| | Higher Education and Training Awards Council - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | 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). |
 | | HETAC is an institution subject to the policies of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland and awards qualifications at many Institutes of Technology and other independent 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). |
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