Introduction and Overview

Name: Garda Síochána College, also known as Garda College.

Location: Located at McCann Barracks in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland, the geographical coordinates are 52°47.5′N, 7°50.5′W.

Nature: It is an education and training college of the Irish police force Garda Síochána, providing professional education and training for police officers.

Campus Environment: The college covers an area of ​​8 acres and has modern campus facilities. The campus is in an urban style. It includes a 9-hole golf course and supporting club and leisure facilities, three tennis courts of international championship standard, a full-size Gaelic playing field, football and rugby fields, and a modern pavilion with changing rooms, first aid, weight room and facilities for officers, as well as a social club, indoor sports hall, 25-meter swimming pool, fully equipped gymnasium and leisure facilities.

History

Founded: In February 1964, police training moved from Phoenix Park in Dublin to McCann Barracks in Templemore and the Garda Training Centre was established, which later developed into the current Garda Síochána College.

Important development stage: In April 1989, a new two-year student/trainee education/training program for trainee police officers was introduced, and the college facilities underwent large-scale construction and modernization and were renamed Garda College. In 1992, the college was designated as a certifiable higher education institution by the National Education Awards Committee. The following year, its two-year student/trainee education/training program was accredited with the National Police Studies Diploma. In recent years, it has also opened a Bachelor of Arts in Police Management for police officers at the level of Superintendent and above.

School Strength

Course Setting: There are two main courses, both awarded by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council. One is the National Diploma (Police Studies) course for new police officers; the other is the Bachelor of Arts (Police Management) course for senior police officers. In addition, there are various professional courses for serving police officers.

Faculty: Although there is no clear public information, as a professional police training college, its faculty should have rich experience in police teaching and practice, and be able to provide professional guidance and training to trainees.

Teaching Facilities: The college has a specially built education building equipped with advanced technical facilities, such as a "crime scene room", a "simulated" police station, a court, a language laboratory, classroom facilities, and a library with more than 12,000 books, which provides strong support for education and training in modern police services.

Institutional Nature

Garda Síochána College It is a professional police training college and a higher education institution dedicated to training professionals for the Irish police force and improving the professional quality and skills of its members.

Educational philosophy

The college's basic training program adopts a hybrid problem-based learning method, incorporates the organizational learning concept of lifelong learning, and adopts the principles within the universal learning design framework. It aims to improve and optimize the teaching and learning experience of all people based on people's learning science insights, so as to better train professionals who are adapted to modern police work.

Key disciplines and departments

Key disciplines: The college has a deep accumulation of teaching and research in criminal justice, police management, law enforcement and other fields related to the police profession. It also covers knowledge in multidisciplinary fields such as business, education, law, political science, communications, medicine, history, religious studies, computer science, etc., in order to cultivate comprehensive and comprehensive police talents.

Department settings: There is no clear and public division of departments, but from the perspective of course settings, it can be roughly divided into basic training departments for new police officers and management training departments for senior police officers.

Rankings

According to Academic Influence, Garda Síochána College has different world rankings in different subject areas, such as 242nd in the world in criminal justice, 17th in the world in policing, and 294th in the world in law enforcement.

Expenses

Tuition fees for both international and domestic students are approximately $5,104 per year.

Campus

Academic atmosphere: As a professional police training college, the campus has a strong academic atmosphere and focuses on the teaching and research of police-related knowledge and skills. Students receive systematic professional training here to lay a solid foundation for future police work.

Campus life: The college's rich sports and leisure facilities provide students with a variety of extracurricular activities to choose from, which helps students relax their minds and bodies after intense study and training, strengthen their physical fitness, and cultivate teamwork spirit and competitive awareness.