National Tertiary Office

A major expansion to accessible higher education - including nursing, teaching and more 🎓

🎓🎉Exciting News! The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, last month announced details of 32 new Tertiary Bachelor’s Degree routes that will be open to applications for the upcoming academic year 2026/2027.

• 78 Tertiary Bachelor’s Degree routes planned to be available for applications
• Tertiary Pathways to Bachelor’s Degrees available in 24 out of 26 counties in ROI
• No points required
• No college fees while studying in an ETB - same Bachelor’s Degree, an exciting new path

To find out more information about Tertiary Bachelor’s Degree routes and to apply visit www.nto.ie.

Tertiary pathway in mental health nursing launched by TUS Technological University of the Shannon and Four ETBs across Midlands and Midwest regions launch new tertiary pathway in mental health nursing

NTO was delighted to meet LMETB staff and learners. Thank you for your engagement 👏

The Business BBS tertiary degree level 8 programme staff and learners met with Dr Declan Blackett, Limerick & Clare Education & Training Board Tertiary Manager and Tany Jones Acting Director, National Tertiary Office recently to discuss progression to year 2 at TUS.
We are now taking applications for September.
www.collegeofFET.ie/Ennis

National Tertiary Office are ready to welcome the delegates of the 2026 Institute of Guidance Counsellors(IGC) conference TUDublin, Grangegorman. Visit us at our stand and find out more about Tertiary Degrees.

We were delighted to be at the launch of the tertiary degrees in Mental Health Nursing and Intellectual Disability Nursing at Trinity College Dublin TCD Nursing & Midwifery. Applications for the course will open shortly at www.nto.ie/courses/