Education and Careers
As the main professional body for planners in Ireland, the IPI is one of the nominated bodies under the European Commission Directive on Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications and acts as a regulatory agency for planning practice in Ireland. The IPI inspects and accredits on invitation a number of planning courses across the island of Ireland. A list of currently accredited courses is shown below.
Accreditation by the IPI of a course indicates to future employers of graduates that the standard of education received has provided the person with the necessary skills to undertake a career as a planning professional, and is of considerable advantage to persons seeking to be recruited as planners to both the public and private sector.
The following courses are accredited by the IPI:
Dublin Institute of Technology
- DT106 BSc in Planning & Environmental Management (4 year undergrad)
- DT123 MSc Spatial Planning (2.5 year part-time postgrad)
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Master of Regional and Urban Planning (2 year postgrad).
- Programme in Planning and Sustainable Development
Those who have completed an IPI accredited course are eligible to apply for Graduate Membership of the IPI, and having completed the required planning work experience can seek Corporate Membership, entitling the use of the initials MIPI.
If you have completed a planning course that is not accredited by the IPI and are interested in joining the Institute, the Institute has set criteria that must be met. Please see the join the IPI section of this site for further details on joining.
To view the Institute's Guidelines for assessing and accrediting planning courses please click here.