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Qualifications Recognition

Qualifications Recognition. Niamh Lenehan William O’Keeffe Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) 16 th October 2013. Overview of Presentation. The Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Qualifications Recognition Contact Information. Background to development of Irish NFQ.

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Qualifications Recognition

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  1. Qualifications Recognition Niamh Lenehan William O’Keeffe Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) 16th October 2013

  2. Overview of Presentation • The Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) • Qualifications Recognition • Contact Information

  3. Background to development of Irish NFQ • Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999 • established National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) charged with developing the National Framework of Qualifications • established the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) • established Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) (for standards and awards outside of the university sector) • 10 level framework incorporating: • General education (GE) • Further education and training (FET, VET) • Higher education and training (HET)

  4. The Irish Education System • High completion rate for secondary education: 89% of boys and 92% of girls who entered secondary school in 2005 and 2006 sat the national school leaving examination (Leaving Certificate) in 2012 • 94% completing the Leaving Certificate ‘established’ • 6% completed the more vocationally-oriented Leaving Certificate Applied • In a 2009 (30 country) study of 15-34 years old graduates by educational orientation: • Ireland had the lowest participation rate in a VET-oriented education with 22% • In Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria the rate is 84-85%

  5. Award-types • Major Awards are the main class of award made at a level. For example, the Ordinary Bachelor Degree at level 7. • MinorAwards provide recognition for learners who achieve a range of learning outcomes but not the specific combination of learning outcomes required for a major award. • Special Purpose Awards are made for very specific purposes. An example of a Special Purpose award is Driving - Heavy Goods Rigid. • SupplementalAwards are for learning which is additional to a previous award. They could, for example, relate to updating and refreshing knowledge or skills, or to continuing professional development

  6. Qualifications Recognitionwww.qualrec.ie • Established in 2003, located within the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland and now QQI • Centre which facilitates the academic recognition of foreign qualifications in Ireland and provides information regarding foreign education systems (compares foreign qualifications to Irish qualifications placed on the NFQ) • Provides information on Irish education and training system, promotes recognition of Irish qualifications abroad

  7. Qualifications Recognition - Features • Free of charge • Available to individuals, employers, public bodies, education institutions etc. • Deal with applications on a case-by-case basis • Volume: Approximately 1800 formal applications/yr

  8. Qualifications Recognition - Process • Applicant completes an application form and submits necessary documentation • Comparability of the award is established (up to 10-12 weeks) • Applicants are issued with a comparability statement providing advice on how their award compares to an Irish award, e.g. “… is comparable to an Ordinary Bachelor Degree which is placed at Level 7 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications” • Applicant may seek reassessment of their application

  9. Qualifications Recognition – Information Available (www.qualrec.ie) • International Qualifications Database: comparabilities available for certain awards from a number of countries • Qualifications can cross boundaries: comparing qualifications in the UK and Ireland • Comprehensive information on the Irish education and training system • There are many UK awarding bodies such as City & Guilds that offer programmes in Ireland. Listings of these awards with an NFQ level are available on our www.nfq.ie website via the following link: http://www.nfq.ie/nfq/en/awards_in_the_framework.html#UK

  10. Qualifications Recognition – Work in Progress • Comparability advice online • Review of comparability statement structure and information • Recognition Projects • Policy on recognition advice

  11. Establishment of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) • In November 2012, a new integrated qualifications and quality assurance authority (QQI) was established under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 • The Act amalgamated FETAC, HETAC, NQAI and the Irish Universities Quality Board (IUQB) • QQI is responsible for the NFQ and the quality assurance of all post-secondary education and training in Ireland

  12. Websites & Contact Details • Quality and Qualifications Ireland website: www.qqi.ie • Framework website: www.nfq.ie • Recognition website: www.qualrec.ie • Qualifax: National Learners’ Database: www.qualifax.ie • Niamh Lenehan – nlenehan@qqi.ie

  13. Thank you Questions?

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