Watchdog orders Portobello Institute to correct information for all its courses

Portobello Institute said: 'The Teaching Council has sought clarity regarding one aspect of our graduate diploma course curriculum, the practical component, in order to fully satisfy its requirements.'

Ireland’s qualifications watchdog has asked a private college, at which students have spent thousands of euros pursuing post-grad courses to become PE teachers but have been left unable to register, to correct information relating to all its programmes.

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) confirmed to the Irish Examiner that it has had direct engagement with Portobello Institute “in relation to the accuracy of their information provision to learners across all of their programmes.”