About Us

​National College of Ireland is a leading, not -for- profit, third level institution. Located in the heart of the IFSC, NCI employs 350 academic and professional staff led by President Gina Quin and Vice President Jimmy Hill.  

NCI is a proud Athena Swan Bronze Award Holder, the programme which is committed to advancing the careers of women in employment in higher education and research.

Director of HR, Mary Connelly, with her team, has drawn on NCI’s core values to deliver a series of initiatives over the past two years, clarifying and extending the supports available to all staff, creating online and offline community spaces for communication and shared experience, and centring wellness at the heart of NCI’s working life. Now enrolled in The KeepWell MarkTM, NCI are working to make wellbeing a strategic focus by and placing staff welfare at the center of what we do

​Our vision & values

Learn about our mission statement, our vision and our values as a college.

Mission Statement

To change lives through education.

Vision Statement

NCI will provide an inspiring educational experience that is innovative, responsive and enterprise focused.

Values

• Inclusive

  - we strive to break down barriers in third-level education; we value diversity and inclusiveness in all that we do; we provide the support that people need to participate fully in life at NCI

• Community

  - we are an interdependent learning community that shares a common set of principles where individuality and freedom of thought and expression are valued; each of us is encouraged to fulfil our ambition and realise our potential

• Integrity

  - in our individual and collective roles, we take responsibility and are accountable for our actions; we demonstrate respect and mutual regard for each other

• Dynamic

  - we are responsive to the needs of our students, colleagues and partners and an ever-changing society; we act in an innovative and flexible manner

• Learner Centred

  - we place the learner at the heart of everything we do; our combined energies are focused on their individual and collective, life-long needs

• Excellence

  - as an institution, we aspire to professional excellence in everything we do; we foster excellence in our learners through their learning experiences

The NCI Induction process is part of not only compliance aspects of employment in NCI but also engaging the new staff member to ensure they have the best onboarding experience when starting their career in NCI.Induction is a strategic priority for the HR Department together with EDI, that ensures staff members have a full knowledge of our policies and processes, from Dignity at Work, a guide to disability through to staff education benefits. Each department of the college presents to new staff members which allows them to understand where their role fits in the overall college landscape.

The HR Induction program takes place over 6-8 weeks annually for all new recruits hired in the preceding year. To ensure we offer an inclusive experience, there is a weekly online induction delivering key information. We also have an in-person meet and greet where new staff can meet the Executive Group of the college and attend a presentation from the President. This is a warm and welcoming event with refreshments and a welcome pack for all attendees. Then individual departments may have a local induction in which they run through the structure of their department. We run induction in October each year and we continue to refine our Induction Programme to ensure it delivers the best start for new staff.