Further Education and Training Awards Council
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The Further Education and Training Awards Council (Irish:Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna) (FETAC) is the statutory
awarding body for further education
in Ireland
. FETAC was established on June 11, 2001 under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.
FETAC is the successor to the National Council for Vocational Awards (NCVA) and also makes awards previously made by Fáilte Ireland - National Tourism Development Authority
(previously Bord Fáilte and CERT), FÁS - Training and Employment Authority
, National Council for Educational Awards (Foundation Certificate only) and Teagasc - Agriculture and Food Development Authority
.
As well as making awards, FETAC validates, monitors and ensures the quality of teaching programmes and determines standards.
FETAC does not deliver the award programmes itself, they are delivered by a number of bodies in both the public and private sector. Examples of teaching bodies in the public sector are Bord Iascaigh Mhara
, FÁS, Teagasc, Vocational Education Committee
s and Institutes of Technology
.
Awards granted by FETAC are in the process of being integrated into the ten-level National Framework of Qualifications under the supervision of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
. FETAC awards fall into levels 1 - 6 of the framework.
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awarding body for further education
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. FETAC was established on June 11, 2001 under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.
FETAC is the successor to the National Council for Vocational Awards (NCVA) and also makes awards previously made by Fáilte Ireland - National Tourism Development Authority
Fáilte Ireland
Fáilte Ireland is the National Tourism Development Authority of the Republic of Ireland. This authority was established under the National Tourism Development Authority Act of 2003 and replaces and builds upon the functions of Bord Fáilte, its predecessor organization...
(previously Bord Fáilte and CERT), FÁS - Training and Employment Authority
Fas
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, National Council for Educational Awards (Foundation Certificate only) and Teagasc - Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Teagasc
Teagasc is the semi-state authority in the Republic of Ireland responsible for research and development, training and advisory services in the agri-food sector. The authority has a number of county advisory centres, colleges and research centres in which it carries out its main business...
.
As well as making awards, FETAC validates, monitors and ensures the quality of teaching programmes and determines standards.
FETAC does not deliver the award programmes itself, they are delivered by a number of bodies in both the public and private sector. Examples of teaching bodies in the public sector are Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Bord Iascaigh Mhara or BIM is the agency of the Irish State with responsibility for developing the Irish marine fishing and aquaculture industries....
, FÁS, Teagasc, Vocational Education Committee
Vocational Education Committee
A Vocational Education Committee is a statutory local education body in the Republic of Ireland that administers some secondary education, most adult education and a very small amount of primary education in the state...
s and Institutes of Technology
Institute of technology
Institute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...
.
Awards granted by FETAC are in the process of being integrated into the ten-level National Framework of Qualifications under the supervision of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland or NQAI was set up under the Qualifications Act, 1999 to develop and promote the implementation of a National Framework of Qualifications across education and training in Ireland.-The Authority's role:The Authority’s principal tasks are as...
. FETAC awards fall into levels 1 - 6 of the framework.