Contact the NStEP Team

This is a photo of Hannah Kelly, the NStEP Programme Manager.

Niamh Kennedy (She/Her)

Programme Manager

As the Programme Manager, Niamh is responsible for NStEP’s day-to-day operations, ensuring that NStEP’s vision, mission, and strategic priorities follow the NStEP Strategy, liaising with staff and organisations in Higher Education, facilitating our institutional development workshops, managing our National Student Engagement Network events and other institutional support.

For general queries or institutional development – please contact Niamh at: nstep@usi.ie

Rachael Sarsfield Ryan (She/Her)

Development Coordinator

Rachael works to support and expand NStEP’s Student Training Programme, to identify and develop resources for students and staff to ensure the successful implementation of the programme strategy, to manage the National Student Quality Assurance Reviewers Pool alongside Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), and to support the Programme Manager in day-to-day operations. 

For queries related to the Student Training Programme or Quality Assurance reviews – please contact Rachael at: nstepdevelopment@usi.ie

Student Quality Assurance Reviewers

Each year in partnership with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), we support a pool of Student Quality Assurance Reviewers.
To find out more about the Pool, or to request a Student Reviewer – please click the link below.