National Framework of Qualifications
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The National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) is a system used to describe levels of educational qualifications in Ireland. Responsibility for maintaining and developing the framework lies with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).
Launched in 2003, the NFQ was developed by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland as a means of comparing training and qualifications between institutions of education at all levels. It includes primary school, second level, FETAC, HETAC, Dublin Institute of Technology and university courses.[1] The framework consists of 10 levels, ranging from basic certificates to doctoral level. A 'fan diagram' [1] is used to illustrate the progression of the levels.[2]
Framework
| EQF level | EHEA cycle | NFQ level | Major award types |
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| 1 | 1 | Level 1 Certificate | |
| 2 | Level 2 Certificate | ||
| 2 | 3 | Level 3 Certificate Junior Certificate |
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| 3 | 4 | Level 4 Certificate Leaving Certificate |
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| 4 | 5 | Level 5 Certificate Leaving Certificate |
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| 5 | 6 | Advanced Certificate | |
| Short cycle within 1st | Higher Certificate | ||
| 6 | 1st | 7 | Ordinary bachelor's degree |
| 8 | Honours bachelor's degree Higher Diploma |
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| 7 | 2nd | 9 | Master's Degree Post-Graduate Diploma |
| 8 | 3rd | 10 | Doctoral Degree Higher Doctorate |
References
External links
- National Framework of Qualifications website
- National Qualifications Authority of Ireland website
- Relationship between the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the National Framework of Qualifications
![[1]](http://www.nfq.ie/nfq/en/images/FanDec2006.jpg){kind=link}