Youthreach - Levels 3 5 – Adult literacy - Levels 1 - 3 which can serve as a foundation for vocational training Community education - mainly general education for civic & social purposes which may serve as a foundation for VET FÁS Regional Department of Full-time & part-time vocational Curricula for all FETAC Training Education and training in a wide range of award-bearing courses Centres Skills and the FAS vocational designations - NFQ must be validated by Board Levels 3 6 for mainly FETAC – unemployed individuals Skillsnets Employer-led Part-time vocational training in a Curricula for all Training networks wide range of occupational award-bearing courses Network supported by FÁS areas. predominantly for must be validated by employees FETAC Community and Independent Full-time & part-time vocational Curricula for all FETAC commercial governing training in a wide of award-bearing courses providers structures but vocational designations - NFQ must be validated by by obliged to be Levels 3 6 FETAC through FÁS in – – FÁS registered with these cases FÁS when providing courses Training centres attached to other public providers such Department of Full-time & part-time Curricula for all FETAC & Agriculture, Food agriculture, horticulture, fisheries as: HETAC award-bearing Teagasc & the Marine training at NFQ Levels 5 - 7 courses must be BIM Department of Training for the hospitality validated by the awarding Transport, industry at NFQ Levels 5 - 7 bodies Fáilte Ireland Tourism & Sport Institutes of Higher Education A wide range of vocational Curricula for all HETAC Technology Authority, an training in a wide range of award-bearing courses agency of DES vocational designations at NFQ must be validated by Levels 7 10 including the HETAC, internal – phases of institutional bodies &, in apprenticeships some cases, the Higher Education Authority Universities Higher Education Mainly academic courses but Curricula are designed Authority, an some vocational training NFQ by academic – agency of DES Levels 7 10 departments with – oversight from faculties Community Independent Mainly general education for Curricula are designed providers governing civic & social purposes which by the providers and structures may serve as a foundation for practitioners vocational training Commercial Independent A range of vocational and Curricula for providers and governing professional training in a wide courses must be professional structures range of vocational areas at validated by the awarding bodies NFQ Levels 5 9 body, e.g. FETAC, – HETAC or a professional body
Youthreach - Levels 3 – 5 Adult literacy - Levels 1 - 3 which can serve as a foundation for vocational training Community education - mainly general education for civic & social purposes which may serve as a foundation for VET FÁS Regional Training Centres Department of Education and Skills and the FAS Board Full-time & part-time vocational training in a wide range of vocational designations - NFQ Levels 3 – 6 for mainly unemployed individuals Curricula for all FETAC award-bearing courses must be validated by FETAC Skillsnets Training Network Employer-led networks supported by FÁS Part-time vocational training in a wide range of occupational areas. predominantly for employees Curricula for all award-bearing courses must be validated by FETAC Community and commercial providers by FÁS Independent governing structures but obliged to be registered with FÁS when providing courses Full-time & part-time vocational training in a wide of vocational designations - NFQ Levels 3 – 6 Curricula for all FETAC award-bearing courses must be validated by FETAC – through FÁS in these cases Training centres attached to other public providers such as: Teagasc BIM Fáilte Ireland Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport Full-time & part-time agriculture, horticulture, fisheries training at NFQ Levels 5 - 7 Training for the hospitality industry at NFQ Levels 5 - 7 Curricula for all FETAC & HETAC award-bearing courses must be validated by the awarding bodies Institutes of Technology Higher Education Authority, an agency of DES A wide range of vocational training in a wide range of vocational designations at NFQ Levels 7 – 10 including the phases of apprenticeships Curricula for all HETAC award-bearing courses must be validated by HETAC, internal institutional bodies &, in some cases, the Higher Education Authority Universities Higher Education Authority, an agency of DES Mainly academic courses but some vocational training – NFQ Levels 7 – 10 Curricula are designed by academic departments with oversight from faculties Community providers Independent governing structures Mainly general education for civic & social purposes which may serve as a foundation for vocational training Curricula are designed by the providers and practitioners Commercial providers and professional bodies Independent governing structures A range of vocational and professional training in a wide range of vocational areas at NFQ Levels 5 – 9 Curricula for courses must be validated by the awarding body, e.g. FETAC, HETAC or a professional body
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