This document reports on research into the Certificate in Return to Learning (RTL) that is delivered by the Department of Adult and Community Education at Maynooth University (MU). Thisresearch is commissioned by MU Access Programmewith the support of the Department of Adult and Community Education. This reporting documenthas been written as acompanion to research by Fitzsimons and O’Neill (2015) which undertook a similar review of the Foundation Certificates in Science and Engineering also offered by Maynooth University. This research narratesstudent and staff experiences of the programme, its development within the structures of Maynooth University and its positioning within a broader landscape of access to higher education in Ireland. It also generates statistics on student progression, retention and completion rates.