Artificial Intelligence Snapshot

QQI has commenced a project to support our understanding of the implications of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for the Irish tertiary education system. For providers of education and training, GenAI has potentially wide-ranging implications for their operations, including the appropriateness of curricula and approaches to teaching, learning & assessment; quality assurance arrangements; policy and procedure; engagement with and responsiveness to disciplinary and industry developments; staff recruitment and development; and technological and legal infrastructure.

The first data collection phase of the project is now underway, in which we are seeking data on the views, uses and responses of key stakeholders across the sector to developments in GenAI. As part of this, we are keen to hear from learners and staff in Irish further, higher and English language education via the following surveys:

- Learner Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CRJYGBQ

- Staff Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CRQTTXT

We will also be requesting information from providers of education and training on organisational considerations and responses.

Following analysis of these inputs, QQI will publish a report providing a snapshot of the findings in 2025 and we plan to collect further data in the coming years to help understand how the impacts evolve over time.