What is an awarding body in education?

An awarding body, in the United Kingdom, is an examination board which sets examinations and awards qualifications, such as GCSEs and A-levels.

What is an awarding authority Ireland?

Awarding bodies issue awards (qualifications) to recognise your learning. Irish national awarding bodies are included in the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). The Irish national awarding bodies included are listed below: State Examinations Commission (SEC)

Who is the awarding body for QQI?

» The State Examinations Commission (SEC) makes school awards. These include the Junior Certificate (NFQ Level 3) and the Leaving Certificate (NFQ Level 4 and 5). » Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) makes awards in further and higher education and training.

Who are the awarding bodies for higher education in Ireland?

They have replaced a number of older awarding bodies. These include 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).

Which is the most important awarding body in Ireland?

For example, Irish universities confer awards as do some professional bodies, such as the Irish Aviation Authority. See our list of professional bodies for more information. In addition, awards granted by a number of UK and European bodies are also accepted in Ireland. Here we look at some of the most important awarding bodies.

Can a degree lead to an award in Ireland?

While courses and educational programmes in colleges and universties in Ireland lead to qualifications from Irish awarding bodies, it sometimes be the case that courses lead to non-Irish awards, for example awards from international bodies, or national awards from other countries.

What are awarding bodies and what do they do?

Awarding Bodies Awarding bodies are organisations that are empowered to ‘make awards’, or ‘award qualifications’. Certain institutions are both providers of programmes and awarding bodies in their own right: these are the universities and the Dublin Institute of Technology.