Distance Education / Online Learning in Ireland

Irish Training & Educational Centre - ITEC:
Irish Training & Educational Centre (ITEC) is Ireland’s biggest provider of accredited, quality assured home study diploma courses, providing a range of business and computer courses. Established in the late 1990’s we set out to become the most professional provider of home-study / distance learning courses. You progress at a pace that suits you.

ITEC has sought out and recruited the best course writers and tutors, and continue this process in what is a relentless pursuit of excellence. All these years of leadership and creativity has resulted in top-class courses that were designed and produced by experts in their fields and the process of up-dating course material is continuous while new subjects are added to our Prospects on a continuing basis to give up-to-date information and more and more choice. We have helped many thousands of people in all parts of the world to achieve internationally recognised qualifications and so realise their goals and career ambitions.

When you chose ITEC, you choose a friendly organisation, one that cares, one that is interested in your progress and success and one that constantly ensures that its materials are always up-to-date. So whether you want to make a career start or career change, work from home, learn a new skill, return to the work-place, improve your job prospects, earn extra income or start your own business venture, you'll find there's a topic here to suit you.

Because we are No 1 in home-study in Ireland we are regularly contacted by overseas organisations either seeking an affiliation with us or offering a service to support our training/programmes. We have a formal working relationship with the following organisations:

* Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM): The ILM is Europe’s biggest provider of management awards and we were designated an approved ILM training centre in 2007.

* Verax International: They are world leaders in the provision of Management/Leadership competencies tests and we include such a test with all our courses that contain a business/management element.

* Guaranteed Irish: We are members of this organisation – 'the safeguard of Irish jobs and quality.’

* LRI – Learning Resources International: They are world leaders in the provision of technical platforms to assist the delivery of on-line and blended learning accredited courses by approved centres such as ITEC. We have a formal technical and service agreement with LRI to ensure the efficient delivery of our courses to the corporate and public sectors as well as to individual students.

Business / Management Courses:
- Business Administration - Level 1
- Business Administration - Level 2
- Business Management
- Business Planning
- Business Studies – Levels 1 & 2
- Business Writing Skill

Computer Courses:
- Creating and Building a Business Online
- Internet Search Engine Skills*
- Introduction to Computers
- Web Design

Additional Courses: Provided in areas such as childcare, beauty, arts, sales and marketing, sports and many more...

Please see the Programs Page for a full list of courses.

Home-study is the modern, professional way to develop your potential. It is convenient, flexible, efficient and extremely cost effective with no commuting delays. In addition, there are no travelling or accommodation costs to pay. You choose what subject you want to study and you are, therefore, not restricted to accepting what you are offered by your local or nearby educational institution.

You make your own deadlines and you can start when it suits you, taking time out if the need arises. You will receive all the support and encouragement you need and this will help keep you interested and motivated for the duration. To acquire new skills and knowledge is to give yourself greater ability, confidence and authority as well as vastly increased opportunities.