Alignment of Awards with the National Framework of Qualifications – Reports

Each awarding body/organisation that has had awards aligned with the NFQ is listed below. Click on the link to review the alignment report relating to each body.

Alignment Table

The reports below include a table of information on the qualifications of each awarding body that have been aligned with the Irish NFQ. These tables contain the following details:

The name of the qualification
The qualification reference number associated with the qualification (where applicable) – this can be used to locate more information about the qualification e.g on the UK Register of Regulated Qualifications
The type of qualification: there are a number of different types of qualification in the education and training system in the UK, such as Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs) and Higher Level Qualifications (HLQs). Definitions of types of qualification are included in each report
The number of guided learning hours/credit that are associated with the qualification. A definition of guided learning hours/credit is included in each report
The level of the qualification in the framework of the home country e.g. Qualifications and Credit Framework of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (QCF) or the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)
The level at which the qualification has been aligned on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).

Qualification Size and Progression Opportunities

A number of the education and training qualifications aligned with the Irish NFQ are significantly smaller in size than the Irish qualifications included in the NFQ. In this context, it is important to investigate and understand in advance what progression opportunities are associated with a qualification and how broadly they are available.

Reports on alignment of the awards made by awarding bodies in Ireland with the Irish National Framework of Qualifications

The Association of Business Executives (ABE)
(Awards aligned July 2011)
(Awards aligned February 2012)

British Computer Society (BCS)
(Awards aligned September 2009)

(Awards aligned February 2012)

Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU)
(Awards aligned April 2010)

Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education (CACHE)
(Awards aligned September 2008)
(Awards aligned July 2011)

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
(Awards aligned September 2008)

Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
(Awards aligned April 2010)

City and Guilds
(Awards aligned September 2008)
(Awards aligned September 2009)
(Awards aligned July 2011)
(Alignment report February 2012)
(Awards aligned February 2012)

Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH)
(Awards aligned February 2012)

Edexcel
(Awards aligned September 2008)
(Awards aligned September 2009
(Awards aligned July 2011)
(Awards aligned February 2012)

Education Development International (EDI)
(Awards Aligned Aligned September 2008)
(Awards aligned February 2012)

Institute of Commercial Management (ICM)
(Awards aligned July 2011)

Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
(Awards aligned September 2008)

(Awards aligned February 2012)

ITEC
(Awards aligned June 2009)
(Awards aligned February 2012)

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
(Awards aligned September 2008)
(Awards aligned July 2011)

Open University (OU)
(Awards aligned February 2008)
(Updated 1 May 2011)

Qualifications Network
(Awards aligned September 2009)

Signature
(Awards aligned February 2012)

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
(Awards aligned August 2010)

Trinity College London (TCL)
(Awards aligned September 2008)

Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT)
(Awards aligned September 2008)
(Awards aligned February 2012)

Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET)
(Awards aligned April 2009)

University College Birmingham
(Awards aligned Aligned May 2009)