The Education and Training Inspectorate inspect organisations that receive funding for education and training, including:
- Pre-school centres including Nursery Schools and classes;Primary, Post-primary and Special Schools;
- Education Other Than At School Provision Centres;
- Independent Schools for the purpose of registration;
- Institutes of Further and Higher Education;
- Work Based Learning and Employment programmes;
- the Youth and Community sector;
- Initial Teacher Education organisations; and
- Those aspects of the services of the Education and Skills Authority which pertain to learning and teaching and standards, including the quality of post-inspection support.
The Inspectorate provides inspection services and information about the quality of education being offered to:
- The Department of Education (DE)
- The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL)
- The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL)
In addition, inspection services are also provided for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), the Criminal Justice Inspection (CJI) and the United Kingdom Borders’ Agency (Home Office).