Ireland

NCGE – National Centre for Guidance in Education

The Euroguidance Centre Ireland is hosted by the National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE). NCGE is an agency of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) and operates under the aegis of Léargas, which is the National Agency of Erasmus + for schools and VET in Ireland. The Management of NCGE comprises the DES and Léargas. A Management of Guidance Committee is also in place which includes various national stakeholders including the Department of Social Protection, SOLAS (the state organisation with responsibility for funding, planning and co-ordinating further education and training, FET, in Ireland) HEA (the leader of the strategic development of the Irish Higher Education and Research system) and representative bodies of the guidance community in Ireland.