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Quality and Qualifications Ireland Information Services Angela Lambkin Session Quality and Qualifications Ireland National Framework of Qualifications Advising on Foreign Qualifications NARIC Ireland Europass activities Qualifax services

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Quality and Qualifications Ireland Information Services

Angela Lambkin

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Session

Quality and Qualifications Ireland National Framework of Qualifications Advising on Foreign Qualifications NARIC Ireland Europass activities Qualifax services

QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

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State agency established in 2012 by the Quality Assurance and Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 2012 Quality assurance relationship with providers incl. validating programmes Custodian of the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Setting standards and making awards Information provision

Quality and Qualifications Ireland

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QQI: What we do ….

  • Providers
  • Programmes

leading to QQI Awards

  • QQI is an

Awarding Body

  • International

recognition of qualifications

  • International

Education Mark

  • Irish National

Framework of Qualifications (10 Levels)

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The Irish ENIC-NARIC Centre

European Network of Information Centres in the European Region NARIC: National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the European Union

  • An initiative of the European Commission, the Council of Europe and

UNESCO

  • Helps organisations and individuals find information about international

academic and professional mobility, and on procedures for the recognition of foreign qualifications.

  • Facilitates the recognition of foreign qualifications in Ireland with advice
  • n 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.

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NARIC Ireland www.naric.ie

  • Advices about foreign academic qualifications
  • Facilitates the recognition of Irish qualifications – at home

and abroad / Verification service for QQI awards

  • Acts as a referral service for professional recognition
  • Approximately 70K website hits NARIC.ie
  • Informal queries 5,000
  • Free of charge service
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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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NARIC Stats

  • 70,000+ users
  • 1,150+ awards on www.naric.ie
  • 3,000 direct enquiries
  • 25,222 statements downloaded
  • Brazil, Poland, UK the top 3

QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

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QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

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Advice is

  • Authoritative
  • Based on research and information

gathered from national agencies

  • Accumulated over time
  • Comparative to NFQ/EQF levels
  • Generic advice at award level

QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

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Qualifax

  • National learner database
  • Comprehensive listing of course

information up to date

  • Guidance information & supports
  • Links…
  • Calendar of Events

QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

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Qualifax

  • Evolved over last 15 years
  • Over 500K visitors to the site pa.
  • Meets needs of wide range of

interest groups

  • National Guidance Review

QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

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Europass Initiative 2004

Europass Portfolio of Tools European Curriculum Vitae Language passport Diploma Supplement Certificate Supplement Mobility forms EU Reference Group

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Europass

  • New Decision 2017
  • Modernisation planned
  • Web based tools and relevant

available information

  • Online integrated platform at EU

level

  • New advisory group

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Erasmus+ projects 2018 - 20

  • Second level education

qualifications

  • Undocumented qualified
  • On-line learning qualifications
  • ……

QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland

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www.naric.ie www.QQI.ie www.eqf.eu www.qualifax.ie www.education.ie www.enic-naric.net

QQI, an integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland