General Admission Requirements

Applicants must be 16 years of age or more on 1st January of year of entry to the course.
Applicants must satisfy one of the following general admission requirements:
Leaving Certificate or Equivalent Examinations

Higher Certificate
Applicants must achieve a pass in the Leaving Certificate or equivalent examinations, obtaining a minimum grade OD3 in English or Gaeilge, OD3 in Mathematics or a minimum grade of B2 in Foundation Level Mathematics and OD3 in three other subjects. Please note: Foundation Level Mathematics does not meet the minimum entry requirements for the following programmes:

• All Higher Certificate Programmes offered in the School of Engineering & Construction Studies
• Higher Certificate in Business (Advanced Business)

The minimum leaving certificate requirement is 5 Leaving Certificate Ordinary D ’s or an equivalent qualification (including English) for the following Higher Certificate Programmes:

• TL501 Higher Certificate in Arts in Culinary Arts
• TL502 Higher Certificate in Arts in Hospitality Studies
• Tl504 Higher Certificate in Arts in Bar Supervision
• Tl505 Higher Certificate in Business in Front Office Management

Degree (Level 7 National Framework of Qualifications)
OD3 in English or Gaeilge and Mathematics and three other subjects.
Please note: that a minimum grade of B2 in Foundation Level Mathematics fulfils the minimum entry requirements in Mathematics for the following programmes:

• Bachelor of Arts in Social Care TL190
• Bachelor of Arts in Youth and Community Work Practice TL195
• Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education TL165

Honours Degree (Level 8 National Framework of Qualifications)
Applicants must achieve a pass in the Leaving Certificate or equivalent examinations obtaining two HC3s and four OD3s. Candidates are required to obtain a minimum of OD3 in English or Gaeilge and Mathematics. Please note: that a minimum grade of B2 in Foundation Level Mathematics fulfils the minimum entry requirements in Mathematics for the following programmes:

• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood Care and Education TL160
• Bachelor of Business (Honours) TL285

HOW TO APPLY THROUGH THE CAO
CAO APPLICANTS (1ST YEAR APPLICATIONS)
The Institute evaluates applications through the CAO system in accordance with the following categories:

STANDARD APPLICANTS

• Leaving Certificate
• Higher Education Links Scheme
• Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP)
• Leaving Certificate Applied Programme (LCAP)
• International students
• Craft or other qualifications

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students with disabilities may declare a disability on page one of the CAO Application Form. The CAO will then forward Supplementary Information Forms
requesting further details. IT, Tralee requires the Supplementary Information Forms to be returned to the CAO no later than 20th April 2010 to allow for full
consideration and consultation on your support needs.

GARDA VETTING
The Institute provides a number of programmes where students are required to do a placement, as a mandatory part of the programme. To ensure the protection of the public and to justify public trust and confidence, the Institute is committed to ensuring that only suitable candidates are allowed to undertake work placements which involve contact with children or vulnerable adults. To ensure that only suitable students are sent on work placement, the Institute requires students registering on the following programmes to complete the Garda Vetting Application Form:

• TL481 Bachelor of Science in Health and Leisure
• TL482 Bachelor of Science in Health and Leisure with Massage
• TL160 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Child Care and Education
• TL165 Bachelor of Arts in Early Child Care and Education
• TL190 Bachelor of Arts in Social Care
• TL195 Bachelor of Arts in Youth and Community Work Practice
• TL110 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in General Nursing
• TL115 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mental Health Nursing
• TL183 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Adventure Tourism Management
• TL187 Bachelor of Arts in Adventure Tourism Management

Satisfactory Garda Vetting is a mandatory part of registration for these programmes. Failure to obtain satisfactory Garda Vetting will result in de-registration. Any offence and/or convictions arising after the student has been registered must be disclosed to the Institute immediately. The Institute reserves right to review the registration status of a student in light of additional information received subsequent to registration.

Additional courses may be included each year at the discretion of the Institute and the nature of the work placement. Please review our Garda Vetting policy at the following address: http://www.ittralee.ie/en/GardaVettingPolicyandProcedure.pdf

 

Course Code	Course Title	General	Maths	English or Irish	LANGUAGE
TL501	Higher Certificate in Arts in Culinary Arts		Not required	OD English only
TL502	Higher Certificate in Arts in Hospitality Studies		Not required	OD English only
TL504	Higher Certificate in Arts in Bar Supervision		Not required	OD English only
TL505	Higher Certificate in Front OfficeManagement		Not required	OD English only
TL110/111	BSc (Honours) in General Nursing	2HC3 & 4OD3 + Lab Science
TL115/116	BSc (Honours) in Mental Health Nursing	2HC3 & 4OD3 + Lab Science
TL210	Higher Certificate in Business (Advanced Business)	2HC3 & 4OD3	OC3	OD3 English only	OD3 Irish or other language
TL330	BSc (Honours) in Computing with Games Development	2HC3 & 4OD3	OC3/HD3
TL360	BSc (Honours) in Computing with Interactive Multimedia	2HC3 & 4OD3	OC3/HD3
TL371	BSc (Honours) in Computing with Interactive Web Development	2HC3 & 4OD3	OC3/HD3

CAO POINTS SYSTEMS

Applicants are evaluated on the basis of the national points scheme as detailed in the CAO Handbook. Points are counted for the six best subjects. Points are counted from only one sitting of the Leaving Certificate.

Level	A1	A2	B1	B2	B3	C1	C2	C3	D1	D2	D3
Higher Level	100	90	85	80	75	70	65	60	55	50	45
Ordinary Level	60	50	45	40	35	30	25	20	15	10	05
Foundation Level	20	15	10	05

 

LEAVING CERTIFICATE APPLIED PROGRAMME

Holders of an LCA certificate, who have a minimum of one year of relevant work experience, post qualification, may apply for the following programmes:

• TL501 Higher Certificate in Arts in Culinary Arts
• TL502 Higher Certificate in Arts in Hospitality Studies
• TL504 Higher Certificate in Arts in Bar Supervision
• TL505 Higher Certificate in Business in Front Office Management

Candidates will also be required to pass an interview with the Institute.