Higher Education and Training Awards Council
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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 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. Early on it was decided that the NCEA would be the only extra-university conferring institution in the State at higher education rather than having a multitude of competing institutions. During the 1970s this caused some trouble as Fine Gael-Labour (National Coalition) government attempted to limit the NCEA to subdegree awards only, later Fianna Fáil government of 1977 restored the full powers and placed the NCEA on a statutory footing in 1980 by the [National Council for Educational Awards Act, 1979].
Awards
HETAC has recently completed the transition from awards derived from the NCEA standards to a new awards system based on the National Framework of Qualifications. A rough correspondence between the awards of the two systems is shown below.
| Legacy | Current |
| Certificate (HETAC)† | |
| National Certificate† | Higher Certificate‡ |
| National Diploma† | Ordinary bachelor's degree‡ |
| Honours bachelor's degree | Honours bachelor's degree |
| Graduate Diploma (conversion)† | Higher Diploma‡ |
| Graduate Diploma (professional)† | Postgraduate Diploma‡ |
| Master's degree | Master's degree |
| Doctorate degree | Doctorate degree |
| † Not awarded after June 2006. ‡ Awarded from July 2004. | |
Providers
The providers of awards which lead to HETAC awards are called "recognised institutions", and they are recognised under the [Qualifications (Education & Training) Act, 1999 (Section 24)]. Some of these institutions may have "delegation of authority" or "delegated authority" which allows them to make HETAC awards in their own name, this is currently limited to the Institutes of Technology and is often limited to certain award levels at institutions.Section 24 (1)(a)
- Athlone Institute of Technology
- Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
- Institute of Technology, Carlow
- Cork Institute of Technology
- Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
- Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
- Letterkenny Institute of Technology
- Limerick Institute of Technology
- Institute of Technology, Sligo
- Institute of Technology, Tallaght
- Institute of Technology, Tralee
- Waterford Institute of Technology
Section 24 (1)(b)
- Development Studies Centre, Kimmage
- Dublin Business School
- FISC Ireland Ltd.
- Garda Síochána College
- Griffith College
- Hibernia College
- HSI Limerick Business School
- Institute of Public Administration
- Irish Academy of Public Relations
- Irish Management Institute
- Leinster Academy, Leinster Rugby IRFU
- Mid West Business Institute
- Military College
- Milltown Institute
- National College of Ireland
- National Tourism Development Authority (formerly CERT)
- Newpark Music Centre
- Portobello College
- Shannon College of Hotel Management
- Skerry’s Cork Business School
- St. Nicholas Montessori College, Ireland
- St. Patrick’s College, Thurles
- St. Patrick's, Carlow College
- The American College, Dublin
- The Open Training College
- Thomas Crosbie Holdings Ltd
- Tipperary Institute
See also
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