Quality and Qualifications Ireland

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1 Quality and Qualifications Ireland Angela Lambkin QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

2 Quality and Qualifications Ireland QQI is a state agency established in November 2012 by the Quality Assurance and Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 2012 with a board appointed by the Minister for Education and Skills Our functions include those previously carried out by the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC); the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC); the Irish Universities Quality Board (IUQB) and the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI)

3 QQI functions Quality assure providers of further and higher education and training Promote, develop and maintain the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Validate programmes and make awards Inform the public about the quality of education and training programmes and qualifications Advise the Minister in relation to national policy on quality assurance and enhancement in education and training.

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5 QQI Numbers 600 providers across public and private, further, higher and English language sectors 3,951 Honours Bachelor Degrees (2016) 280, 291 awards (2016) QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

6 Education and training providers Universities: Designated Awarding Bodies Institutions of Technology: Delegated Authority Education & Training Boards - QQI awards Private further and higher - QQI awards

7 Quality and Qualifications Ireland Information Services Qualifications Directorate Includes: Qualifax national learner s database Naric Ireland part of the ENIC-NARIC network General information on qualifications Europass / mobility activity (NEC) Certificate and diploma supplements

8 Qualifications Directorate Maintain and promote the NFQ Guide and support use of NFQ nationally and internationally Provide authoritative information on programmes & qualifications Provide comparative advice on foreign qualifications Certification QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

9 Information Services Unit Qualifax.ie a programme and course information database NARIC.ie - recognition and Enic- Naric Europass.ie promotion of mobility Qualifications information & monitoring QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

10 Qualifax National learner database Comprehensive information on programmes and courses Supports students and educators.5m users per year QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

11 The Irish ENIC-NARIC Centre: What do we do? Part of an initiative of the European Commission, the Council of Europe and UNESCO to help organisations and individuals find information relating international academic and professional mobility, and on procedures for the recognition of foreign qualifications. Facilitates the recognition of foreign qualifications in Ireland by offering advice on how foreign qualifications compare to Irish qualifications placed on the NFQ Variety of stakeholders: Award-holders/individuals Recruiters Employers Education institutions Guidance professionals Government departments.

12 The Irish ENIC-NARIC Centre: Who are we? Facilitates the recognition of foreign qualifications in Ireland Facilitates the recognition of Irish qualifications at home and abroad / Verification service for QQI awards Acts as a referral service for professional recognition Approximately 33,000 website hits NARIC.ie Informal queries 5,000 Free of charge service

13 The Irish ENIC-NARIC: How? Facilitates the recognition of foreign qualifications in Ireland by offering advice on how foreign qualifications compare to Irish qualifications placed on the NFQ variety of stakeholders: award-holders, recruiters, employers, education institutions, guidance professionals, government departments. Applicants are issued with a statement of comparability which compares their qualification to an Irish award, e.g. is comparable to an Honours Bachelor Degree which is placed at Level 8 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications Provides information on the Irish education and training system, promotes recognition of Irish qualifications abroad

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15 2016 Analytics Sum of Unique Country Pageviews Brazil 2800 UK 2552 Poland 1785 Spain 1764 Croatia 1295 India 1124 Pakistan 1045 Romania 923 USA 829 Ireland 791 Australia 669 Italy 644 Lithuania 596 Germany 514 France 449 Philippines 441 South Africa 418 Nigeria 398 Russia 368 Venezuela 324 Canada 274 Hungary QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland 257

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17 The Europass Tools 1. Europass CV 2. Europass Language Passport 3. Europass Mobility Document 4. Europass Certificate Supplement 5. Europass Diploma Supplement Cover letter Europass Skills Passport

18 Where is Europass going? European Area of Skills and Qualifications Global context needs to be more widely used Interoperability, Compatibility

19 QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland