Working with Teagasc
Teagasc is the leading agriculture and food research organisation in Ireland. It is the national body responsible for research, training and advice for the agri-food industry. With over 1,400 staff covering these three interrelated but separate areas and 52 locations throughout the country you certainly won’t want for variety at Teagasc. Teagasc offers a number of benefits and opportunities to staff including:
Staff Development | Gender equality, diversity and inclusion | Staff Benefits | Recognition Programme | Staff Wellbeing | Teagasc Policies | Teagasc Pay Scales
Staff Development
Our people are key to our success. We recognise this and are committed to supporting staff to flourish and achieve their potential with an annual staff development budget of over €2m.
Through T-Learn, our bespoke learning management system, staff have access to a wealth of e-learning courses
A sample of our in-house learning programmes are list below
- Leadership Development Programme – QQI Level 9
- Management Development Programme
- Advisory Professional Development Programme
- Mid-career Checkpoint Programme
- Leading from Within
- Excelling in the Workplace Programme
- Funding for Level 7/8/9/10 third Level Training
- Funding technical programmes for our researchers, advisors, educators and professional services staff.
- Retirement Planning
Gender equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed advancing a culture of gender equality in our organisation.We believe in growing and keeping alive an open, diverse and inclusive workplace which is respectful to all and nurtures different perspectives, for the benefit of all in our organisation.
Equal Opportunities – Teagasc will ensure that everyone in Teagasc will have equal opportunities to achieve their potential
No Barriers – Teagasc will ensure there are no barriers to achieving gender equality within the organisation
Active Inclusion – Teagasc will actively ensure that all voices in the organisation are heard and that staff are empowered to share their views and ideas
Teagasc Policies
- Teagasc Code of Conduct (PDF)
- Teagasc Protected Disclosures Policy – Feb 2024 (PDF)
– Disclosures should be made in the first instance to the Staff Representative on the Authority – John Paul Fenlon – John.Fenlon@teagasc.ie, 059 9170210
– Disclosures can also be made to the Chief Operations Officer, the Director, the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee or the Chairman of the Authority. - Staff Handbook
Teagasc Pay Scales
Salary scales are applied in line with Public Service Collective Agreements and relevant Government Circulars. In general, new staff will be offered the minimum of the pay scale as their starting pay. Each staff category holds its own set of salary scales e.g. Administration, Research, Advisory/Education. See below the current salary scales.
- Teagasc Salary Scales 01-03-2025 (Excel)