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Ireland - Craft and Trade Qualifications (09/06/2014)
The Craft and Trade qualifications below may be awarded the points indicated where the qualification is:
Qualification* |
Abbreviation** |
Level in NZ terms |
Points under SMC |
Level 6 Advanced Certificate |
AC |
4 |
40 |
National Craft Certificate |
NC |
4 |
40 |
Trade Certificate - Grade: Senior Note: This also requires evidence of a Record of Apprenticeship, awarded by AnCO – The Industrial Training Authority, which includes a Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship and a National Craft Certificate |
TC |
4 |
40 |
* All the above qualifications must be awarded in one of the following crafts or trades within the relevant dates indicated:
** Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.
If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Note: Award certificates must be provided in their original language for all qualifications. Award certificates are issued in English, or in English and Irish.
If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were studied at any institution outside of Ireland, including any Irish overseas campuses, they should be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment. Additionally, if any courses have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications, these qualifications also need to be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
All qualifications awarded after 2014 should be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Awarding Bodies
The following Awarding Bodies may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.
Awarding Bodies Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only. |
Qualification awarded from |
Department of Education |
TC: 1980 - 1987 |
Department of Education / FÁS* - The Training and Employment Authority |
NC: 1987 - 1997 |
Department of Education and Science / FÁS* - The Training and Employment Authority |
NC: 1997 - 2001 |
FETAC (Further Education and Training Council) |
NC: 2001 - 2005 AC: 2005 - 2012 |
FETAC (Further Education and Training Council) QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland / Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann) will also be evident on the award certificate** |
AC: 2013 |
*Foras Áiseanna Saothair
**Transitional award logos, including QQI and FETAC, will both appear on award certificates and documentation.
Effective 09/06/2014