Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
Progression from FETAC Level 5 Certificates and Level 6 Advanced Certificates to Higher Education Courses
For 2011 FETAC CAO applicants there are forty higher education institutions including universities, institutes of technology and private third level colleges offering places on a variety of courses.
In addition to the Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS) which links specific FETAC Level 5 Certificates and some Level 6 Advanced Certificates to a number of reserved places on higher education courses, the Institutes of Technology and some higher education institutions operate an admissions criteria and scoring system for non-specific FETAC Level 5 Certificate and Level 6 Advanced Certificate applicants.
FETAC's information leaflet Progression from FETAC Level 5 Certificates and Level 6 Advanced Certificates to Higher Education Courses 2011 provides answers to some of the more frequently asked questions around CAO application for FETAC certificate holders through the Higher Education Links Scheme and the Pilot Scheme.
Download Acrobat pdf version of Progression from FETAC Level 5 Certificates and Level 6 Advanced Certificates to Higher Education Courses 2011.
Note: Applicants are advised at all times to confirm linked awards, any additional module requirements, application processes and scoring systems with the Admission Offices of the participating higher education institutions or visit www.cao.ie
FETAC Advanced Certificate - Craft
In addition to the progression links available via the Higher Education Links Scheme, there are also a number of progression routes available to a variety of 3rd level courses for holders of the FETAC Advanced Certificate - Craft.
Detailed information on these progression routes and entry requirements, and on progression routes for Apprentices who have been made redundant after Phase 4 of the Apprenticeship programme, are available from individual higher education institutions. Further information is also available in FETAC's publication Progression from FETAC Advanced Certificate - Craft to Higher Education Courses.
Note: All information relating to linked courses has been provided by the participating higher education institutions and every effort has been made to ensure that it is accurate and current.