Primary Upskilling Courses 2026

Primary School Teachers

Registered with the Teaching Council!

You have access to FREE* Language Upskilling courses as administered by PPLI Languages Connect and funded by the Department of Education and Youth

*We require a €30 deposit before you fill in the registration form. Only then will we consider your registration. This will be refunded once you have attended 80% of the classes (10 out of 12 classes); we are teachers so we understand teachers! One deposit per course registered for. Name on the account: Aurelie Le Moine T/A Aurelie Languages IBAN: IE24AIBK 933279 56810068

Our teachers are all native, qualified and experienced teachers who understand English. All our courses come with their own FREE set of Teaching Materials ready to use in your classroom: WE ARE TEACHERS! WE UNDERSTAND YOU!

What are the levels?

Most European Languages (and Irish soon) are lined with the CEFR, starting at A1 and ending at C2. When starting to learn a language, you would be at A0; you would then learn towards the A1, then A2 (beginner), followed by B1 and B2 (intermediate), and finally C1 and C2 (advanced).

To acquire the level A1 and say you have the A1 level, you would have studied for around 80 hours in a formal classroom (face-to-face or online), not counting the study time outside the classroom. To reach level A2, you would have followed another 80 to 100 hours of lessons. The number of hours increases at every level, and most grammar would be covered by the time you acquire the B2 level.

The Primary Upskilling project starts for teachers who already have reached level A2.1, the Leaving Cert Higher Level, more or less; no matter how long ago, it does come back! To help you get back on your language learning journey, we have devided the program into 6 courses: A2.1, A2.2, A2.3, Transition A2 to B1, B1.1 and B1.2.

Classes are two hours in duration.

Here are the classes currently running, accepting registrations until February 9th, 2026:

  • French A2.1 on Mondays at 18h15

  • Spanish A2.1 on Tuesdays at 18h15

  • German A2.1 on Thursdays at 18h15

  • French A2.2 on Tuesdays at 18H15

Here are all the classes that you can enrol now, for September 2026:

  • French A2.1 on Mondays at 3.15 and 6.15

  • Spanish A2.1 on Tuesdays at 3.15 and 6.15

  • Italian A2.1 on Wednesdays at 3.15 and 6.15

  • German A2.1 on Thursdays at 3.15 and 6.15

  • French A2.2 on Tuesdays at 3.15 and 6.15

  • Spanish A2.2 on Wednesdays at 3.15 and 6.15

  • Italian A2.2 on Thursdays at 3.15 and 6.15

  • German A2.2 on Mondays at 3.15 and 6.15

In 2026, the course weeks are:

(TERM 1) Jan 19th, Jan 26th, Feb 9th, Feb 23rd, Mar 2nd, Mar 9th, Mar 23rd, Apr 13th, Apr 20th, Apr 27th, May 11th and 18th (these may change slightly)

(TERM 2) Sept 14th, 21st, 28th, Oct 5th, 12th, 19th, Nov 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th and Dec 7th (these may change slightly)

Note: there are no classes during holidays or on bank holiday weeks

The Welcome Pack that we will email you once a course is set to start will explain everything!

Funded* Language Upskilling Courses are available to qualified primary school teachers currently employed (including substitutes) in the primary education sector in Ireland. To be eligible, teachers must be registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland.

Do you have questions? Email us or text, WhatsApp or call 086 365 9715 with your questions! Email and WhatsApp are the easiest ways to get through as we may be busy teaching the Say Yes to Languages programs in Primary Schools during school hours.

Register now!

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