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	Higher Education and Training Awards Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) is the legal successor to the National Council for Educational Awards and awards higher education awards in Ireland in the extra-university system; HETAC was created in 2001 under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999 (Section 21).
		The National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA) was founded in 1972, on an ad-hoc basis and awarded the first National Certificates that year at five Regional Technical Colleges.
		The providers of awards which lead to HETAC awards are called "recognised institutions", and they are recognised under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999 (Section 24).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Higher_Education_and_Training_Awards_Council (338 words)

	Council of Directors - Members
		HETAC (the Higher Education and Training Awards Council) was established by the Government on 11 June 2001, under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.
		HETAC is the qualifications awarding body for third-level educational and training institutions outside the university sector.
		FETAC (the Further Education and Training Awards Council) was set up on a statutory basis on 11 June 2001 by the Minister for Education and Science, under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999.
	www.councilofdirectors.ie /cod_links.html (828 words)

	Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) is a statutory body established under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999.
		FETAC represents a new departure for learners engaged in further education and training, in that it unifies former certification agencies under one banner.
		FETAC will also ensure that procedures for access, transfer and progression are implemented locally and nationally, thus facilitating learners at all stages of life to continue education and training.
	www.irishscientist.ie /2002/contents.asp?contentxml=02p20.xml&contentxsl=is02pages.xsl (806 words)

	New Awards Council for Higher Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) was established in June last by the Minister for Education and Science, Dr Michael Woods TD.
		HETAC is the qualifications award ing body for third-level education and training outside the university sector.
		FETAC is the successor organisation to the National Council for Vocational Awards.
	www.irishscientist.ie /2001/contents.asp?contentxml=01p21.xml&contentxsl=IS01pages.xsl (485 words)

	FETAC
		FETAC was set up as a statutory body on 11 June 2001 by the Minister for Education and Science under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999.
		FETAC's mission is to make quality assured awards in accordance with national standards within the national framework, creating opportunities for all learners in further education and training to have their achievements recognised and providing access to systematic progression pathways.
		While FETAC is responsible for setting the standards for certification in partnership with course providers and industry, it is the course providers who are responsible for the design of learning programmes.
	homepage.eircom.net /~vtosdonegal/FETAC.htm (450 words)

	Further and Higher Education Qualifications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Further education and training, is education and training that is between post-primary level and higher education.
		The Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999 does not distinguish between education and training nor between students who are full-time and those who are in employment and availing of training.
		It will be a matter for the awarding councils themselves to decide how this prior learning and prior experience can be assessed and they may look for help and advice from the providers of education and training in making this assessment.
	www.oasis.gov.ie /education/third_level_education/third_level_qualifications.html (1062 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 536 - 15 May, 2001 - Written Answers - Further Education and Training Awards Council.
		Creed asked the Minister for Education and Science when the membership of FETAC will be finalised; if those bodies with [509] nominating rights have notified him of their nominee; when the council assumes its role; and the persons or group which will have responsibility for awarding qualifications to this year's graduates.
		It will also establish and promote the maintenance and improvement of the standards of awards of the further and higher education and training sector, other than in the seven existing universities and liaise with bodies outside the State for the mutual recognition of awards at transnational level.
		When established, a further education and training award of the NCVA, NCEA, FAS, CERT and Teagasc shall be deemed to be an award made by the council.
	historical-debates.oireachtas.ie /D/0536/D.0536.200105150335.html (326 words)

	national Framework of Qualifications
		The Council congratulates the National Qualifications Authority, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council and the Dublin Institute of Technology on the clarity brought to qualifications in the area of higher education and training as a result of their work.
		FETAC is in the final stages of its own process, involving discussions with stakeholders with a view to placing its awards on the framework.
		When FETAC was established in June 2001, it became the single national body responsible for awards and standards in the sector.
	www.fetac.ie /news/NatFrQual.htm (455 words)

	Maxwell School of Syracuse University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		His current areas of research include developing education cost indices for school aid programs; examining the impacts of school and enrollment size on the cost of providing education; studying the link between state and local fiscal policy and economic growth and development; and examining the fiscal impact of senior citizens on state and local governments.
		Himes recently was awarded a research grant from the National Institute on Aging to examine the role of obesity in health and functioning at older ages.
		In 1998 Mitchell was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and in 2002 held a Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Oslo.
	www.maxwell.syr.edu /news/expertise/bios.asp (8158 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 572 - 21 October, 2003 - Written Answers. - Educational Qualifications.
		Dempsey): The Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999 provided for the establishment of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland and the Further and Higher Education and Training Awards Councils for the accreditation of non-university education and training awards at further and higher levels.
		As a national awarding body, the primary concern that HETAC must have in relation to validating a programme leading to one of its awards is whether the programme meets the appropriate outcomes for an award and the associated quality assurance arrangements for the programme.
		The awarding service of HETAC is open to all public and private providers as is required under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0572/D.0572.200310210133.html (530 words)

	Further Education Training Award Council at Quixse Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Council for Education and Training for Wales, the Scottish Further Education Funding Council and the...
		learners engaged in further education and training, in that it...
		to a ''further education and training award'' or to a ''higher education and training award...
	www.quixse.com /find_further+education+training+award+council.html (355 words)

	General Organisation \| Higher Education Authority \| An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas
		The Department of Education and Science is the Government Department with overall responsibility for the administration of higher education.
		The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) was established by the Minister for Education and Science in 2001.
		The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC), is the qualifications awarding body for third-level educational and training institutions outside the universities and is the legal successor to the National Council for Educational Awards.
	www.hea.ie /index.cfm/page/sub/id/498 (1117 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Further Education and Training Awards Council
		The Further Education and Training Awards Council is the authority that grants extra-university further education awards in Ireland, these awards have not yet been finalised but are been so by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland.
		Our mission is to make quality assured awards in accordance with national standards within the national framework, creating opportunities for all learners in further education and training to have their achievements recognised, and providing access to systematic progression pathways.
		FETAC welcomes implementation of National Framework of Qualifications...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Further-Education-and-Training-Awards-Council (264 words)

	National Qualifications Authority of Ireland - NQAI - Policies and Procedures
		Procedures for the Further Education and Training Awards Council.
		The transitional appeals process under sections 17 and 27 of the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999 in relation to validation being refused or withdrawn by the Further Education and Training Awards Council or Higher Education and Training Awards Council.
		It is a matter for the institutes, in consultation with the Councils, to ensure that the requirements of the Act in relation to submitting all programmes for validation are met and the institutes are requested to advance with submitting all programmes for validation as soon as possible.
	www.nqai.ie /en/PoliciesandProcedures (470 words)

	QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND TRAINING) ACT, 1999 SECTION 2
		"award" means an award which is conferred, granted or given by an awarding body and which records that a learner has acquired a standard of knowledge, skill or competence, and references in this Act to "award" shall include references to a "further education and training award" or to a "higher education and training award";
		"further education and training" means education and training other than primary or post-primary education or higher education and training, which is determined by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland under section 10 to be further education and training;
		"programme of education and training" means any process by which learners may acquire knowledge, skill or competence and includes courses of study or instruction, apprenticeships, training and employment and references to "programme" shall be construed accordingly;
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZA26Y1999S2.html (959 words)

	QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND TRAINING) ACT, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		(b) whether the standard of knowledge, skill or competence to be acquired by a learner for the purposes of an award is at the level of a further education and training award or of a higher education and training award.
		(2) The Council shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and an official seal and power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and, with the consent of the Minister, to acquire, hold and dispose of land or an interest in land and to acquire, hold and dispose of any other property.
		(b) annul the decision of the Council and substitute its decision for the decision of the Council.
	www.ucc.ie /law/irlii/statutes/1999_26.htm (4745 words)

	ipedia.com: Higher Education and Training Awards Council Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Higher Education and Training Awards Council is the legal successor to the National Council for Educational Awards and awards higher education awards in Ireland in the extra-university system sinc...
		The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) is the legal successor to the National Council for Educational Awards and awards higher education awards in Ireland in the extra-university system since 2001.
		Early on it was decided that the National Council for Educational Awards would be the only extra-university conferring institution in the State at higher education rather than having a multitude of competing institutions.
	www.ipedia.com /higher_education_and_training_awards_council.html (234 words)

	BIM Corporate - Training - Training Links
		The Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) is an agency of the Department of Education and Science, which sets, monitors and certifies national standards for vocational education and training programs.
		FETAC works in partnership with employers, course providers, learners, higher education institutions and national authorities to ensure that its awards are:
		The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) is the awarding body for third-level educational and training institutions outside the university sector.
	www.bim.ie /templates/text_content.asp?node_id=524 (215 words)

	Teagasc - Education and Training
		The new course structure for training of young entrants to agriculture, horticulture and the agri-food industry was bedded down in 2002.
		Many of the participants in these courses, involving 100 hours training in agriculture and 80 hours training in farm management, were in full-time employment outside of farming and were taking over the running of the family farm business on a full-time or part-time basis.
		Some 40% of all adult training programmes were in the areas of environmental control and food safety, reflecting the growing importance of these areas.
	www.teagasc.ie /publications/2003/annualreport2002/annualreport2002_11.htm (939 words)

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		The National Reference Point for Vocational Qualifications in Ireland is the responsibility of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland in association with the Further Education and Training Awards Council.
		The main users of this service are higher education institutions, students and their advisers, parents, teachers and prospective employers.
		The Irish Naric has been officially designated as the contact point for the council Directive 89/48/EES on the recognition of higher Education diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at least three years duration.
	homepage.eircom.net /~docstore/nqai/NRP/nrpmainpage.htm (281 words)

	Sports Coaching - Inchicore College of Further Education
		This course, which is validated by the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) and the relevant Governing Body of Sport (e.g.
		Throughout the year, students will be assigned to a variety of schools, clubs, development officers and community groups where they will have the opportunity to work with experienced coaches and to develop their own coaching skills.
		They will then be in a position to continue their coach education and go on to the next level of the National Coaching Development Programme.
	www.inchicorecollege.ie /sports_coaching.htm (529 words)

	fetac home
		FETAC Awards Guide 2006-2007 Supplement will issue to centres in September
		Further Education and Training in Ireland - A Quantitative Analysis December 2005
		FETAC introduces new awards at Levels 1 and 2
	www.fetac.ie (85 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 522 - 29 June, 2000 - Written Answers. - National Qualifications Authority.
		The priority in nominating persons to the council is for those persons to have the necessary expertise and breadth of experience in the further education and training area to enable them to fully contribute to the achievement of the objects of the Act.
		It is in this context that the establishment of the Higher Education and Training Awards Council must be seen.
		The priority in nominating persons to the council is for those persons to have the necessary expertise and breadth of experience in the higher education and training area to enable them to fully contribute to the achievement of the objects of the Act.
	historical-debates.oireachtas.ie /D/0522/D.0522.200006290232.html (559 words)

	Higher Education and Training Awards Council - The Jiggies Reference Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) is the legal successor to the National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA) and awards higher education awards in Ireland in the extra-university system since 2001.
		Early on it was decided that the National Council for Educational Awards would be the only extra-university conferring institution in the State at tertiary education rather than having a multitude of competing institutions.
		During the 1970s this caused trouble as Fine Gael-Labour goverment attempted to limited the council to sub-degree awards only, later Fianna Fail government of 1977 restored the full powers and placed it on a statutory footing in 1979.
	www.jiggies.com /reference/Higher_Education_and_Training_Awards_Council (169 words)

	Response Source \| Press Releases - UNIVERSITY VOCATIONAL AWARDS COUNCIL LAUNCHES TOOLKIT TO HELP UNIVERSITIES AND ...
		Aimed at curriculum designers and deliverers within further and higher education, the toolkit’s purpose is to encourage the wider use of National Occupational Standards in foundation degrees, honours degrees, postgraduate programmes and graduate apprenticeships to ensure that:
		The University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) was established in 1999 as an independent voice for HE and FE on higher vocational learning.
		The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England, other than in Universities.
	www.responsesource.com /releases/rel_display.php?relid=19178&hilite= (936 words)

	HETAC » Higher Education & Training Awards Council \| About Us
		HETAC » Higher Education & Training Awards Council
		To develop, promote and maintain higher education and training awards to the highest international standards and quality.
		to promote diversity within the higher education and training sector, and between further education and training and higher education and training.
	www.hetac.ie /about.cfm?sID=2 (312 words)

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