Apply Now to the HEA Funded Professional Cert in the Foundations of Irish Law

Registration is now open for courses commencing in September 2021 – see details below

The Professional Certificate in Whistleblowing Law, Practice and Policy is designed to facilitate participants to consider current concepts, policy, legislation, and good practice relating to whistleblowing law and practice in Ireland. Participants will be introduced to the concept of whistleblowing and protected disclosures from both a legal and practical perspective.The course focusses on the key legislative provisions and case law of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as well as sectoral whistleblowing law. It will also introduce participants to the recently adopted EU Whistleblowers Directive.

This Professional Certificate is designed to facilitate participants to consider current concepts, policy, legislation, and good practice relating to whistleblowing law and practice in Ireland. Participants will be introduced to the concept of whistleblowing and protected disclosures from both a legal and practical perspective.

The course focusses on the key legislative provisions and case law of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as well as sectoral whistleblowing law. It will also introduce participants to the recently adopted EU Whistleblowers Directive.

The course will provide participants with the practical tools to develop and implement best practice procedures for dealing with protected disclosures/whistleblowing in the workplace.

Full details of the course structure are available here

Professional Certificate delivered by: Dr Lauren Kierans BL

Fees: €2,500
*Applicants who are eligible for a funded place under the July Stimulus Initiative will get free fees if they are unemployed, formerly self-employed or in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), and eligible employed/self-employed applicants will pay only 10% of the course fee.

Start Date: Week commencing 13 September 2021
This course will be delivered remotely for 2021 (due to the onoing pandemic). Lectures will take place online for 6 weeks of term (Thursdays 17:30-19:30).

How to Apply
Online application only through PAC here
The PAC code for Whistleblowing Law Practice and Policy is MMC07
Closing date for applications: 10 September 2021
This course will also run in Semester 2 (January) 2022 - please contact the Law office ([email protected]) for further details on how to apply.

Entry Requirements:
Applications for admission to the Programme are invited from practising barristers or solicitors, graduates holding an approved university law degree or law-based inter disciplinary university degree or equivalent.

Applications will also be considered from the holders of academic and/or professional qualifications and/or proof of such experience as satisfy the Department of Law that they are able to participate fully in the course.

However, this course is also open to experienced professionals who do not hold a primary degree.  See Form  R8, Non-Standard Entry/Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) on registry website for further details. 
For additional information please email [email protected]

The Professional Certificate in the Foundations of Irish Law. The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of law in Ireland. Students will study the foundations of the Irish legal system, a range of foundational legal topics and key legal concepts that are relevant to those topics.

An understanding of the Irish legal system and core legal topics within that system - such as contract law, employment law and company law - is increasingly relevant to those in non-law careers. Reflecting this, administrators, policymakers and technical personnel in a variety of industries are now expected to have a foundation of legal knowledge. Maynooth University’s Professional Certificate in the Foundations of Irish Law is, therefore, designed to be of interest to those in, or aspiring to enter, a career in fields such as government, administration, and the social sciences and humanities more generally. It will also be of interest to those considering a degree in law in the future.
 
The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of law in Ireland. Students will study the foundations of the Irish legal system, a range of foundational legal topics and key legal concepts that are relevant to those topics. During this course, students will learn from subject specialists from Maynooth University’s Department of Law. Students will also have an opportunity to engage with industry speakers.   

Full details of the course structure are available here.

Fees: €1,950
*Applicants who are eligible for a funded place under the July Stimulus Initiative will get free fees if they are unemployed, formerly self-employed or in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), and eligible employed/self-employed applicants will pay only 10% of the course fee.

Start Date:Week commencing 2 September 2021
This course will be delivered remotely for 2021 (due to the ongoing pandemic). Classes will take place online on Thursday evenings from 17:30 -19:00

How to Apply
Online application only through PAC here
The PAC code for Foundation of Irish Law is MMC05
Applicants who do not hold a primary degree should complete and upload the Form R8, Non-Standard Entry/Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL)
Closing Date for Applications: 27 August 2021

Entry Requirements
Applicants should have a minimum 2.2 honours (level 8) primary degree that is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.
 
However, this course is also open to experienced professionals who do not hold a primary degree.  See Form  R8, Non-Standard Entry/Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) on registry website for further details. 
 
We are especially keen encourage applications from:

1. Returners: Homemakers or those with other caring duties or economically dependent on a partner or spouse for a minimum period of 9 of the previous 12 months.
2. The unemployed or formerly self-employed (unemployed applicants will also be required to meet additional DEASP related criteria).
3. People in employment, if they meet the nationality/visa requirement and residency criteria. 

 
For additional information please email [email protected].