Induction Workshop Programme

This element consists of a suite of evening workshops run throughout the year at local Education Centres. NQTs can satisfy the registration requirement of the Teaching Council by attending 10 of these 2-hour evening workshops.

NOTE: Due to Covid 19, and in the interest of health and safety, face-to-face workshops will not run in Term 1 2020/21 and Induction Workshops will be entirely online for this term.

This element consists of two cross-sectoral workshops run on the one day – Teacher Professionalism and Well-being and Inclusion held on a non-teaching day, usually a Saturday, at local Education Centre. This day will be repeated depending on demand. From October, all other workshops, once they have been offered in the schedule, may be repeated on a non-teaching day, at the discretion of the local EC. There is a maximum of 2 workshops per non-teaching day. NQTs may choose to attend one or both of the 2-hour workshops, thereby accumulating 2 or 4 hours of the required 20 hours.

NOTE: Due to Covid 19, and in the interest of health and safety, face-to-face workshops will not run in Term 1 2020/21 and Induction Workshops will be entirely online for this term.

A suite of online workshops is available to NQTs via the NIPT online learning platform, onlinelearning.teacherinduction.ie/

NQTs who have an NIPT trained mentor at school level, and whose school has registered with the NIPT for induction release time, may avail of up to 6 hours of school-based induction activities as part of the Teaching Council’s 20-hour Induction Programme requirement. A form available at www.teacherinduction.ie must be completed and returned to confirm the above.

NQTs who have an NIPT trained mentor, and whose school has registered with NIPT for induction release time, may count up to 6 hours of school-based work with their mentor as part of the Teaching Council’s 20-hour workshop programme requirement. The NIPT will provide NQTs with a form for the purpose of recording these hours throughout the year. NQTs who avail of this option must also attend a minimum of 14 hours of the evening and/or day-time workshops, as outlined at A, B and C above. 

In an effort to support NQTs who are teaching outside of Ireland, the NIPT and ESCI are offering such NQTs an opportunity to complete the NIPT workshop programme on Saturdays in education centres.

NQTs teaching outside of Ireland can register online to attend the Saturday workshop programme at www.esci.ie.

NOTE: Due to Covid 19, and in the interest of health and safety, face-to-face workshops will not run in Term 1 2020/21 and Induction Workshops will be entirely online for this term.

A suite of online workshops continues to be available via the NIPT online learning platform, onlinelearning.teacherinduction.ie.