An Educational Amalgamation
Qualifications and Quality Assurance Ireland (QQAI), is soon to replace FETAC, HETAC, NQAI and IUQB. Amalgamation of various state bodies seems to be a hallmark of the Government’s plan to improve...
View ArticleNew Agency to Drive Higher and Further Education Change
A new integrated agency Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) was established on November 6th 2012. This agency effectively replaced awarding bodies National Qualifications Authority of Ireland...
View ArticleTravel and Tourism Courses
Even during the global economic downturn, travel and tourism remained an industry with an extensive and diverse market to cater for. Here, in Ireland, the tourism industry is about encouraging global...
View ArticleFindacourse.ie December 2013 E-News
Evening Courses Distance Learning Further Education Fitness Training Business Training Education News Featured Educators December2013 E-Bulletin Education News – MOOCs – An Effective Online Learning...
View ArticleThe Changing Face of Further Education
Further education includes training and education that takes place after second level but not as part of the third level system. A wide variety of further education providers, such as schools,...
View ArticleAlternatives to Solas (Previously FAS) for skills training
If a career in hospitality, food, tourism, forestry, farming, crafts or fishing is what you are seeking, then it could be time to think beyond Solas (previously FAS) and discover the various other...
View ArticlePLC Courses as a Route to Third Level
There was a time, not too long ago, when your Leaving Certificate grades and the points that they translated into determined whether you would become a third level student for three or four years, go...
View ArticleFurther Education, The PLC Application Process
There are many further education providers around the country, offering a wide variety of QQI level 5 and level 6 courses often known as Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses. Students mostly enter...
View ArticleFurther Education Colleges
Further education is a credible and worthwhile option for students, in terms of courses on offer, internationally recognisable qualifications and on completion and employment prospects. This sector...
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