Carmel Kilmartin

Irish Education Partners

Irish Education Partners has been managing work experience programmes for international candidates since 1989. An established player in the international youth travel market, Irish Education Partners has maintained a high profile and excellent reputation in this close-knit industry. We are dedicated experts in organising work placements for international interns in all sectors by arranging transportation, accommodation, language classes and providing constant support. Through our 25 years of experience in assessing individual student profiles and an extensive network of Irish companies we ensure that the work placements suit the students' study programme, language skills and especially personal preferences. Furthermore, our extensive contacts to accredited homestays, local organisers and guides create cultural and educational itineraries for schools including airport transfers, entrances to museums or multilingual guides. All programs are tailored to the groups' needs. Through our network of homestay families around Ireland we can provide our students with a flexible alternative to hotel or guesthouse accommodation. It gives them the great opportunity to blend into the culture right away. Apart from that we assist universities and agencies worldwide in developing programmes including EU mobility initiatives such as Erasmus +. In 2012 we secured European Union funding to send Irish students and graduates on internships abroad. Overview * Managing internship programmes for international students for 20+ years * Company chairman Jack Coronna is a former president of FIYTO (Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations – now WYSETC) * Managing director Debbie Flynn has thirty years of experience in the youth travel industry * Founder member of WYSE Work Abroad (formerly GWEA Global Work Experience Association) * Active member of FIYTO since 1989 * Affiliated with ITOA, ALTO, Dublin Tourism and Fáilte Ireland