Awarding Body : CORU - Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals

CORU is Ireland’s multi-profession health regulator. They promote high standards of professional conduct, education, training and competence in health and social care professionals.

Duties and responsibilities

A key aspect of CORU’s role as a regulator is to protect the public by setting, promoting and enforcing high standards of professional education, training and competence.

This is done by:

• Ensuring that the relevant educational bodies deliver qualifications that prepare professionals to provide safe and appropriate care
• Ensuring that registered professionals keep their professional knowledge and skills up to date through continuing professional development

In order to achieve this, the Registration Board for each profession will:

• Set the standard of education and training for entry to the register
• Approve and monitor education and training programmes delivering this education
• Set the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD)
• Monitor CPD for the purpose of Registration
• Foster high standards of professional education, training and competence
• Safeguard the interest of the public