Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022
487. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the way she intends to fast-track the recognition of Ukrainian teacher qualifications in an efficient and speedy manner; if she has identified institutions that have already initiated this process with the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18057/22]
View answerThe Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching in Ireland, serving a current register of 113,000 professionally qualified teachers. Under Irish law, it a requirement for teachers to register with the Teaching Council in order to be paid from State funds.
Where Ukrainian teachers provide evidence of being a qualified teacher in their home country, they can apply to be admitted to the register of teachers. The Teaching Council is currently developing processes to make reasonable accommodations in order to support the registration and vetting of Ukrainian teachers who have been granted Temporary Protection under the EU Temporary Protection Directive. This information will be published on the Teaching Council’s website in the coming days.
Ukrainian teachers who wish to apply for registration should email ukrainianteachers@teachingcouncil.ie
