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- National Organisations
- Awarding Bodies - National
- State Training Providers
- Universities
- Institutes of Technology
- Links to Northern Ireland
- Professional Bodies
- International links
- Teastas - Papers prepared by the TEASTAS Executive
- Other Education and Training Bodies
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Government Departments/State Bodies
- Government of Ireland
- Department of the Taoiseach
- Department of Education & Science
- Department of Enterprise Trade & Employment
- Department of Social & Family Affairs
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Department of Environment and Local Government
- Department of Health and Children
- Department of the Marine and Natural Resources
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Office of the Attorney General
- Department of Defence
- Department of Finance
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Department of Transport
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Higher Education Authority
- Forfas
- Irish Aviation Authority
- National Office for Equity of Access to Higher Education
National Organisations
- IBEC - Irish Business and Employers Confederation
- Irish Congress of Trade Unions
- Union of Students of Ireland
- Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland
- Teachers Union of Ireland
- INTO - Irish National Teachers Organisation
- Ireland's National Education and Research Network
- Aontas - Irish National Association of Adult Education
- Enterprise Ireland - Irish Enterprise Development Agency
- IDA - Irish Development Authority
- TEAGASC - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
- National University of Ireland
- NALA - National Adult Literacy Agency
- IVEA - Irish Vocational Education Association
- National Youth Council of Ireland
Awarding Bodies - National
State Training Providers
Universities
- National University of Ireland, Galway
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth
- Dublin City University
- University College Dublin
- University College Cork
- Trinity College Dublin
- University of Limerick
- National University of Ireland
Institutes of Technology
- Institute of Technology, Carlow
- Limerick Institute of Technology
- Athlone Institute of Technology
- Cork Institute of Technology
- Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Institute of Technology, Tallaght
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
- Letterkenny Institute of Technology
- Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
- Institute of Technology, Tralee
- Waterford Institute of Technology
- Dublin Institute of Technology
- Institute of Technology, Sligo
- Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology
- Council of Directors
Links to Northern Ireland
- Queen's University, Belfast
- University of Ulster
- NICATS - The Northern Ireland Credit Accumulation and Transfer System
- CCEA - Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
- Department for Employment and Learning
- NUS - USI
Professional Bodies
- The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants( ACCA)
- Law Society of Ireland
- Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists
- Nursing Board
- Institute of Taxation in Ireland
- Irish Planning institute
- Royal Town Planning Institute
- Society of Chartered Surveyors
- Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
- Controller of patents, Design and Trademarks
- Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
- Institution of Engineers of Ireland
- Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
- National Social Work Qualifications Board (NSWQB)
- Academy of Medical Laboratory Science
- Council of the Honorable Society of Kings Inn
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in Ireland
- Kinesiology Association of Ireland
International links
- NARIC - Network of national academic recognition information centres
- EURES CV Search
- CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
- EU Structural Funding in Ireland
- EURES - European Employment Service - Information and Job Vacancies
- EUROPA - European Union Information
- European Commission's Signpost Service - Access to free information about the rights and opportunites bestowed on EU citizens by EC law
- EVTA - European Vocational Training Association
- Europass - Europass Website
- Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (UK)
- Scottish Qualifications Authority
- New Zealand Qualifications Authority
- South African Qualifications Authority
- Australian Qualifications Framework
- National Skill Standards Board USA
- European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
- International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (UK)
- Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
- Bologna Process
Teastas - Papers prepared by the TEASTAS Executive
TEASTAS was an advisory body set up in September 1995 to advise the Government on the establishment and development of a national qualifications framework.
These papers have been prepared as part of the internal development work undertaken by the staff of Teastas in support of the establishment of a national qualifications framework. The content of these papers do not reflect the views of the Board of TEASTAS.
Position Paper 1 Achieving a National Qualifications Framework 
(162
KB)
Written and compiled by Chris Connolly and Josephine Boland
With the support of Jim O’Donovan, Marian White and Mary Heery
Position Paper
2 Template for Developing a National Qualifications Framework (72
KB)
Written and compiled by Chris Connolly and Josephine Boland
With the support of Jim O’Donovan, Marian White and Mary Heery
Position Paper
3 Strategy for Developing a National Credit System (78
KB)
Written and compiled by Chris Connolly and Josephine Boland
With the support of Jim O’Donovan, Marian White and Mary Heery
Issues Paper 1 Quality
Assurance and Improvement and the National Qualifications Framework (172
KB)
Written and compiled by Chris Connolly and Josephine Boland
With the support of Jim O’Donovan, Marian White and Mary Heery
Issues Paper 2 Operational
Mechanisms for the Involvement of Business and Industry (162
KB)
Written and compiled by Chris Connolly and Josephine Boland
With the support of Jim O’Donovan, Marian White and Mary Heery
Research Paper 1 A
review of issues relating to the design and Operation of a National
Credit System (395
KB)
Written by Josephine Boland
Research Paper 2 Development
and Implementation Issues relating to National Credit System (201
KB)
Written by Josephine Boland
Edited by Chris Connolly and Josephine Boland
Glossary (41
KB)
Terminology for the National Qualifications Framework
Written and compiled by Chris Connolly and Josephine Boland
With the support of Jim O’Donovan, Marian White and Mary Heery
Other Education and Training Bodies
- All Hallows College (Theology & Philosophy)
- American College in Dublin
- Dublin Business School (DBS)
- Gárda Siochána College
- Griffith College
- Holy Ghost College
- HSI College
- Institute of Public Administration
- Irish Management Institute
- LSB College Ltd
- Military College
- National College of Art and Design
- National College of Ireland
- Pontifical University, St. Patrick’s college, Maynooth
- Portobello College
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Shannon College of Hotel Management
- St. Angela's College of Education
- St. Michael's House
- St. Nicholas Montessori College, Ireland
- St. Patrick's College - Carlow
- The Burren College of Art
- The Law Society of Ireland
- The Milltown Institute of Theology & Philosophy
- The Open Training College
- Tipperary Institute
