Committee hears 'significant majority' of social care courses are successfully accredited

The move by the Dublin Business School (DBS) to not seek accreditation affected 84 students last year. File photo: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

A "significant majority" of social care programmes have now been successfully accredited after it emerged last summer that one private provider withdrew its applications for programme approval.

The move by the Dublin Business School (DBS) to not seek accreditation left students in limbo last August after they learned they would not be able to register as social workers when they completed their studies.