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Qualifications RecognitionÚdarás Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí na hÉireann. National Qualifications Authority of Ireland.
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The United Kingdom

 

The Irish awarding bodies and qualifications authorities and the UK awarding and qualifications regulatory bodies have undertaken an exercise to align/cross reference the qualifications frameworks in the UK and Ireland. The exercise was completed in June 2005 and the document, Qualifications can cross boundaries - a rough guide to comparing qualifications in the UK and Ireland was published. The leaflet is a ready reckoner for employers, learners and other interested parties, designed to enable broad comparisons to be drawn between qualifications and their levels In Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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In addition, some more detailed information about UK qualifications and their comparison to relevant Irish qualifications is available here:

General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)

General Certificate of Education (GCE) A Level/General Certificate of Education (GCE) AS Level

Higher National Diploma (HND) / Higher National Certificate (HNC) /Foundation Degree

There are a number of award recognition agreements in place between Ireland and the UK as follows:

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List of Qualifications



School and Further Education and Training Qualifications


Higher Education and Training Qualifications


 

Report of the FHEQ Self-Certification Advisory Group


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