Quality and Qualifications Ireland
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Telephone: (01) 9058168
Email: lconway@qqi.ie
Application for Inclusion on the Register of Programmes
recognised by the Minister for Education and Skills for the
purpose of access to employment of students who are citizens
from outside the EEA or Switzerland.
Name of Provider: _________________________________________________
Trading As (if different from above):___________________________________
Name(s) of Registered Owner(s): _____________________________________
Provider Address: _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Phone No: ________________________________________________________
Email: ___________________________________________________________
Website: _________________________________________________________
Name and contact details of person responsible for this application:
_________________________________________________________________
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***If you are submitting programmes awarded by more than one awarding body, please complete a separate
application form for each awarding body***
Please indicate the criteria under which you are applying (√):
Degree Programmes
□ (Please complete Appendix 1 relating to Degree Programmes in addition to the remainder of this application
Non-Degree Programmes
□
Language Programmes
□
Professional Programmes
□
Title of awarding body: ________________________________________
Programme/
Course Title
Title of
Award/
End of
course
exam
No of
weeks
per
year
No of
timetabled
hours per
week
No of
tuition
hours
per
year
Entry
Level*
Exit
Level**
ECTS
Credits***
form)
Student
language
proficiency
tests used
*Entry Level required for ACELS accredited programmes only
**Exit Level required for ACELS accredited programmes only
***ECTS Credits required for Degree Programmes only
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Please note:
In order to process your application, the NQAI may contact you to request additional information to
supplement the information contained in this application form
Declaration

Declaration (a) to be completed by all providers.

Declarations (b) and (c) to be completed by providers applying to include a programme or
programmes on the Internationalisation Register that lead to the awards of an awarding
body other than one or more of the following awarding bodies:
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Dublin Institute of Technology
Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)
Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC)
Providers offering English language programmes recognised by ACELS/NQAI
Institutes of Technology
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Universities
Other bodies that are providers and have statutory powers under Irish law to make
awards
Or:
o Providers offering English language programmes that are recognised by ACELS/NQAI.

Declaration (b), (c) and (d) to be completed by providers applying to have programmes
included in the Register for the first time.
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(a) I certify that the information supplied above is correct
□
(b) I enclose a copy of the notification(s) from the relevant awarding body that the
Programmes listed are accredited and details regarding the duration of the accreditation of
the programmes
□
(c) I enclose a copy of the first / most recent site visit report conducted by the awarding body
which refers to the provider, its premises and to the programme(s) for which the provider is
seeking inclusion in the Register
□
□
(d) I enclose a report containing all documentation requested at Appendix 2
Signature of Centre/ Director/ Principal:_________________________ Date:____________
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Appendix 1
If your application is in relation to inclusion of programmes on the Internationalisation Register under the Degree
criterion, please indicate if partial completion of the programme(s) results in an exit award being issued:
Yes
□
No
□
If yes, please complete the following form in relation to each programme which has an exit award associated with it:
Title of
programme
Title of
final award
made upon
completion
of full
programme
Awarding
body
accrediting
full award
Title of exit
award
(partial
completion
of
programme)
Duration of
programme
leading to
exit award
Awarding
body
accrediting
exit award
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Appendix 2
In the case of a provider that is including a programme or programmes in the Register for the first
time, in addition to the information set out in the application form above, such providers are
requested to provide a supplementary report with their application. The report should contain the
following information:
o
Institution and ownership/management details including, address and website; companies
registration office number; revenue number; tax clearance certificate; names of directors and
principal; and connections with other institutions (including shared directorships)
o Institution capacity details including:
o Number of classrooms and library capacity
o Number of learners (Irish, EU/EEA and non-EEA) in previous academic year or 12 month
period and completion rates per programme/award
o Number of intended intakes and enrolment dates for next 12 month period for each
programme the provider is seeking to include in the Register
o Maximum number of learners for each programme the provider is seeking to include in
the Register
o Maximum learner number capacity at institutional level.
o Relevant operational policies including, the refund policy of the institution when a learner is not
successful in attaining a visa to commence a given programme.
The Department of Justice and Equality, the Department of Education and Skills and the National
Qualifications Authority of Ireland reserve the right to conduct inspections of applicant providers,
and providers with programmes included in the Internationalisation Register, at any time.
When conducting an inspection, the above sources provided by providers at the time of application
for inclusion of programme/s in the Internationalisation Register may be utilised1.
1
In the case of inspections undertaken by the Department of Justice and Equality, immigration officials will also
have a range of other criteria and reference points which will inform their inspection activities, and will request
additional information directly from providers as they require it.
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