Seanad debates

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage

 

10:30 am

Photo of Alice-Mary HigginsAlice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I note that amendments Nos. 21 and 29 relating to criteria and specified providers, and I reserve the right to examine those on Report Stage. It is also important to recognise the large number of students who come to Ireland looking for education because Ireland is one of those English speaking countries that offers and extraordinary and important educational opportunity, and the valuable contribution made by the very professional English as a second language teachers to their students' learning and in building their students' skills. While there may be instances that show otherwise, it is very important that we do not create a false impression that there is not very high quality teaching. This is why we need these provisions around quality for such institutions and in how they treat their staff and students. We would not, however, want to create a false message that might unnecessarily scaremonger around the intent of many students who come here, which is usually very positive.

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