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Qualifications?

  • 26-08-2011 07:36PM
    #1
    feilecain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    I got a national diploma (from Athlone) a few years ago, but have learned that qualification titles have changed.
    Could I say I've got an Ordinary Degree instead.


Comments

  • #2
    Sir Ophiuchus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Sir Ophiuchus


    You should contact the college you got your qualification from, and ask them.


  • #3
    pow wow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,288 ✭✭✭pow wow


    Generally they are equivalent but it might be worth checking with AIT.


  • #4
    Further Ed.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭Further Ed.


    This is taken from the National Framework of Qualifications website. http://www.nfq.ie/nfq/en/faq.html

    9. I obtained a National Diploma - can it now be called an Ordinary Bachelor Degree?
    The National Diploma is a legacy award, no longer made since the introduction of the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) in 2003 but is placed at Level 7 on the NFQ. The current award at NFQ Level 7 is the Ordinary Bachelor Degree. Therefore, both the National Diploma and the Ordinary Bachelor Degree are recognised through the NFQ at Level 7 but holders of the National Diploma may not call their award an Ordinary Bachelor Degree.


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