NFQ Level 5

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NFQ Level 5 is an Irish education framework level typically representing upper secondary school completion and entry-level further education qualifications.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Framework of Qualifications level ⓘ
educational qualification level ⓘ
abbreviation Level 5 ⓘ
administeredBy Quality and Qualifications Ireland ⓘ
alignedWith European Qualifications Framework Level 4 ⓘ
alsoIncludes Post-Leaving Certificate courses ⓘ
further education and training awards ⓘ
assessmentMethods coursework and continuous assessment ⓘ
state examinations ⓘ
commonAwardingBody QQI ⓘ
State Examinations Commission ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
educationStage upper secondary education ⓘ
enablesAccessTo many Level 6 programmes ⓘ
many Level 7 programmes ⓘ
many Level 8 programmes ⓘ
follows Junior Certificate level qualifications ⓘ
NFQ Level 4 ⓘ
frameworkLevelNumber 5 ⓘ
hasCreditSystem European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System alignment ⓘ
introducedIn early 2000s ⓘ
languageOfInstruction English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
learningOutcomeLevel intermediate knowledge ⓘ
range of skills ⓘ
responsibility and autonomy in familiar contexts ⓘ
partOf Irish National Framework of Qualifications ⓘ
precedes NFQ Level 6 ⓘ
qualificationType entry-level further education ⓘ
upper secondary school completion ⓘ
regulates standards of learning outcomes at Level 5 ⓘ
replaced earlier disparate secondary and further education award structures ⓘ
sector further education and training ⓘ
general education ⓘ
targetLearners adult learners returning to education ⓘ
school leavers ⓘ
typicalAgeRange 16–20 ⓘ
typicalDuration one to two years of full-time study ⓘ
typicalExitQualification Leaving Certificate ⓘ
Leaving Certificate Applied ⓘ
linked to: Leaving Certificate

Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme ⓘ
linked to: Leaving Certificate

QQI Level 5 Major Award ⓘ
typicalProviders Education and Training Boards colleges ⓘ
Post-Leaving Certificate colleges ⓘ
private further education providers ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ
usedFor employment entry ⓘ
higher education entry ⓘ

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