Final year students fear course will not be accredited

DOZENS of student teachers fear not being able to get jobs as their course at the University of Limerick is still not accredited.

The Teaching Council is considering a submission from UL to approve its Bachelor of Arts (Education) in Modern Languages.

Almost 20 students, the first entrants to the course in 2007, fear their qualification may not be recognised for teaching work after they graduate next summer. Around 50 students are enrolled in the programme’s first, second and third years.