Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI; ) is the national agency responsible for
qualifications in
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. It was established by the
Oireachtas
The Oireachtas ( ; ), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the Bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of the president of Ireland and the two houses of the Oireachtas (): a house ...
in 2012 following the amalgamation of the
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland or NQAI (''Údarás Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí na hÉireann'' in Irish) was set up in 2001 under the Qualifications (Education & Training) Act, 1999 to develop and promote the implementation of a Na ...
, the
Further Education and Training Awards Council, the
Higher Education and Training Awards Council and the
Irish Universities Quality Board.
The agency is under the aegis of the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. It is a member of the
European Association of Quality Assurance Agencies for Higher Education. QQI is a registered agency in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education. It is the
National Academic Recognition Information Centre
All EU and EEA states and all the associated countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Cyprus have a designated National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC), which provides a way to compare academic qualifications as part of the B ...
to support the implementation of the
Lisbon Convention and the National Contact Point for the Europass
European Qualifications Framework
The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) acts as a translation device to make national qualifications more readable across Europe, promoting workers' and learners' mobility between countries and facilitating their lifelong learning. The EQF ...
.
Dr Padraig Walsh is chief executive officer.
References
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Education in the Republic of Ireland
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