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Providers of further education and training register with FETAC by agreement of their quality assurance policies and procedures in order to offer FETAC awards to learners. A diverse range of providers, publicly and privately funded, offer programmes leading to FETAC awards at levels 1 to 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).

To date over 990 providers have agreed procedures to offer programmes leading to FETAC awards. FETAC has made over one million awards to learners getting recognition for their learning. 

Provider Quality Assurance and Registration - Update

In order to prepare for the dissolution of FETAC, the transition of functions to the new agency and the reassignment of resources across the new organisation, FETAC wishes to advise the following service changes:

•  no new applications for provider registration will be accepted,
•  new award development activity will be suspended, and
•  the time table for the 5 year review of providers will be extended.

 

In addition, pending the establishment of the new agency and the development of new quality assurance guidelines and programme validation criteria, the processing of current applications for provider registration will not be progressed.

FETAC will continue its award making, programme validation and monitoring activities as scheduled in the Key Dates leaflet. However, during 2011/12 further changes to services may arise.

FETAC would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in further education for their valuable contributions over the last 10 years and is looking forward to offering an improved service to stakeholders within the context of the new amalgamated agency.

Consolidating a culture of Quality Assurance across Further Education and Training

FETAC has evaluated the effectiveness of the quality framework in the further education and training sector. The objectives of the evaluation are to:

  • assess the effectiveness of FETAC's current policies and procedures relating to providers and programmes
  • enhance and strengthen the quality framework for providers
  • make specific proposals regarding how best FETAC’s policies and procedures can be enhanced to further improve quality across the sector.

View FETAC Quality Framework for Providers.

Availability of Awards to Registered Providers

A full listing of the awards, with detail, which FETAC makes available to registered providers is contained in the Awards Directory.


For details on FETAC's new national awards system, the Common Awards System (CAS), view A Common Awards System for Further Education and Training. View also The Common Awards System - making the moves....as easy as A,P, C.

Validating Programmes

FETAC validates programmes leading to awards. For information on validation view Validation of Programmes.

Increasing Access

FETAC has prepared guidelines for providers on the specific information that they must make available to learners in order to fully inform learners about access and progression opportunities within the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). View Information for Learners: Guidelines for Providers. 

Providers are obliged to widen access to education and training through the recognition of prior learning and by recognising previously certified learning. For information view Register of Recognised Awards.

Marketing and Promotions

FETAC works in partnership with Providers to promote awards. Providers are encouraged to use the FETAC logo.  View Guidelines for usage of FETAC logo.