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 NERFINISHED
alignedWith European Qualifications Framework Level 4 NERFINISHED
alsoIncludes Post-Leaving Certificate courses
further education and training awards
assessmentMethods coursework and continuous assessment
state examinations
commonAwardingBody QQI NERFINISHED
State Examinations Commission NERFINISHED
country Ireland NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 GENERATED
Leaving Certificate Applied GENERATED
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme GENERATED
QQI Level 5 Major Award GENERATED
typicalProviders Education and Training Boards colleges GENERATED
Post-Leaving Certificate colleges GENERATED
private further education providers GENERATED
secondary schools GENERATED
usedFor employment entry
higher education entry

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