Receive an internationally recognised Irish language qualification
February 20, 2014
Would you like to have your level of Irish formally acknowledged? Take the opportunity to sit one of exams for Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG), The European Certificate in Irish.
TEG is an examination system for adult learners of Irish that is linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
There is a strong demand for the TEG qualification among adult learners of Irish and their teachers which has been recognised by the Department of Education and Skills for those wishing to pursue a career in primary teaching, by Forbairt Naíonraí Teoranta, the all-Ireland body which supports education in Irish for children and by the Fulbright Commission in Ireland and An Garda Síochána among others.
The Language Centre at NUI Maynooth has announced that TEG exams for adult learners will take place in nine centres throughout Ireland and in others abroad including New York, Prague, Paris and Ottawa.
Partial certification is available and candidates have the option of taking the oral exam only. This will give a focus to those who wish to have certification of their oral skills in particular.
As well as being beneficial to adult learners, this new system will appeal to secondary school students who are preparing for Irish oral exams.
Exams will be held in April, May and June. The closing date for secondary school applications is the 21 February 2014 and the 14 March 2014 for all other applications.
Visit www.teg.ie for further information or call 01 708 3737.
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