Factfile Contact Details For Further Information Contact: The Admissions Team Telephone: 1850 221 721 Email: admissions@ncirl.ie Web: www.ncirl.ie
Admissions How you can apply to NCI
1. Online through www.ncirl.ie. Online applicants do not need to pay the €25 application fee. 2. By completing the standard application form for part-time courses and returning it along with €25 application fee to the address below. Application forms are available from the Admissions Office or our website: www.ncirl.ie Admissions Office National College of Ireland PO Box 12174 Dublin 1 Call: 1850 221 721 Using a single application (online or paper), you may choose from a range of courses listed in this prospectus. You are advised to submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment. If you plan to apply once the course has commenced, please contact Admissions to see if there are openings before submitting your application. Where a course has recruited fully applicants will be placed on a waiting list, if any available places arise applicants will be contacted on the basis of earliest offered.
Contacting Applicants
The college will contact you by email and post. It is important to ensure you submit a valid email and postal address at the time of application.
Course Commencement
Please note that all courses are offered subject to sufficient numbers of students.
Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL)
National College of Ireland operates a scheme which grants formal recognition of knowledge or experience that has been gained from work, life or previous study.
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Credit for prior experiential learning is intended for mature students who may or may not have had structured formal education but who have learned from their involvement in employment, community activities, home duties, sport etc. This learning, when evaluated, might entitle them to credits or exemptions from a course of study. Such individuals might be in employment (including self-employed), unemployed, currently retired from employment or never have been in employment. Examples include: Credit for learning gained in employment. A person, as a result of experience gained in employment, might have achieved learning which can be equated to learning outcomes listed for subjects on an approved course. Broad examples of this might be: • a salesperson who may have a thorough understanding of marketing techniques, book-keeping etc.; credit/exemption might be possible on courses in the area of business studies or marketing • a person who has worked in a bank might be exempt from some of the learning outcomes on a course in banking or business studies Learning gained from voluntary/ community activities. Individuals may have been carrying out duties in associations, sporting organisations or charities which might entitle them to exemptions from the learning outcomes on courses in politics, communications, etc. Learning gained from experience working in the home. Individuals, who have had substantial experience of managing a household and rearing children, may have gained learning in the area of budgeting, time management, interpersonal skills etc. This might merit exemptions from learning outcomes on courses in business studies.
How to apply under RPEL:
If you wish to have such experience accredited, please fill out a standard application form and enclose a completed RPEL form. The RPEL form is available on our website; www.ncirl.ie.