Language-school provider Cork English Academy (CEA) has launched a special Work & Study package timed to coincide with the Stamp 2 visa cycle, offering discounted 25-week English courses that begin on 3 November 2025 and run through June 2026. The promotion—open to bookings made between 31 October and 30 November—bundles tuition, medical insurance and the obligatory TIE or IELTS exam, positioning itself as a budget-friendly entry point to Ireland’s labour market for non-EU students.
Under Ireland’s Work & Study scheme, holders of Stamp 2 permission can work up to 20 hours per week during term and 40 hours during designated holiday periods. With hospitality and retail still reporting staff shortages outside Dublin, regional colleges such as CEA are marketing heavily to Latin American and East-Asian applicants in search of both English proficiency and part-time employment.
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The package starts at €2,225 for an afternoon timetable—10 percent below last year’s average—and includes free textbooks and exam fees. CEA says demand is brisk, citing full host-family accommodation for the first intake. Immigration advisers note that early-November start dates are attractive because they allow students to complete the mandatory 25 weeks and still qualify for the peak-season 40-hour work allowance the following summer.
Employers should ensure that students they hire hold a GNIB residence card showing Stamp 2 and that work hours remain within legal limits. Mobility managers bringing dependants to Ireland on study visas should factor in housing availability in Cork, where rents have risen 9 percent year on year.
Under Ireland’s Work & Study scheme, holders of Stamp 2 permission can work up to 20 hours per week during term and 40 hours during designated holiday periods. With hospitality and retail still reporting staff shortages outside Dublin, regional colleges such as CEA are marketing heavily to Latin American and East-Asian applicants in search of both English proficiency and part-time employment.
The package starts at €2,225 for an afternoon timetable—10 percent below last year’s average—and includes free textbooks and exam fees. CEA says demand is brisk, citing full host-family accommodation for the first intake. Immigration advisers note that early-November start dates are attractive because they allow students to complete the mandatory 25 weeks and still qualify for the peak-season 40-hour work allowance the following summer.
Employers should ensure that students they hire hold a GNIB residence card showing Stamp 2 and that work hours remain within legal limits. Mobility managers bringing dependants to Ireland on study visas should factor in housing availability in Cork, where rents have risen 9 percent year on year.
