In order to be entered on the Register on the basis of qualifications in post-primary teaching, applicants must hold:

• a recognised third level degree which enables the holder to teach at least one approved curriculum subject

and

• a recognised teacher education qualification directed towards the 12 to 18 year age range.
  

Your degree should be listed on the List of Recognised Degrees and meet the criteria for at least one of the curricular subjects that can be approved from the degree.

The current requirements:

In order to be entered on the Register on the basis of qualifications in post-primary teaching, applicants must hold:

• a recognised third level degree with at least one approved curriculum subject.

A teacher education qualification is also a requirement in the VEC school for certain subjects – namely Art, CSPE, Music, Religious Education, Physical Education, Home Economics, Engineering (Metalwork - Junior Cert), Technology, Design and Communication Graphics, and Construction Studies.

 From 2013

The registration requirements for all subjects in the post-primary VEC sector will be:

• a recognised third level degree with at least one approved curriculum subject

and

• a recognised teacher education qualification directed towards the 12 to 18 year age range.

In order to determine whether your qualifications are recognised you would need to check the List of Recognised Degrees, which is a list of the third-level qualifications and teacher education qualifications that are recognised by the Teaching Council for teaching purposes in secondary schools subject to meeting the criteria for the curricular subject(s).

The subjects listed beside each degree are the subjects which can be recognised from each degree course providing that the criteria for each of the subjects is met. Please click here for the subject criteria for all curriculum subjects.

If your degree and teacher education qualification are not on the ‘Autoquals’ list you would need to submit an individual application for qualifications assessment by completing the PPQA-01 application form and submitting the requested documentation. The PPQA-01 form is a combined qualifications assessment and registration application form.

Note:
A degree is assessed to determine whether it meets the criteria for at least one approved curricular subject. Therefore prior to applying for qualifications assessment it is important to check the subject criteria to determine whether your degree meets the criteria for at least one curricular subject.

One of the requirements for entry onto the PGDE is that you must have a degree recognised by the Teaching Council with at least one approved curricular subject.

If your degree is not on the ‘Autoquals’ list you would need to submit an individual application for qualification assessment by completing the PPQA-02 form and submitting the requested documentation.

A degree is assessed to determine whether it meets the criteria for at least one approved curricular subject.

Therefore prior to applying for qualifications assessment it is important to check the subject criteria to determine whether your degree meets the criteria for at least one curricular subject.

While the Teaching Council would expect that applicant teachers would have completed a teaching methodology course in their registrable subject, this may not be possible in some cases. However there are a number of subjects where it is compulsory which are:

Art, CSPE, Music, Religious Education, Physical Education, Engineering (Metalwork - Junior Cert), Technology, Technical Drawing, Home Economics and Construction Studies.

In accordance with EU Directive 2005/36/EC, which relates to the recognition of professional qualifications, persons who are recognised for the purposes of teaching in one EU/EEA member state, are entitled to have those qualifications recognised in all other member states. Such recognition may be granted subject to conditions, pending the making good of any shortfalls identified. The Teaching Council is the designated authority in Ireland for assessing applications for registration from persons recognised as teachers in other EU/EEA countries.