Ormonde Education Group

Business school

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Ormonde Education GroupType| Private

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Established| 2006
Location|

Tullamore, County Offaly

Ireland

Affiliations| FETAC, ICM
Website| www.ormondeducation.com

Ormonde Education Group was a professional education provider based in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland. Under the name Ormonde Business School or Ormonde College, the group ran a number of Business, Administration, Accounting(ACCA), Design and IT. The college also ran English language courses, and training for entrance to medical schools.[1]

Courses included Certified Accounting Technician, Accountancy, EDI/JEB Teachers Diploma in IT, Certificate in Childcare, CompTIA training courses, Journalism (IAPR Certificate), and Rodec Design Course,[2] amongst others.

The Ormonde English Language Academy teaches English according to the Common European Framework.[3]

In July 2009 Ormonde bought Ashfield College a secondary school in Templeogue in Dublin,[4] and operated leaving cert course as The Education Centre, they also ran grinds in Tullamore, in 2011 it was bought by City Colleges[5] and reverted to using the name Ashfield College.[6][7] A number of the adult training courses from Ormonde Business School were run from the Templeogue location.[citation needed]

A petition for the winding-up of the company was presented to the High Court in Dublin on 11 January 2012.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ Ormonde Business College Tullamore Learning Pipe Profile.
2. ^ Ormonde Business School www.creativenation.ie
3. ^ Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) Archived 30 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Education centre to open on site of closed college Irish Times, Tuesday 8 Aug 2009.
5. ^ City Colleges Website
6. ^ Ashfield to reopen under new owner by Martha Kearns, Sunday Business Post, 28 August 2011.
7. ^ Ashfield College website

## External links

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* www.ormondeeducation.com
* Ormonde - The Education Centre Templeogue / Ashfield College[usurped]
* The Education Centre Templeogue Facebook Page