Teachers Qualified Outside of Ireland

Qualifications Awarded in EU/EEA Countries

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 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 competent authority in Ireland for assessing applications for registration from persons recognised as teachers in other EU/EEA countries.

Where applicants for registration hold qualifications awarded outside of Ireland, the qualifications must be assessed by the Council. The purpose of this assessment is to ensure that they are of a comparable standard to those of primary teacher education qualifications already recognised in Ireland. Details of the process are available here.

Qualifications Awarded outside of EU/EEA Countries

Applications from teachers who qualified outside of the EU/EEA are assessed by the Teaching Council on an individual basis. Where applicants for registration hold qualifications awarded outside of Ireland, the qualifications must be assessed by the Council. The purpose of this assessment is to ensure that they are of a comparable standard to those of primary teacher education qualifications already recognised in Ireland

Further information on the process of application/assessment of qualifications and the outcomes of registration for primary teachers (including Montessori teachers) who qualified outside of the EU/EEA is available here.