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Europass Diploma Supplements at IT Sligo

Europass Diploma Supplements at IT Sligo. Dr Brendan McCormack. Registrar Institute of Technology, Sligo Ireland. Member Bologna ‘Expert Group’ Higher Education Authority Ireland. Overview. The EQF Europass Diploma Supplement ECTS. EQF. Accessible, student-centred

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Europass Diploma Supplements at IT Sligo

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  1. Europass Diploma Supplements at IT Sligo Dr Brendan McCormack Registrar Institute of Technology, Sligo Ireland Member Bologna ‘Expert Group’ Higher Education Authority Ireland

  2. Overview • The EQF • Europass Diploma Supplement • ECTS EQF Accessible, student-centred and transparent lifelong learning ECTS EDS

  3. Referencing the EQF Country A Country B 1 1 EQF 2 Qualifications (A) 1 2 3 2 4 3 3 4 5 Qualifications (B) 4 5 6 6 5 7 7 8 8 6 9 10

  4. Referencing the EQF Bologna Irish Qualifications 2nd Level Short Cycle within the First Cycle HC, Minor, SPA First Cycle Bachelor Second Cycle Masters Third Cycle PhD

  5. What is a Europass Diploma Supplement(EDS)? • A (supplementary) document that explains the qualification - which otherwise may be understood only within the awarding country • Provides all the information necessary to make a valid assessment of any degree or qualification • Issued to every student, upon graduation, together with their official award parchment, free of charge, in a widely spoken European language

  6. What’s in the EDS for students? • A summary of their learning - which is more readable and easily comparable abroad • A precise description of their academic career • A concise statement of the competencies acquired during the study period • An easier access to opportunities of employability or further studies abroad

  7. What’s in the EDS for Employers/Educators? • EU-wide official and consistent statement of the award • Transparency & comparabilityof qualifications e.g. • graduate education profile • work placement • other learning activities • Clarity on learning outcomes and learning Levels • Promotes informed judgements about qualifications that can be understood in other educational/ employment contexts.

  8. Feedback from EDS Label submission, January 2010 • Wording of the preamble altered (last 2 sentences) • Section 2.2 not completed • Section 4.2 has no details and relies on the reader searching the web site • Section 5.1 not completed and does not state N/A • In Section 4.3 the courses are listed against stage. These do not correspond to the levels used in the NFQ

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