An ‘Active Consent Toolkit’, developed at NUIG, was launched today by the Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris.

The toolkit will be rolled out at colleges and universities around the country to improve students understanding of sexual violence, harassment, and consent.

It also address consent education on campus, and provides practical resources and research for colleges to create their own plan to address the issue.

The Toolkit has been developed based on the finding of the ‘Sexual Experiences Survey’ released in June 2020.

Minister Harris said that the results of this survey show that there is much work to be done about educating people on consent.

“We have to do more to raise awareness and support students, and the Active Consent Toolkit will greatly assist institutions in a really practical way.