A Covid-19 antigen testing pilot process is to be rolled out at the CMETB FET Campus in Cavan.
CMETB were advised of this last week by Officials in the Department of Further and Higher Education.
The HSE announced that staff and students at further and higher education sites in four counties will take part in the programme.
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Staff at childcare facilities in the East, Northeast and West of the country will also being involved in the scheme.
The results will be evaluated to see how rapid antigen tests could be rolled out to the sector on a larger scale to prevent the spread of the virus.
Making the announcement on TikTok, Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said its part of an effort to get education back on-campus in September.
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