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.
Statements (48)
| 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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