Education - Primary Teaching

Are you passionate about education? With a Professional Master of Education (PME) from Hibernia College, you can register with the Teaching Council as a member of the teaching profession.

Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree at Level 8 or higher on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), which has an ECTS weighting of at least 180 credits. The grade and subject of the degree are not relevant for the purpose of meeting the minimum entry requirements. The programme will be delivered within Ireland and requires Irish residency. The College is not in a position to sponsor visa applications for the purposes of studying within Ireland, Department of Education Minimum Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements: Gaeilge: C2 Higher Level / H4 English: C2 Ordinary Level / O4 or E Higher Level / H7 Maths C2 Ordinary Level / O4 or E Higher Level / H7 Once your online application has been reviewed and processed, you will be called for an interview. The interview will comprise of a 20-minute general component and approximately 10 minutes of an oral Gaeilge component to determine your language proficiency, including but not limited to conversational fluency including verb usage, vocabulary, grammar and tenses. To improve your Gaeilge language skills, we advise regular practice and completion of a Gaeilge course that will adequately prepare you for interview. Before your interview, you should be speaking Gaeilge conversationally for at least 30 minutes per day. It is also essential to comprehensively prepare for the general component of the interview, including your motivations for becoming a teacher and up-to-date knowledge of teaching in Ireland. Please note that if you have achieved a minimum of 65%/B1 in the Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) (oral) within the last two years, this will be accepted in lieu of the Gaeilge interview. Garda Vetting Hibernia College offers programmes of study that require participants to work with children and/or other vulnerable groups. For this reason, successful applicants will be required to complete and sign a Garda Vetting Invitation Form. By completing and signing the Garda Vetting Invitation Form, the applicant is granting permission to Hibernia College to process details of any prosecutions/convictions for the purpose of assessing the applicant’s suitability for the programme for which he/she has applied and the completion of work placements associated with the programme. Alternative Requirements GCSE/GCE A Level Requirements Minimum grade C in GCE A level Gaeilge Minimum grade C in both GCSE English and English Literature Minimum grade B in GCSE English or English Literature Minimum grade D in GCSE Additional Mathematics or minimum grade C at GCSE level in Mathematics Alternatives to English, Gaeilge and Mathematics Requirements A pass in a University First Arts exam in the appropriate subject at NFQ Level 8 Alternatives to Gaeilge Requirement Diploma in Arts (Applied Irish) from University College Cork Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge (Leibhéal B2) from University of Galway Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge Fheidhmeach from University College Dublin Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge from Maynooth University Diploma in Irish from the University of Ulster Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) Leibhéal B2 (Meánleibhéal 2) from Maynooth University Minimum grade C in the NUI matriculation exam (pre-1992) Alternatives to Mathematics Requirement A Pass grade obtained in Mathematics in the Matriculation examination (which existed up to 1992) A merit grade (65–79%) or distinction grade (80–100%) obtained in QQI Level 5 Mathematics course (5N 1833) Please note that the above are the only accepted entry requirements, as set by the Department of Education. Because these are Department of Education imposed requirements, unfortunately, the College will not be in a position to accept any alternative qualifications.