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Questions about Fetac and Fas,any1 know??!

  • 14-01-2008 10:41PM
    #1
    craigg2008
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    hows it going,
    I'm just wondering could any1 help me out with this coz I can't seem to get it from the ppl themselves. What does a Fetac award do for you? Does it make it easier to get a job like,say if I was to do me Fetac Level 5 in Furniture making and then get an apprenticeship,do I have to start from scratch or does the Fetac give me a head start??any advice or answers would be very much appreciated.Thanks,
    Craig


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  • #2
    aidan24326
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭aidan24326


    FETAC awards are currently being integrated into the National Framework for Higher Education Awards. The FETAC awards will run from level 1 to level 6. Level 6 is the equivalent of a National Certificate (now called Higher Certificate I think). Ordinary degrees are level 7, honours degree level 8 and so on. Level 6 and upwards is awarded by HETAC (h is for higher) or in the case of Universities and DIT by the colleges themselves.

    FETAC (Further Education and Training Awards Council) is an officially recognised qualification and so I imagine if you completed level 5 FETAC you would not have to start again in an apprenticeship. Completing FETAC level 5 in something like furniture making would probably put you a fair bit ahead of someone just starting an apprenticeship, but you'd have to ask whatever college or training body you're hoping to get into.

    FETAC awards are also accepted as satisfying the entry requirements for some college courses at higher certificate and ordinary degree level.


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