Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 February 2010
506 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who are enrolled in part-time and full-time access courses in third level institutions by these institutions and student numbers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below is a summary by the Higher Education Authority of available data on access courses being delivered by publicly funded third level institutions. This data indicates that there are currently 1,176 students enrolled on 40 part-time and full-time access courses, being delivered by 16 higher education institutions, either alone or in collaboration with another higher education institution. Some 18 of these courses are full-time with an estimated 594 participants each year and 22 are part-time courses with an estimated 582 participants each year. It should be noted that there are also a number of access courses (7) being delivered by further education institutions in collaboration with a higher education partner.
In December of last year the Higher Education Authority and the Department of Education and Science convened a Taskforce on Access/Foundation Courses. This Taskforce includes representatives of both the further and higher education providers of access courses. The group are considering research and practice to date in the provision of access courses as well as routes of access more generally to higher education. The Taskforce is expected to report with its recommendations later this year.
|
Institution |
Course |
NFQ Level |
Student Nos. |
|
|
Liberties College (with TCD) |
Certificate in Liberal Arts |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
30 |
|
Pearse College (with TCD) |
Certificate in Liberal Arts |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
22 |
|
Plunkett College (with TCD) |
Certificate in Liberal Arts |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
29 |
|
Dun Laoghaire College (with DCU) |
Foundation Certificate in Education |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
15 |
|
Whitehall College (with DCU) |
Foundation Certificate in Education |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
15 |
|
Rathmines College (with UCD) |
Certificate in Liberal Arts |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
31 |
|
Donahies Community School |
Certificate in Liberal Arts |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
7 |
|
Total |
7 Courses |
149 |
|
HEI |
Course |
Mode |
NFQ Level |
Student Nos* |
|
UCD |
Access to Arts/Human Sciences |
PT |
NUI 6 |
105 |
|
Access to Arts/Human Sciences |
PT |
NUI 6 |
||
|
Access to Arts/Human Sciences |
PT |
NUI 6 |
||
|
Access to Science/Engineering |
PT |
NUI 6 |
24 |
|
|
Cert in Access to Commerce |
PT |
NUI 6 |
11 |
|
|
NUIG |
School Leavers Access Course |
FT |
NUI 6 |
38 |
|
NUIG (Partners: St. Angela’s College; GMIT, AIT, LyIT, DkIT, NUIM) |
Access 21 (6 courses; Border Counties) |
PT |
NUI 6 |
166 |
|
Access 21 (2 courses; Midlands) |
PT |
NUI 6 |
56 |
|
|
Access 21 (2 courses; Midwest & West) |
PT |
NUI 6 |
38 |
|
|
NUIG |
Mature Access |
PT |
NUI 6 |
18 |
|
NUIG |
Mature Access (through Irish) |
PT |
NUI 6 |
11 |
|
NUIG |
Access Certificate |
PT |
NUI 6 |
30 |
|
NUIG & GMIT |
Foundation Course in Eng, Sci, IT |
PT |
NUI 6 |
40 |
|
NUIG & GMIT |
Foundation Course Business/Commerce |
PT |
NUI 6 |
30 |
|
NUIM |
Certificate in Return to Learning |
PT |
NUI 5 |
21 |
|
Certificate in Economics/Finance/Ventr Mgt |
FT |
NUI 5 |
7 |
|
|
Certificate in Science |
FT |
NUI 5 |
17 |
|
|
Certificate in Economics/Finance |
FT |
NUI 5 |
15 |
|
|
UL & MIC |
Foundation Cert — Adult Learners |
PT |
MIC 6 |
32 |
|
UL |
ACE Certificate — Foundation Studies |
FT |
UL 5 |
17 |
|
Mature Student Access Certificate |
FT |
UL 5 |
39 |
|
|
Certificate in General Studies |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
21 |
|
|
Certificate in Business Studies |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
21 |
|
|
TCD |
Foundation Course — Young Adults |
FT |
TCD |
27 |
|
Foundation Course — Mature Students |
FT |
TCD |
20 |
|
|
IADT |
Certificate in General Studies |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
30 |
|
ITB |
Certificate in General Studies |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
3 |
|
GMIT |
Foundation Certificate |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
78 |
|
LKIT |
Cert. in Introductory/Preparatory Studies for HE (1 Course) |
FT/PT |
HETAC 6 |
179 |
|
Tralee IT |
Certificate in General Studies (Preparatory Programme) |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
28 |
|
WIT |
Certificate in Foundation Studies (1 Course) |
FT/PT |
FETAC 5 |
41 |
|
Tipp. Institute |
Highway Programme (2 courses) |
FT |
FETAC 5 |
13 |
|
Total Full-Time |
18 |
594 |
||
|
Total Part-Time |
22 |
582 |
||
|
40 |
1,176 |
*Provisional data.
