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Colleges and universities finalise 'alternative assessment arrangements'

Third level students will not face tests in physical examination centres, it was confirmed last night.

business

CA0 2020: ITs gain new powers to make awards

Institutes of Technology have their own autonomous award making powers for the first time ever, with the exception of doctoral awards.

farming

More women pursuing farming careers: Teagasc

From two female students enrolled five years ago, the number of women choosing the level-5 Certificate in Agriculture has increased to 13 starting the Green Cert course earlier this month at the Teagasc Kildalton College in south Kilkenny, of a 127 total enrolled on this course (up 50% from last year).

business

How we teach our children: Ireland aims to build on strong tradition of apprenticeships

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Powers but no extra cash for new education agency

farming

Friday week last day to apply for Teagasc level 5 college courses

English language schools win accreditation challenge

Two English-language schools catering for non-EU students have successfully challenged new government accreditation requirements.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2015

Case study: Griffith College has big plans for 2015

Celebrating 40 years of Higher Education in 2014, Griffith College has developed a reputation for running some of the most effective, focused and successful undergraduate, postgraduate and Adult Education courses in the country.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2014

Quality mark will regulate language schools

An educational quality mark to be in place by the end of the year should ensure below-standard colleges for international students can no longer stay in business, the Dáil has been told.

Fri, 30 May, 2014

Language schools sector to be reformed

Some English language schools have abused their status to act as fronts for people seeking work in Ireland, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has warned.

Wed, 21 May, 2014

Garvey offers to ‘clean up the mess damaging’ IT Tralee

Ex-chairman of Institute of Technology Tralee Flan Garvey has offered to “go back and clean up the mess that is damaging” it.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2013

Review finds IT Tralee standards below par

Weak oversight of research degrees, risky procedures around research ethics, and poor guidance on plagiarism and academic referencing have been found at Institute of Technology Tralee.

Thu, 19 Dec, 2013

Experts to meet Tralee staff after plagiarism case

A team of leading academics will meet staff and students of Institute of Technology, Tralee (ITT) next month in a research degree review prompted by the plagiarism case of the college’s former chairman.

Mon, 30 Sep, 2013

College chief to retire early after no-confidence vote

Institute of Technology Tralee chairman, Flan Garvey, who had a plagiarism finding against him overturned on appeal, is to quit almost three years before his term ends.

Wed, 29 May, 2013

Watchdog to review how ITT degrees are validated

Ireland’s qualifications watchdog is to carry out a statutory review of the validation processes for postgraduate research degrees at Institute of Technology Tralee in light of the “unintentional” plagiarism in a thesis by the chairperson of the Institute’s governing body.

Tue, 14 May, 2013

Quinn awaits response on plagiarism

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn is awaiting a response from Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) on the outcome of an investigation of plagiarism against its own chairman.

Mon, 06 May, 2013

Chair of institute has plagiarism ruling overturned

An external investigation has found that Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) chairman Flan Garvey committed unintentional plagiarism in a 2008 master’s thesis but this has been overturned on a technical appeal.

Sat, 04 May, 2013

External academics probe plagiarism claim against college chair

Three external academics have been chosen to investigate allegations of plagiarism against IT Tralee chairman Flan Garvey.

Tue, 08 Jan, 2013

IT chair hands over duties amid thesis probe

The chairman of Institute of Technology Tralee has handed over his duties on the governing body while claims he plagiarised other people’s work for a degree at the college are investigated.

Sat, 15 Dec, 2012

College can probe plagiarism claims itself, says body

The statutory body which lecturers want to investigate a plagiarism claim against their college’s chairman says Institute of Technology Tralee has proper procedures to do so itself.

Fri, 07 Dec, 2012

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