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Ireland Listing

In Ireland, Digital Literacy is refered to as Computers whereas the term for Informatics is Coding.

Data Mode Data Value Explanation
Data Availability Data available
Informatics: First Contact Lower Secondary

Year 1 of second-level (age 12-13 years)

Informatics: Availability of Courses N/A
Informatics: Curriculum Consistency School

There are local differences as it is an elective course.

Informatics: Enrolment N/A
Digital Literacy: First Contact Primary

It varies greatly from school to school, depending on the resources available. Most students should have their first contact with computers during the first two years of primary school (ages 5-7).

Digital Literacy: A Separate Subject? Integrated
Digital Literacy: Curriculum Consistency School

There are local differences, often due to socio-economic factors, but also due to the level of skill & expertise of teachers in each individual school.

Digital Literacy: Enrolment N/A
Teacher Training: Special Qualifications Special qualifications

Elective modules and courses are available to teachers but there is no stand-alone course at undergraduate level. There are post-graduate courses available to teachers to pursue studies in this area and to up-skill, examples include:

Teacher Training: Number of Subjects N/A
Teacher Training: Entry Requirement N/A
Teacher Training: In-Service Length N/A
Teacher Training: Stand-alone Digital Literacy Curriculum N/A
Teacher Training: Stand-alone Informatics Curriculum N/A
Teacher Training: Typical Path Availability N/A
Teacher Training: Professionals as Teachers N/A
Teacher Training: Professional Experience N/A
Teacher Training: Mathematics Teachers N/A
Teacher Training: Physics Teachers N/A
Teacher Training: Business Teachers N/A
Teacher Training: Engineering Teachers N/A
Teacher Training: Teachers from other Disciplines N/A
Teacher Training: Security of Employment N/A
Educational Policies Country
Learning Objectives Classroom

To be precise, it it "Classroom" for Informatics and "Country" for Digital Literacy.