Garda Vetting Application

St. Nicholas Montessori Society of Ireland is a registered organisation for Garda Vetting.

Under Regulation 9, Management and Recruitment of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016, all staff members or any persons in direct contact with children in an early years service must secure Garda Vetting disclosure before employment/ access commences.

Requirements to use SNMTA eVetting service:

  • Be over 16 years old (If aged 16-18 years, one must have submitted ‘Parent/Guardian Consent Form)
  • Have access to a valid email address
  • Have access to the Internet
  • Have completed the ‘Proof of Identity’ process

Parent-Guardian-Consent-Form

Garda Vetting Steps:

Download and print the Invitation Form, sign and date and send along with proof of identity to St. Nicholas Montessori Teachers’ Association, 100 Georges’ Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin A96 HP53

NVB Vetting Invitation 2021

Proof of current address & photo identification

  1. The St. Nicholas Montessori Society of Ireland validates proof of identity and sends the vetting subject an email with a link attached inviting him/her to complete a Vetting Application Form.
  2. The vetting subject completes a Vetting Application Form online and submits it by email to katie.teachers@smsi.ie or by post to Katie Moore, Programme Manager, St. Nicholas Montessori Teachers’ Association, 100 Georges St. Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin A96 H5P3′.
  3. The St. Nicholas Montessori Society of Ireland reviews the vetting application and submits it to the National Vetting Bureau
  4. The National Vetting Bureau processes the application and forwards a vetting disclosure to the St. Nicholas Montessori Society of Ireland.
  5. The St. Nicholas Montessori Society of Ireland reviews the vetting disclosure and provides a copy of the vetting disclosure to the vetting subject.

Garda National Vetting Affiliation Registration Number

Apply now for Garda National Vetting Bureau Affiliation Registration (GNVB)
Number

To apply for GNVB Number
Email  vetting@garda.ie with the following information:

  • Name of the Registered Vetting Organisation- St. Nicholas Montessori
    College.
  • Membership number – St. Nicholas Montessori Teachers’ Association
  • Name and address of your Montessori school
  • Contact person within your Montessori school
  • The purpose of your business- e.g. Montessori early years education, and or school-age programmes.

The Garda National Vetting Bureau will then send you an application form to
complete and return to them by post.
On completion, you will be issued with a GNVB Affiliate Registration Number
Send GNVB Affiliate Registration Number to katie.teachers@smsi.ie  so your details can be updated.

*Please be aware if you have multiple settings, this process must be completed
for each individual setting*