Applications for tertiary pathways in mental health and intellectual disability nursing to open at Trinity

The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin has launched the University’s first tertiary pathways into its mental health nursing and intellectual disability nursing degree programmes from further education and training (FET). The new routes provide a clear model of advancement into higher education for FET students who successfully complete the Level 5 nursing studies programmes.

The new pathways were developed in partnership with City of Dublin FET College Cathal Brugha, City of Dublin FET College Inchicore, and the National Tertiary Office. In line with Trinity’s commitment to widening participation and supporting underrepresented communities, several places will be reserved on the mental health nursing tertiary pathway for applicants from Traveller and Roma backgrounds.

Speaking at the launch, Prof Damien Brennan, Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, said: “The School of Nursing and Midwifery is proud to offer FET learners a clear path to study mental health nursing or intellectual disability nursing at Trinity College Dublin. Through these additional places on our undergraduate programmes, we are actively contributing to an expanded and strengthened healthcare workforce.”

Tanya Jones, Deputy Director of the National Tertiary Office, added: “Too often, capable and motivated students are held back by structural barriers – points requirements, financial pressures, or a lack of confidence borne not of ability, but of circumstance. The tertiary pathway directly responds to this reality. These degrees are transformative because they are designed around learners, not around obstacles.”

Applications for new tertiary pathways in mental health nursing and intellectual disability nursing will open shortly on www.nto.ie.

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