Higher Education Authority

• About

  About

  • HEA’s Mission, Vision and Values
  • Overview of the HEAOpen submenu for Overview of the HEA
    • Key acts impacting the HEA
  • HEA Corporate Strategic Plan
  • Board
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  • Irish Sign Language Service
  • Public Sector Information
  • Staff
  • Higher Education Institutions

  • Freedom of InformationOpen submenu for Freedom of Information
    • HEA FOI Publication Scheme
  • Data ProtectionOpen submenu for Data Protection
    • Personal Data held by the HEA
    • Your rights around data protection
    • HEA Cookies Notice
  • Protected Disclosures
  • Open Data in the HEA
  • HEA Branding and Assets
  • Customer Service and ComplaintsOpen submenu for Customer Service and Complaints
    • HEA Customer Complaints Webform
  • Contact us
  • Vacancies

  

  Protected Disclosures

  Find information on how to make a Protected Disclosure under the external procedures in place in the HEA.

• Our Work

  Policy

  • Policy DevelopmentOpen submenu for Policy Development
    • Overview
    • Teaching and Learning
    • Quality
  • Policy and Strategic PlanningOpen submenu for Policy and Strategic Planning
    • Student Progression and Continuation in Higher Education — Exploring Next Steps
    • HEA Policy Forum on Student Progression in Higher Education
    • Irish Language InitiativesOpen submenu for Irish Language Initiatives
      • Mo Thráchtas i mBeagán Focal 2025
    • Sectoral Review of Consultation and Reporting Arrangements: Student Services Expenditure and Student Levy
    • HEA Corporate Strategic Plan and Annual Plan
    • HEA Corporate Strategic Plan 2027–2030: Consultation
  • Internationalisation
  • Access PolicyOpen submenu for Access Policy
    • Consultation – National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2022-2028
    • National Access Plan 2022-2028
    • Progress Review of the National Access Plan and Priorities to 2021
    • Programme for Access to Higher Education
    • Student Assistance Fund
    • Fund for Students with Disabilities
    • Access Policy Events
    • Access Publications
    • Access News
  • Research PolicyOpen submenu for Research Policy
    • Overview
    • Impact 2030
    • INSPIRE
    • North South Research Programme
    • Other Policy Initiatives
  • HE ReformOpen submenu for HE Reform
    • Overview
    • The Changing Landscape
    • Technological UniversitiesOpen submenu for Technological Universities
      • Technological University Dublin
      • Munster Technological University
      • Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest 
      • Atlantic Technological University
      • South East Technological University 
    • The Technological Sector Advancement Fund
    • TU Research and Innovation Supporting Enterprise (TU RISE) Scheme
    • Technological University Transformation Fund
    • Higher Education Capacity Building Process 2026 – Health and Social Care Professions
  • Centre of Excellence for Equality, Diversity and InclusionOpen submenu for Centre of Excellence for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
    • Centre Information
    • Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions
    • Race Equality
    • Gender Equality
    • HEA National Review of Gender Equality in Irish Higher Education Institutions
    • Gender Equality Enhancement Fund
    • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Enhancement Fund
    • Senior Academic Leadership Initiative
    • Athena Swan
    • HEI Staff Profiles
  • Health and WellbeingOpen submenu for Health and Wellbeing
    • Healthy Campus
    • Mental Health Framework
    • International Health Promoting Campuses Conference 2025

  Funding, Governance and Performance

  • FundingOpen submenu for Funding
    • How we fund
    • Who we fund
    • Funding Review
    • Funding Framework
    • Student FinanceOpen submenu for Student Finance
      • SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland)
      • Fund for Students with Disabilities
      • Student Assistance Fund
      • Back to Education Allowance
      • Free Fees Initiative
      • Other bursaries and scholarships
      • Postgraduate students
  • GovernanceOpen submenu for Governance
    • Overview
    • Protected Disclosures
    • Governance Framework for the Higher Education Sys.
    • Legislation & Codes
  • Managing PerformanceOpen submenu for Managing Performance
    • System Performance Framework
    • Performance Agreements and Reporting
    • Strategy and Performance Dialogue
    • Performance Funding
    • Institutional Stories of Impact

  Skills and Engagement

  • Springboard
  • ApprenticeshipsOpen submenu for Apprenticeships
    • Role of the HEA
    • Apprenticeship
    • 2026 Call for Proposals for Consortia-Led Apprenticeships
    • Craft Transfer Plan
    • New Consortia Led Apprenticeship Process Review
    • Access to Apprenticeship
  • Human Capital InitiativeOpen submenu for Human Capital Initiative
    • Micro-Credential Learner Fee Subsidy 2026
    • HCI Pillar 3 Projects Hub
    • HCI Pillar 3 Mid-Term Report
    • What is the Human Capital Initiative (HCI)?
  • ICT Skills
  • Engagement
  • Publications
  • Contacts
  • Entrepreneurship

  

  INSPIRE

  INSPIRE is a €750 million investment package that will address research infrastructure needs across the higher education sector while ensuring alignment with national research and innovation priorities.

• Statistics

  Statistics

  • Overview
  • Publications
  • Information for HEIsOpen submenu for Information for HEIs
    • Graduate Outcomes Survey – HEI Guidance

  • Data for Download and VisualisationsOpen submenu for Data for Download and Visualisations
    • Data Definitions
    • Access Our Data
    • Widening Participation for Equity of Access
    • Enrolments
    • Graduate Data
    • Progression & Completion Data
    • Key Facts and Figures
    • System Performance and International Data
  • Graduate OutcomesOpen submenu for Graduate Outcomes
    • Graduate Outcomes: Data & ReportsOpen submenu for Graduate Outcomes: Data & Reports
      • Latest Survey Results: Class of 2024

  

  Graduate Outcomes

  Tracking graduate outcomes is crucial to improving the quality of education for students and outcomes for graduates.

• Publications
• News