Course Registration

Please contact Reception if you would like to register for any of the courses on our schedule. There is a registration fee of €20 for one course, for second and subsequent courses the charge is €10.

Learning Supports

We have a range of supports to help you take part in your course and also in your assessment so that you can gain your award. These include – help with literacy and numeracy, English language training and support if you have a specific need.

Use of Personal Social Media Platforms

If you use social media in your private life learners should be aware that social media sites cannot guarantee confidentiality, whatever privacy settings are used. Caution should still be exercised in the content uploaded to any social media site.

Always consider the possible impact on your peer learners before publishing any content on social media.

Please treat everyone with respect and do not engage in abusive, unsustainable or malicious behaviour online.

Make sure your comments are not defamatory or otherwise in breach of the law. It is important that you realise that the content of class discussion should not be discussed outside of the classroom and should never be shared on social media.

Please ensure that when participating in classroom discussions that you should not identify individuals or organisations, and these must not be shared on social media under any circumstances.

Any breach of this procedure by a Learner should be reported to the Assistant Manager who will conduct a complete investigation and compile a written report for the D8 CEC CLG Manager.

Cookie and Privacy Statement

To make this site function properly, we sometimes place small data file called cookies on your device. These cookies are downloaded to your computer to improve your browsing experience as well as other purpose, which are outlined in this document.

This Cookie and Privacy Statement describes what cookies are, what information they gather, why, and how they are being used by D8CEC. We will also share how to control and disable these cookies and withdraw consent to collect cookies. However, please know that these actions may downgrade some aspects of this site’s functionality.

For further information on how we use, collect and manage your personal data and information, see our Privacy Policy.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are those small pieces of data stored in text files saved on your mobile device or computer when you visit a website. Cookies allow the website’s server to record and store your actions and preferences, such as login information, user history, language settings, font settings, colour settings, and other display preferences, over a particular period. Cookies ensure visitors do not have to continuously re-enter their details or information whenever they revisit the site or surf between pages.

Cookies are used to remember your preferences for single visits through sessional cookies or multiple repeat visits through permanent cookies.

How we use cookies

Cookies are essential for our website to function optimally and enhance website performance for a better user experience. The website administrator(s) controls all cookies used on the site and grants third parties access for statistics and analytics purposes. Cookies are needed to remember to identify visitors and remember their site actions and online behaviours.

We use cookies for various reasons, which are explained in detail below. Please know that cookie- related information is not used to identify you personally.

How to control cookies

You can control cookies and/or delete cookies on your mobile device or computer and adjust your browser settings to prevent cookies. Users can withdraw consent to collect cookies on the website. You can also determine whether you want to agree to the site’s use of cookies. However, doing this may cause you to repeat your preferences every time you visit the site manually, and some of the site’s services and functionality may not work optimally.

Disabling cookies

You can disable cookie settings by adjusting the option on your browser settings (see your browser “help” for more details). However, please be aware that the act of disabling cookies will affect your visit’s functionality and the use of this website and many others. Unfortunately, disabling cookies will usually result in an also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. In most cases, there are no website standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to the site. It is recommended that you enable cookies for optimal site functionality and service.

The cookies we use

Sessional Cookies

Sessional cookies are temporary cookies that are operational during your visit and expire when you close the browser.

Permanent Cookies

Permanent cookies store and retain your site preferences on your mobile device or computer even after you close the browser or your mobile device or computer.

Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies allow the website to provide a better user experience when navigating the website, its services, and features. These cookies allow us to recognise if you have created and logged into an account to access site content.

Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies allow the website to operate optimally, following your site preferences for future visits. These recognise your site username and customizations.

Analytical Cookies

Analytical cookies allow first party and affiliated third-party services to collect and store for statistical and analytical purposes on how our visitors use the website. While these cookies respect visitor’s privacy and personal information, they optimize the user experience.

Account Cookies

These cookies will help us manage the signup and general administration of creating or opening an account. These cookies may be deleted when you log out but sometimes remain afterwards to remember your site preferences.

Login Cookies

We use login cookies to remember your Login details and prevent you from logging in every time you visit a new page or site. These cookies are often cleared when you log out to secure your account information and privacy and prevent access to restricted features.

Emails & Newsletter Cookies

This site uses cookies to offer newsletter or email subscription services and cookies and remember if you are already registered or subscribed to show specific notifications or features reserved for subscribed/unsubscribed users.

Orders-processing Cookies

We use cookies to store and remember your payment orders on our e-commerce or payment facilities for proper payment processing.

Survey Cookies

We periodically issue our users survey and questionnaires to provide interesting insights, helpful tools or understand their preferences or opinions more accurately. These surveys may use cookies to remember participants or to generate accurate results even after you change pages.

Forms Cookies

We use cookies to remember your details for future correspondence when you submit data through forms such as contact or comment details.

Site Preference Cookies

To provide you with a beautiful user experience and site interaction, we use cookies to provide the functionality to set your site preferences when you use it.

First-party Cookies

First-party cookies are the cookies explained above that are set by the website.

Third-party Cookies

In some cases, the website uses cookies provided by trusted third parties that serve content or render advertising and analytics services on this website. The following section explains the third-party collies you may encounter while using this site.

• This site uses Google Analytics one of the most trusted analytics solutions on the global web, to understand how you use the site and ways to improve your site experience. As a result, these cookies may track your use of the site time spent on the site, and its pages to allow us to continue producing engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics coolies, we refer you to see the official Google Analytics page: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookieusage
• We periodically test new features and make subtle changes to our site’s user interaction. Cookies may be used to provide you with a consistent experience on the site and understand our user has preferred optimization.
• We use cookies for social media buttons and/or plugins on this site to connect with your social network in different ways. These cookies also allow us to track social network users when they visit our site or share content using a tagging mechanism provided by those social media sites.

Amendments and Modifications

D8CEC CLG reserves the rig to modify this statement and its terms as they relate to this website and services at any time, effective and in full force upon posting the updated version on the website and its services after that shall constitute you consent to such amendment and modifications.

Statement Acceptance

You herby acknowledge that you have read this Cookies Statement and agree to all its provisions, terms, and conditions. By continuing to access and use this website and its services, you also agree to this Cookies Statement. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Statement, you are not permitted to continue to access this website.

Equity and Diversity

D8 CEC CLG is opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. If you have any concerns about this or feel that you are not being treated in a fair manner, please bring this to the attention of the D8 CEC Manager.

D8CEC CLG Privacy Policy (GDPR)

We at D8 CEC CLG respect your right to privacy and comply with our obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came into effect on 25th May 2018. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to outline how we deal with any personal data you provide to us while visiting the website of D8CEC CLG. If you are not happy with this Privacy Policy, you should not use this website.

By visiting this website, you are accepting the terms of the Privacy Policy of D8CEC CLG. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable; we are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these websites.

D8 CEC CLG is committed to ensuring that all your information is kept safe and secure and in line with the GDPR. For those of you on QQI courses we will need your full name, date of birth and PPS number to register you for your QQI award. The CDETB who fund our courses also need you to complete an application form for all courses you undertake at D8 CEC CLG.

Here at D8CEC CLG, we retain two types of information, Personal and Non Personal data. 

Personal data

This is data that identifies you or can be used to identify or contact you. Such data as your name, organisation/ company name, address, phone number, email address.

How and why we use/share your personal data

We use your personal data for purposes including:

• Your application for the enrolment
• To provide you and match with appropriate education level and support
• To monitor your academic progress
• To care for our staff and learners
• To process grant applications and other funding
• To coordinate, evaluate, fund and organise educational programmes
• To comply with our legal obligations as an education body
• To comply with our monitoring and reporting obligations to Government bodies.

How long we keep your personal data

We only keep your personal data for as long as necessary to meet the purposes set out in this notice according to its data retention policy. Some personal data is only kept for a short period. Data which is no longer needed is safely destroyed at the end of an academic year. Some data we retain for a longer period e.g. Roll Books and Enrollment Form are retained in the Centre for six years. 

Non-personal data

Like most websites, we gather statistical and other analytical information collected on visitors to our website. This non-personal data comprises information that cannot be used to identify or contact you, such as demographic information regarding, for example, user IP addresses, browser types and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of our website.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time and will publish such updated version on our website, as appropriate.