oide

What oide does

Oide (legal entity: Ionad Oideachais Mhuineacháin) is a non-profit education support service headquartered in Monaghan, Ireland, that delivers professional learning and curriculum implementation support to school leaders and teachers across the Republic of Ireland. The organization is entirely funded by the Department of Education and Youth of Ireland and provides its services free of charge to primary schools, post-primary schools, and Irish-medium schools (Gaelscoileanna/Gaelcholáistí). Oide operates sub-brands including Droichead (teacher induction for newly qualified teachers), GaelAonad (Irish-medium education support), Leadership Development, and Oide Creativity (arts-focused professional development delivered with the Creative Ireland Programme).

The service portfolio spans seven core lines: Digital Technology, Droichead Induction, Primary Education Support, Post-Primary Education Support, GaelAonad, Leadership Development, and Oide Creativity. Resources are aligned to official frameworks from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), covering the Primary Curriculum Framework, Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, and inclusive education programs (DEIS, EAL, Reading/Maths Recovery). Delivery combines in-person workshops, direct school support, and Moodle-based online courses hosted at oideleadership.moodlecloud.com and onlinelearning.teacherinduction.ie. Partnerships with Trinity College Dublin extend into formal academic credentialing via a funded Postgraduate Diploma in School Leadership.

Oide's business model is fully grant-funded by the Irish state through the Department of Education and Youth, which also sets strategic direction. The go-to-market is direct service delivery to schools nationwide, with no commercial sales channels. The organization has no private-sector revenue, no external investors, and no disclosed headcount, and serves as the default national vehicle for teacher and school leader CPD and curriculum implementation support in Ireland.

Name

oide

Website

https://oide.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Oide is a non-profit, Irish government-funded education support service that delivers free professional learning, curriculum implementation, and leadership development to school leaders and teachers across all primary and post-primary schools in the Republic of Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Professional Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Open Educational Resources (OER) & Curriculum Repositories (EDAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Teacher professional development
• Curriculum support services
• School leadership programs
• Education professional learning
• Teacher induction support

Headquarters

HQ city

Monaghan

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Oide is entirely funded by the Department of Education and Youth of Ireland. All services are provided free of charge to school leaders and teachers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oide provides professional learning, curriculum implementation support, and teacher induction services to school leaders and teachers across the Republic of Ireland. Services are delivered through in-person workshops, Moodle-based online courses, and direct school engagement, and span Digital Technology integration, Primary and Post-Primary curriculum support, Irish-medium education (GaelAonad), Leadership Development, the Droichead induction pathway, and the Oide Creativity arts initiative.

Product overview

Oide is a support service for school leaders and teachers in Ireland, funded by the Department of Education and Youth. The organization provides high-quality, innovative, and responsive professional learning across multiple areas: Digital Technology, Droichead Induction (teacher induction), Primary Education Support, Post-Primary Education Support, GaelAonad (Irish-medium education support), Leadership Development, and Oide Creativity (arts education initiative). These services are delivered through a combination of online learning platforms (Moodle-based), in-person workshops, professional learning materials, and digital resources for teachers across Ireland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oide Creativity: A series of professional development workshops for teachers to support engagement with the arts and learning, in partnership with Creative Ireland Programme
• GaelAonad
• Droichead

Products and services

• Digital Technology

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Department of Education and Youth (Ireland)coreOthersPrimary funder of Oide. The organization is entirely funded by the Department of Education and Youth, which sets the strategic direction and priorities for teacher and school leader professional development.
• Creative Ireland ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOide Creativity is a collaborative initiative between the Creative Ireland Programme and Oide, providing professional development workshops for teachers to support engagement with the arts and learning.
• National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOide provides resources and support aligned with NCCA curriculum frameworks, including curriculum online toolkits and materials for Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle programs.
• Arts CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Arts Council partnered with JCT (Junior Cycle for Teachers) in a pilot initiative starting in 2014, which evolved into the Oide Creativity program. The initiative is guided by principles expressed in the Arts in Education Charter.
• Trinity College Dublin School of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership offering a funded Postgraduate Diploma in School Leadership, combining academic study with professional practice.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST): PDST was Oide's primary predecessor organization. It delivered in-school CPD, advisory, and support services to primary and post-primary teachers in Ireland. Directly comparable as both are government-funded nationwide teacher PD providers, with Oide effectively consolidating PDST's mandate under a new brand.
• Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT): JCT was the predecessor service specifically for Junior Cycle reform support, also merged into Oide. It provided professional learning experiences and resources for Junior Cycle teachers, making it a directly comparable mission-aligned peer absorbed into Oide.
• National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA): NCCA is the Irish statutory body that develops curricula from early years through senior cycle. It is both an Oide partner and a peer: it produces curriculum frameworks while Oide delivers the associated professional learning, so they sit on the same value chain serving the same schools.
• Education Support Centre Ireland (ESCI network): A nationwide network of 21 full-time and 9 part-time Education Support Centres in Ireland delivering locally based CPD courses and support services to teachers. Peers to Oide as regional CPD delivery infrastructure serving the same primary and post-primary teacher audience.

Broad incumbents

• National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE): The UK's national computing education support centre funded by the Department for Education, providing CPD, teaching resources, and certification for computing teachers. Comparable to Oide as a government-funded national teacher PD body focused on a specific learning area, though operating in a different jurisdiction and subject area.
• Education Scotland: Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education, including teacher professional development and curriculum support. Comparable as a national, government-funded body providing CPD and curriculum implementation support to schools in a separate jurisdiction.
• AITSL (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership): Australian government-funded national body responsible for teaching standards, accreditation, and teacher professional learning. Functionally analogous to Oide as a national, government-funded authority steering teacher quality and CPD, though with broader scope (standards-setting plus PD delivery).

Regional players

• CCEA (Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment): Northern Ireland's statutory body for curriculum, examinations, and assessment. Peer to Oide's curriculum-focused mandate, including offering professional learning and resources to teachers in Northern Ireland, but operating in a different jurisdiction with separate policy oversight.

Emerging players

• Chartered College of Teaching: UK-based chartered body for the teaching profession offering CPD resources, publications, and professional development. Comparable to Oide's leadership and recognition work (e.g., the Post Graduate Diploma in School Leadership partnership), though run as an independent membership body rather than a state agency.

Others

• European Schoolnet: European-level network of education ministries that supports teacher professional development, digital competence, and curriculum innovation across member states. Thematically adjacent to Oide's teacher PD and digital technology integration work, though operating at a supranational coordination layer rather than direct school service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oide_Ireland

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