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Garda recruitment 2020 language requirment

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  • 20-03-2020 8:42pm
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    Macu17ab
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 90 ✭✭


    Hi folks,

    The Garda language requirement demands that any applicant within the recruitment campaign must have a proven proficiency in a 2nd language either through fluency or a pass in an ordinary level leaving certificate language subject.

    For those that do not have this, the PAS facilitate a an Irish language assessment after stage 3 of the recruitment process which shares some similarities to the leaving cert where you must complete an Irish oral and essay assessment.

    I myself have been preparing for this test for a few months now, as I was useless at Irish in school and never took another language as a subject. Following the announcement that all leaving cert students’ oral examinations have been cancelled and the students will be awarded full marks, I am wondering if there should be an amendment made to the language requirements this year.

    Since applicants who complete their leaving certificate this year are walking into their exam with a guaranteed 40% (100 marks from their oral) which is a pass - would it be fair to demand an Irish assessment to those who took their Irish exams in previous years and did not achieve a pass?

    I am curious to know what you all may think!


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