Education and Training
Welcome to the IDS Further Education and Training (FET)
IDS offers a range of course programmes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) adults across Ireland. These including Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) accredited and non-accredited course, as well as community and interested-based courses. We also provide Irish Sign Language (ISL) courses for both Deaf/HoH learners and hearing learners, including families members and work colleagues who wish to ISL.
How can you learn with IDS FET?
We offer different ways for you to learn, so you can choose the type of courses that work best for you:
- Face-to-Face courses: Attend classes in person in a classroom. Join classes, workshops, and group discussions with our experienced tutors and other learners in a classroom.
- Blended courses: A mix of face-to-face and online learning. You’ll come to class sometimes, and also use our online Learning Management System (LMS) to access materials, study in your own time, join online classes and submit assessments.
- Fully online courses: Learn from anywhere! These courses are delievered fully online using video tools like Zoom. You’ll take part in live (real-time) online classes with a teacher and use our online Learning Management System (LMS) to access materials, study in your own time, join online classes and submit assessments. No need to attend in person or classroom.
Who are the Courses for?
Deaf Adult Courses: We offer course programmes for Deaf and HoH Adults. Courses are taught through ISL by Deaf teaching staff. For more about our range of Deaf Adult Courses (including ISL classes for Deaf people) visit our page “Book Deaf Adult Classes”.
ISL Courses for Hearing learners: We provide QQI Level 3, 4, and 5, ISL courses as well as non-accredited Basic ISL courses. These are open to anyone, families, professionals, private and public sectors learners. For more information visit our page “Book ISL Classes”
Please note: The IDS is committed to accomodating diversity and treats all applicants equally regardless of gender, civil status, family staus, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, ethnicity, membership of the Traveller community and socio-economic status.
