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Pictured at the Kerry Education and Training Board offices on Denny Street in Tralee were Marion O’Toole Kerry ETB , Elaine O’Connor Kerry ETB , Stephen Goulding principal Kerry Colleges and Owen O’Donnell, Director Kerry ETB, after the announcement Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) will offer two new tertiary degree programmes at Kerry College for the academic year 2023/2024. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
KERRY Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) will now offer two new tertiary degree programmes at Kerry College for the academic year 2023/2024.
A tertiary course is one that commences in an Education and Training Board (ETB) and continues in a Higher Education Institution (HEI), culminating in the award of a degree.
Kerry ETB will offer, in partnership with the Munster Technological University (MTU), an Honours Degree in Animation, Visual Effects and Motion Design and an Honours Degree in Business.
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Learners will spend their first two years at Kerry College Clash Road Campus in Tralee, following on to years three and four at MTU Kerry Campus.
Kerry ETB will not apply any tuition fee or student contribution fee for the duration of their tuition. The Free Fees Initiative and student contribution arrangements will apply to the agreed duration of the tuition delivered by the HEI on the tertiary programme.
The National Tertiary Office (NTO) was established by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Skills in a joint initiative between the Higher Education Authority and SOLAS. The NTO has been tasked with the development of new progressive pathways through further education to higher education, which is central to the government’s ambition of a unified tertiary education system.
Commenting on the launch, Owen O’Donnell, Director of Further Education and Training at Kerry ETB, said: “The launch by Minister Harris of these first tertiary degree programmes is a pivotal day for learners in Kerry who, for the first time, will have access to a degree programme outside of the traditional CAO points system. I am delighted to see the offering, in partnership with the Munster Technological University (MTU), an Honours Degree in Animation, Visual Effects and Motion Design and the Honours Degree in Business to be delivered by Kerry College.”
Students interested in pursuing either of the two new honours degrees on offer at Kerry College can contact the admissions office on 066 714 9696.
They can also contact the National Tertiary Office website (www.nto.ie), where students may apply for any of the 23 programmes on offer this September.
For the eligibility criteria and course-specific entry requirements, please refer to the course information section on the NTO website. General enquiries may be addressed to the NTO, and course-specific queries should be directed to the relevant Tertiary Coordinator as listed on the website.
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