Did you attend training with NStEP this year? Or complete one of our online self-study modules? You may be eligible to achieve a Student Engagement Recognition Award!🏆 Find out more 👉 studentengagement.ie/awards/

The Student Training Programme will close for the summer on Friday 3rd April, so don't miss out on our final sessions for 2025/2026! Training will re-open in the autumn. Register for our final 'open sessions' by using the link below 👇 studentengagement.ie/book-training/

Did you know about our suite of online modules? 👀 These short modules are free to access, available all year, and are fully flexible - meaning they can be completed at your own pace. Learn more 👇 studentengagement.ie/online-modul...

Did you know you can use your digital badges from our training sessions to earn a Student Engagement Recognition Award? 🏆 Our awards are nationally recognised and easily shared to demonstrate your achievements and skills you've developed! Applications will open in April👀

NStEP were delighted to be invited to attend and speak at the launch of SETU Perspecta, the new student engagement initiative designed to platform the student voice and enhance overall student experience at South East Technological University.

NStEP are delighted to announce that the Student Training Programme is back for the Spring Semester! New dates are always being added. You can book into our 'open sessions' for Introductory and Advanced Class Rep, and Representing Diversity Training using the link in our bio.

Wishing you all a very merry festive season and best wishes for 2026!🎉 A sincere thank you from the NStEP team for all of your support this year. We look forward to working with you in the New Year! Please note that our office will re-open on Thursday 8th of January 2026.

Recently NStEP were delighted to collaborate with Applied Inspiration (appliedinspiration.co) to co-create a series of limited-edition 'Skillset Awards', to recognise and reward participants for their dedication to research skills development! Scroll to learn more ⬇️

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Meet some of the speakers who'll be joining our National Student Engagement Network webinar on Monday 1st December 2025!📣 Dr. Sharon Shannon & Adam Breen will be presenting on Chorus: Amplifying Student Voice through Creative STEAM Engagement.

2025 has been a great year for NStEP as we welcomed three new participating institutions, bringing our number of engaged HEIs to 30! 👏 We are delighted to welcome UCD to NStEP and to support and improve student engagement across this institution. #studentengagement #studentpartnership

Join us for our next National Student Engagement Network Event - a webinar "Beyond Feedback: Building Effective Student Voice Mechanisms Webinar" on December 1st at 1pm. See the link in our bio to register attendance and/or apply to present at the event.

We were in SETU Waterford campus this morning delivering Introductory Class Rep Training to SETUSU student reps! Lots of lively discussions had on student engagement 👏

NStEP is delighted to be in @tcddublin.bsky.social today at the launch of @studentsurveyirl.bsky.social 2026 and the PGR StudentSurvey.ie National Report 2025!

Student Trainer Isobel was in @maynoothuniversity.ie this morning delivering Introductory Class Rep Training to Maynooth SU reps!

Student trainers Ebere and Jamila were excited to be back in @myiadt.bsky.social delivering more Introductory Class Rep Training for IADTSU!

We’re delighted to be at @qqireland.bsky.social’s launch of the Thematic Analysis of the CINNTE Review Reports of Technological Universities. Our Development Coordinator Rachael will be chairing a student panel later on today.

We were delighted to be back in @mtu.ie today, building on previous sessions and delivering Advanced Class Rep Training for MTUSU Cork student reps!

Isobel is an undergraduate Law student at Maynooth University and serves as an Independent Senator in the Maynooth Students’ Union. She is passionate about student advocacy. We are delighted to welcome Isobel onboard this year as a Student Trainer!

Rumbidzai is in her 3rd year of her PhD in Marketing and International Business at MTU Cork and is passionate about education and improving the student learning experience for everyone. Rumbi is an active member of NStEP QA Reviewer Pool since 2023 and a returning Student Trainer!

Killian is a languages student at @DCU specialising in Spanish and German. Killian has a passion for international experiences and has participated in Erasmus+ projects. Killian is an experienced class representative and Student Trainer. We are thrilled to have him back this year.

MEET OUR TRAINERS! Alex is completing a MSc in Psychology at Dublin City University, where he also serves as the Science and Health Faculty Representative and advocates for student engagement. Alex’s journey with NStEP began as a Student QA Reviewer, and now he joins us as a Student Trainer. 👏

MEET OUR TRAINERS! Rhianna is studying on the B.Ed. Home Economics course in ATU St. Angela’s in Sligo. Rhianna was class rep for 2 years and then took a sabbatical year to serve as St. Angela’s Students’ Union President. We are delighted to welcome her back as a trainer for her third year!

MEET OUR TRAINERS! Ebere is a recent Law graduate from Maynooth University. Ebere was deeply involved in student engagement and representation, serving in leadership and advocacy roles that focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are thrilled to have Ebere join us this year as a Trainer!

Are you a postgraduate student or researcher in Ireland? Do you want to help improve postgraduate engagement in higher education? Join our National Postgraduate Engagement Network to help develop our work with postgrads! Link in bio, more details to follow 👏

Student trainers Damian and Caren were delighted to deliver an online Introductory Class Rep Training session to Dublin Business School student reps yesterday!

Today student trainers Rani and Caren were in Independent College Dublin delivering Introductory Class Rep Training! Lots of discussion on student engagement and representation 📣

We were with @mtu.ie and MTUSU Cork today delivering Introductory Class Rep Training! We’ll be back in a few weeks to deliver our Advanced Class Rep Training 📚

Student trainers Elle & Ebere had a wonderful time in Carlow College St. Patrick’s delivering training to CCSU class reps!

Thank you to Dundalk Institute of Technology and DKITSU for having us on campus today to deliver Introductory Class Rep Training to your student reps, and to all reps for attending and engaging with us!

We delivered 2 amazing Introductory Class Rep Trainings sessions for the wonderful NCADSU student reps in NCAD! Thank you so much for everyone who attended and engaged, we’ll be back tomorrow for another session if you couldn’t join us today ☺️