Education

  • 29/09/2014
    Pre-school Education

    South The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme provides early childhood care and education for children of pre-school age. Children can start ECCE when they are 2 years and 8 months of age and continue until they transfer to primary school (provided that they are not older than 5 years and 6 months at Read more >

  • 05/08/2014
    Childcare

    North There is comprehensive information about childcare in Northern Ireland on the NI Direct website – Childcare . It includes information on Choosing Childcare  and Help Paying For Appproved Childcare Childcare Partnerships offer information and support to childcare providers, parents and employers. Their aim is to increase the number of childcare places and to ensure high quality affordable childcare Read more >

  • 11/07/2014
    Agriculture and food industries training

    North The Department of Agriculture, Enrironment and Rural Affairs  (DAERA) has responsibilities in relation to education, training courses for the land-based and food industries and development programmes in Northern Ireland.  Source: DAERA – Education & Research The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) offers a range of Further and Higher Education courses. CAFRE welcomes Read more >

Brexit: Education

NI students will be able to study and do work placements across the world through a brand new scheme that replaces the UK’s participation in Erasmus+. The Turing scheme... Read more

Brexit: Education

NI students with British and Irish passports can continue to access Erasmus. Students at NI universities can participate in the scheme under an arrangement with the Irish government, at... Read more

Brexit: Education

CTA: Student fees. Fees for Irish students in Northern Ireland and Britain will continue to be set at the same level as British citizens for the 2020/21 academic year.... Read more

Brexit: Education

CTA: Access to education across the border set to continue. Under Common Travel Area rules Irish and British citizens will continue to have the right to education in each... Read more

Brexit: Education

Existing ERASMUS+ students and programmes will continue if the UK leaves without deal. Ensuring the continuation of Erasmus+ activities in the event of no-deal Brexit: Council approves contingency measures... Read more

Brexit: Education

EU STUDENT FEE STATUS. Governments across the UK have confirmed that EU students starting a course in 2019/20 (the first cycle post-Brexit) will still be eligible for home fee... Read more

Brexit: Education

IRISH GOVERNMENT CONTINUE SUPPORTS FOR UK AND IRISH STUDENTS: Source:  Department of Education and Skills Ministers McHugh and Mitchell O’Connor announce decision to continue supports for prospective higher education students... Read more

Brexit: Education

WILL ERASMUS SURVIVE BREXIT? Following the completion of the first stage of Brexit negotiations between the UK Government and the European Union (EU) the Department for Education, the UK National... Read more

Brexit: Education

CHANGING RIGHTS FOR STUDENTS:  Irish and UK students, as EU citizens, currently enjoy the right to equal treatment. Free movement of persons also includes the right to study in... Read more

Brexit: Education

STUDENT LOANS DURING BREXIT:  EU nationals  currently in receipt of student loans from Student Finance NI, and EU students applying for university places in NI in the 2017/18 and... Read more
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