GNC Quality Assurance
Glin National College Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) primary purpose is to incorporate the delivery of QQI (Quality & Qualifications Ireland), PHECC (The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council), SOLAS Safe Pass and Glin National College programmes in an easy-to-understand graphical format.
The Glin National College Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) is based on the QQI Core Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines and the QQI Sector-Specific Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines. The Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) is guided and constructed around the sections within the QQI Sector-Specific Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines and the PHECC Quality Review Framework to create Glin National College's framework. The framework is comprised of ten sections.
GNC QUALITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK
Mission Values
Value-based on maximum potential enables all learners, tutors and staff to achieve their full potential by fostering a quality assurance culture throughout the organisation.
Appropriate Training Programmes
Openness
Personal Development
Diversity of Culture
Cooperation
Trust
Equal Opportunity
Background & Context
Glin National College (GNC), formerly N.C.U. Training, is a trading name of NCU CLG (Company Limited by Guarantee).
Established in the mid-1980s as Bonnybrook Unemployed Action Group, the group changed its name to Northside Centre for the Unemployed (NCU) in July 1991. In June 1998, a training subdivision was established under Northside Computer Training Centre. Due to the increasing popularity of the Training Centre and its increased workload, a separate management structure was put in place for the Training Centre in 2003. GNC has provided an ever-increasing number of accredited QQI, PHECC, PSA, SOLAS Safe Pass courses, and non-accredited training courses to various users, including DEASP (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection), CE (Community Employment) Projects, TUS and private users.
GNC has been an accredited FETAC Centre since 2008 after obtaining a Quality Assurance Agreement from FETAC in the same year. In 2016, the company status changed under the New Company Law Changes, Introduced by the Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 and NCU Limited became NCU CLG. Glin National College is the first Independent/Private FET Provider in Ireland to Re-engage with QQI Quality and Qualifications Ireland, and the QQI Programmes and Awards Executive Committee (PAEC) approved our Quality Assurance on 20 December 2018.
We aim to create a standard that delivers on quality, not profit. Glin National College is entirely non-funded and a not-for-profit organisation whose sole purpose is to provide the highest quality of further education and training to its learners/stakeholders.
Learner Profile & Modes of Delivery
Our learner profile is adults seeking training for employment and upskilling purposes. Glin National College deals directly with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and its agents within the Local Partnerships to provide suitable certified training to people on the live register seeking employment. We also specialise in Community Employment Scheme participants training. Learner numbers from the employed sector are growing, particularly with our Home Care, Safety & Health and awareness courses.
GNC programmes are delivered primarily in the Glin Centre, Coolock, Dublin 17. We have two training rooms, a dedicated computer suite and four multi-purpose rooms. We also provide in-house workplace training programmes, catering for six to fifteen learners in-group formats for organisations. The organisation arranges approved facilities suitable for the delivery of training sessions.
All our programmes incorporate face-to-face, delivered tuition. We use blended learning technology tools to enhance the learning experience allowing us to offer more resources to our learners on dedicated learner platforms.
Accreditation and Guidelines
QQI up to Level 6 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ)
SOLAS - For Safe Pass
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC)
Private Security Authority (PSA)
Glin National College Certified Courses
Quality assurance policies and procedures apply to all courses and certifications Glin National College delivers.