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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:
- awarded by a recognised awarding body within the dates specified; and
- relevant to an occupation in Part B of the List of Skilled Occupations at Appendix 6.
Qualification*
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Abbreviation**
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Level in NZ terms
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Points under SMC
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Level 6 Advanced Certificate
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AC
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4
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40
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National Craft Certificate
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NC
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4
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40
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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
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TC
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4
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40
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* All the above qualifications must be awarded in one of the following crafts or trades within the relevant dates indicated:
- Brick and Stone Laying 1996 (Brick/Stonelayer 1980 - 1996)
- Cabinet Making 1980 - 2012
- Carpentry and Joinery 1996 (Carpenter / Joiner 1980 - 1996)
- Construction Plant Fitting 1996 (Construction Plant Fitter 1980 - 1996)
- Electrical 1996
- Electrical Installation 1980 - 1996
- Electrical Industrial Maintenance 1980 - 1996
- Electrical Instrumentation 1980
- Electrical Power Supply 1980 - 1996
- Electronic Security Systems 2010
- Fitting 1996 - 2010 (Fitter 1980 - 1996)
- Floor and Wall Tiling 1996
- Industrial Insulation 2010
- Instrumentation 1996
- Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitter (MAMF) 2011
- Metal Fabrication 1996 (Metal Fabricator 1980 - 1996)
- Painting and Decorating 1996 (Painter/Decorator 1980 - 1996)
- Patternmaker 1980 - 1996
- Plastering 1996 (Plasterer 1980 - 1996)
- Plumbing 1985 (Plumber 1980 - 1984)
- Refrigeration Craft 1984 - 1996 (Refrigeration Craftsman 1980 - 1983)
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 1996
- Refrigeration (Electrician) 1987 - 1996
- Sheet Metalworking 1996 (Sheet Metal Worker 1980 - 1996)
- Slater/Roof Tiler 1993 - 1996 (Slater/Tiler 1980 - 1992)
- Tool Making 1996 (Tool Maker 1980 - 1996)
- Turner 1980 - 1996
- Welder 1980 - 1996
- Wood Machining 1996 - 2012 (Woodmachinest 1980 - 1996)
- Wood Manufacturing and Finishing 2013
** 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.
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Qualification awarded from
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Department of Education
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TC: 1980 - 1987
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Department of Education / FÁS* - The Training and Employment Authority
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NC: 1987 - 1997
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Department of Education and Science / FÁS* - The Training and Employment Authority
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NC: 1997 - 2001
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FETAC (Further Education and Training Council)
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NC: 2001 - 2005
AC: 2005 - 2012
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FETAC (Further Education and Training Council)
QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland / Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann) will also be evident on the award certificate**
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AC: 2013
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*Foras Áiseanna Saothair
**Transitional award logos, including QQI and FETAC, will both appear on award certificates and documentation.
Effective 09/06/2014
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