Garda Vetting

A number of programmes offered by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), especially in the areas of medicine, health, social work and education, require students to undertake placements that will bring them into contact with children or vulnerable adults and in which they will assume positions of trust. To ensure the protection of the public, and justify public trust and confidence, the HEIs are committed to ensuring that only suitable candidates are allowed to undertake these programmes.

The HEIs use the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) vetting service to assess the suitability of such applicants, and in some cases, may also require applicants to provide an enhanced disclosure by the completion of an affidavit. Therefore, offers on the following programmes are conditional and could subsequently be withdrawn if applicants do not meet the Garda Vetting requirements of the HEI.

This is not an exhaustive list. It is compiled from the information provided to CAO to date by the HEIs. Contact the appropriate HEI for further information.

Courses requiring Garda Clearance for 2019 entry: **

AD202	Education & Design or Fine Art (Second Level Teaching)
AL630	Pharmacy Technician
AL830	General Nursing
AL832	Psychiatric Nursing
AL837	Sports Science with Exercise Physiology
AL860	Social Care Practice
AS001	Education, Home Economics and Biology - with concurrent Teacher Ed
AS002	Education, Home Economics and Religious Ed - with concurrent Teacher Ed
AS003	Education, Home Economics and Irish - with concurrent Teacher Ed
AS110	General Nursing
AS130	Intellectual Disability Nursing
BN011	Applied Social Studies in Social Care
BN020	Sports Management and Coaching
BN022	Horticulture
BN025	Community and Youth Development
BN030	Early Childhood Care and Education
BN107	Applied Social Studies in Social Care
BN111	Sports Management and Coaching
BN113	Horticulture
BN115	Community and Youth Development
BN118	Early Childhood Care and Education
CI001	Counselling Skills and Psychotherapy Studies (Limerick)
CI002	Counselling Skills and Addiction Studies (Limerick)
CI005	Counselling Skills and Youth Studies (Limerick)
CI101	Counselling and Psychotherapy (Limerick)
CK111	Early Years and Childhood Studies
CK114	Social Science (Youth and Community Work) - 3 years
CK115	Social Work - Mature Applicants only
CK116	Sports Studies and Physical Education
CK701	Medicine (Undergraduate Entry - HPAT required)
CK702	Dentistry
CK703	Pharmacy
CK704	Occupational Therapy
CK705	Speech and Language Therapy
CK706	Public Health Sciences
CK710	General Nursing
CK712	Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated)
CK720	Mental Health Nursing
CK730	Intellectual Disability Nursing
CK740	Midwifery
CK791	Medicine - Graduate Entry (GAMSAT required)
CM001	Education - Primary Teaching
CM002	Education - Primary Teaching - Gaeltacht Applicants
CM003	Oideachas - Bunmhúinteoireacht Trí Mheán na Gaeilge
CM004	Oideachas - Bunmhúinteoireacht Trí Mheán na Gaeilge (daltaí Gaeltachta)
CM010	Education Studies
CM020	Early Childhood Education
CR031	Social Care
CR620	Early Childhood Education and Care
CW017	Applied Social Studies - Professional Social Care (Wexford)
CW028	Early Childhood Education and Care (Wexford)
CW068	Applied Social Studies - Professional Social Care (Wexford)
CW106	Physiology and Health Science
CW116	Pharmacy Technician Studies
CW178	Sport Science (options)
CW188	Sport Rehabilitation and Athletic Therapy
CW717	Applied Social Studies - Professional Social Care
CW748	Early Childhood Education and Care
CW758	Applied Social Studies - Professional Social Care
CW807	Sport Coaching and Business Management - GAA (portfolio)
CW817	Sport Coaching and Business Management - Rugby (portfolio)
CW827	Sport Coaching and Business Management - Soccer (portfolio)
CW858	Sports Management and Coaching (options, portfolio)
DC001	Education - Early Childhood Education
DC002	Education - Primary Teaching
DC003	Education - Primary Teaching - Gaeltacht Applicants
DC004	Education - Primary Teaching (Church of Ireland Centre formerly CICE)
DC005	Education - Primary Teaching - Irish Sign Language
DC010	Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and English
DC011	Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and History
DC012	Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and Music
DC013	Post Primary Teacher Ed - Gaeilge with French/German/Spanish
DC202	Sport Science and Health
DC203	Science Education
DC204	Athletic Therapy and Training
DC205	Physical Education with Biology
DC206	Physical Education with Mathematics
DC208	Psychology
DC209	Health and Society
DC215	General Nursing
DC216	Mental Health Nursing
DC217	Intellectual Disability Nursing
DC218	Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated)
DC235	Education and Training - Daytime Delivery Mode (full-time)
DK763	Sport, Exercise and Enterprise
DK767	Community Youth Work
DK860	Music
DK862	Social Care
DK870	General Nursing
DK872	Intellectual Disability Nursing
DK874	Mental Health Nursing
DK876	Early Childhood Studies
DK877	Midwifery
DK880	Health and Physical Activity
DN262	Human Nutrition
DN400	Medicine - Undergraduate Entry (HPAT required)
DN401	Medicine - Graduate Entry (GAMSAT required)
DN410	Radiography
DN411	Radiography - Graduate Entry
DN420	Physiotherapy
DN430	Sport and Exercise Management
DN450	General Nursing
DN451	Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated)
DN452	Midwifery
DN453	Mental Health Nursing
DT204	Biomedical Science
DT223	Human Nutrition and Dietetics
DT224	Optometry
DT225	Public Health Nutrition
DT229	Clinical Measurement Science
DT411	Leisure Management
DT491	Environmental Health
DT571	Social Care
DT572	Early Childhood Education
GA773	Physics and Instrumentation
GA783	Physics and Instrumentation
GA785	Medical Science
GA790	Sport and Exercise Science
GA791	Public Health Nutrition
GA870	Outdoor Education and Leisure - Mayo Campus
GA871	Early Childhood Care and Education - Mayo Campus
GA879	Applied Social Care - Mayo Campus
GA880	General Nursing - Mayo Campus
GA882	Psychiatric Nursing - Mayo Campus
GA885	Outdoor Education - Mayo Campus
GA889	Applied Social Care - Mayo Campus
GA890	Early Childhood Care and Education - Mayo Campus
GA980	Education (Design Graphics and Construction) - Letterfrack Campus
GY109	Arts (Mathematics and Education)
GY110	Arts with Children’s Studies
GY113	Arts with Human Rights
GY120	Arts (Child, Youth and Family: Policy and Practice)
GY121	Arts (Children’s Studies)
GY303	Biomedical Science
GY501	Medicine (five year/six year course, HPAT required)
GY502	Occupational Therapy
GY503	Speech and Language Therapy
GY504	Podiatric Medicine
GY515	General Nursing (Galway and Portiuncula)
GY516	Mental Health Nursing
GY517	Midwifery
LC228	Sports Development and Coaching
LC290	Community Sport Development
LC292	Social Care Work
LC293	Business Studies with Travel and Tourism Management
LC294	Business Studies with Event Management
LC295	Business Studies with Sports Management
LC297	Community Development
LC393	Early Childhood Education & Care
LC401	Early Childhood Education & Care (Thurles)
LC402	Social Care Work (Thurles)
LC422	Sports Strength and Conditioning (Thurles)
LC423	Sports Strength and Conditioning (Thurles)
LC432	Early Childhood Education & Care (Thurles)
LC602	Social Care Work (Ennis)
LC603	Early Childhood Education & Care (Ennis)
LC612	Social Care Work (Ennis)
LC613	Early Childhood Education & Care (Ennis)
LM026	Performing Arts (audition required)
LM038	Psychology and Sociology
LM089	Sport and Exercise Sciences
LM090	Physical Education with concurrent Teacher Education
LM092	Science with Teacher Ed (Biology with Physics/Chemistry/Ag Science)
LM094	Materials and Architectural Technology with concurrent Teacher Education
LM095	Materials and Engineering Technology with concurrent Teacher Education
LM096	Science with Teacher Ed (Physical Sciences with Chemistry and Physics)
LM100	Physiotherapy
LM101	Medicine - Graduate Entry (GAMSAT required)
LM102	Psychology
LM103	Paramedic Studies (B and C1 Drivers Licence)
LM150	General Nursing
LM152	Mental Health Nursing
LM154	Intellectual Disability Nursing
LM156	Midwifery
LY206	Sports Studies
LY228	Sports and Exercise (Common Entry)
LY806	Pharmacy Technician
LY816	Dental Nursing
LY906	Early Childhood Care, Health and Education
LY908	General Nursing
LY916	Health and Social Care
LY918	Psychiatric Nursing
LY928	Intellectual Disability Nursing
LY968	Early Childhood Care, Health and Education
LY978	Health & Social Care (Common Entry)
MH001	Education - Primary Teaching (Froebel)
MH002	Education - Primary Teaching - Gaeltacht Applicants (Froebel)
MH116	Community and Youth Work (Full-Time)
MH212	Science/Computer Science/Mathematics (with Education) - options
MH802	Community and Youth Work (part-time, in service
MI001	Contemporary & Applied Theatre Studies
MI005	Education - Primary Teaching
MI006	Education - Primary Teaching (Gaeltacht Applicants)
MI007	Early Childhood Care and Education
MI008	Education and Psychology - Primary Teaching
MI009	Education, Business Studies and Accounting (Thurles Campus)
MI010	Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies (Thurles Campus)
MI011	Education, Irish and Religious Studies (Thurles Campus)
MI012	Education, Irish and Business Studies (Thurles Campus)
MI013	Education, Mathematics and Gaeilge (Thurles Campus)
NM701	Montessori Education
PC404	Applied Social Studies - Professional Social Care
PC405	Social, Political and Community Studies
RC001	Medicine - Undergraduate Entry (HPAT required)
RC004	Physiotherapy
RC005	Pharmacy
RC101	Medicine - Graduate Entry (GAMSAT required)
SG134	Applied Sport with Business
SG135	Business in Tourism with Event Management
SG147	Sport with Business
SG148	Tourism with Event Management
SG235	Performing Arts (Theatre Design)
SG236	Performing Arts (Acting)
SG241	Performing Arts
SG242	Early Childhood Care and Education
SG243	Social Care Practice
SG435	Health Science and Physiology
SG447	Health Science and Physical Activity
TA025	Social Care Practice
TA316	Sports Science and Health
TA327	Sports Science and Health
TL652	Pharmacy Technician
TL771	Health and Leisure (Degree Award Options)
TL772	Health and Leisure with Massage
TL773	Coaching and Sports Performance
TL780	Early Childhood Care and Education
TL781	Social Care
TL851	Wildlife Biology (Degree Award options)
TL855	Pharmaceutical Science (Degree Award options)
TL871	Health and Leisure (Degree Award options)
TL872	Health and Leisure with Massage
TL873	Coaching and Sports Performance
TL880	Early Childhood Care and Education
TL881	Social Care
TL889	Counselling with Addiction - Mature applicants only
TL890	General Nursing and Mature Applicants
TL891	Mental Health Nursing and Mature Applicants
TR007	Clinical Speech and Language Studies
TR009	Music Education
TR016	Deaf Studies
TR051	Medicine (HPAT required)
TR052	Dental Science
TR053	Physiotherapy
TR054	Occupational Therapy
TR055	Radiation Therapy
TR072	Pharmacy
TR084	Social Studies (Social Work)
TR091	General Nursing (Meath and St James`s)
TR093	General Nursing (Adelaide School of Nursing)
TR095	Mental Health Nursing
TR097	Intellectual Disability Nursing
TR801	Dental Nursing
TR802	Dental Hygiene
TR911	Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated)
TR913	Midwifery
WD005	Health Sciences (options)
WD006	Exercise Sciences (options)
WD018	Applied Social Care
WD019	Recreation and Sport Management
WD116	General Nursing
WD117	Psychiatric Nursing
WD120	Intellectual Disability Nursing
WD149	Early Childhood Studies
WD186	Sports Coaching and Performance
WD188	Applied Health Care
WD192	Social Care Practice
WD212	Recreation and Sport Management

** This is not an exhaustive list. It is compiled from the information provided to CAO to date by the HEIs. Contact the appropriate HEI for further information.