colleges in the Republic of Ireland" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) (Irish: Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath [1]) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.Created as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin in 1975, it enrolled its first students in 1980, and was elevated to university status (along with the NIHE Limerick, now the University of Limerick) in September 1989 by statute.