Galway Business School is a private business school in
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
, Ireland. Opened in 2000,
the college initially provided further education business courses, and now provides
QQI
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI; ga, Dearbhú CáilÃochta agus CáilÃochtaà Éireann) is the national agency responsible for qualifications in Ireland. It was established by the Oireachtas in 2012 following the amalgamation of the ...
-validated degree courses.
Galway Business School (GBS) was set up by the Galway Cultural Institute (GCI)
which provides English language courses. From 2003, GBS provided courses validated by the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC/EDEXCEL) and the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM). GBS also provides
ACCA preparatory courses and
ECDL programmes.
As of 2005, the college was delivering a one-year BA in Business Management degree programme, validated by the
University of Wales
The University of Wales (Welsh language, Welsh: ''Prifysgol Cymru'') is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff †...
.
In 2006, GBS became a recognised
FETAC
The Further Education and Training Awards Council ( ga, Comhairle na nDámhachtainà Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna) or FETAC was a statutory qualification-awarding body for further education in Ireland. It was established on 11 June 2001 under th ...
course provider. In 2014, the GBS business degree programme gained QQI accreditation.
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Business schools in the Republic of Ireland
Universities and colleges in the Republic of Ireland
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