Ireland completes European certification process
Ireland has completed the process of referencing levels of the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) to corresponding levels of award on the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
The EQF is an overarching qualifications framework which links countries’ qualifications together, acting as a translation device to make qualifications more readable and understandable across different countries and systems in Europe.
The outcome of the agreement is that colleges and employers in participating European countries will find it easier to evaluate the skills and knowledge levels of Irish academic award holders, thus increasing mobility and accessiblity across the continent.
The second stage of EQF implementation, introducing a reference to the EQF in all new Certificate and Diploma Supplements, should be completed by 2012.
View the table below to see how the ten Irish NFQ levels now correspond to the eight levels of the European Framework of Qualifications:
EQF Levels
NFQ Levels
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
6
8
7
9
8
10
Click here for more information about the National Framework of Qualifications.
