Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2014
521. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when regulations underpinning the establishment of the international education mark which will apply to educational providers including English language schools will be published; and when providers seeking recognition under the IEM will be permitted to submit applications for recognition. [36929/14]
View answerUnder the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act, 2012, QQI is responsible for the establishment of an International Education Mark and related Code of Practice for the provision of education to international learners.
QQI published its White Paper on the International Education Mark in May and will be publishing a draft Code of Practice, developed in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, in the coming weeks. The final Policy on the International Education Mark and the Code of Practice will be published by QQI before the end of the year. QQI will begin to accept applications for authorisation to use the International Education Mark from English Language Training Organisations at the beginning of 2015 and higher education providers will then be able to apply in the second half of the year.
