The National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) is a system used to describe levels of educational qualifications in

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. Responsibility for maintaining and developing the framework lies with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). Launched in 2003, the NFQ was developed by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland as a means of comparing training and qualifications between institutions of education at all levels. It encompasses learning at primary and second level, as well as acting as a benchmark for required standards for graduates of courses offered by QQI, and

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. The framework consists of 10 "Levels", ranging from Certificates at Level 1 which signify initial learning to degrees at

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level. A 'fan diagram' is used to illustrate the progression of the levels.

Framework

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External links

National Framework of Qualifications website
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