Accreditation and Assessment in Irish Higher Education – The Emerging Scenario, Conference
Higher Education Institutions are in the process of implementing a number of important changes taking place in the system of qualifications in Ireland. The changes arise from the implementation of the National Framework of Qualifications and the linked Bologna Agenda.
The Framework is a ten level system designed to meet the needs of learners by incorporating awards made for all kinds of learning, large and small, whether it be gained in schools, the workplace, the community, training centres, colleges or universities. As a result, it supports the national objective of moving towards a ‘lifelong learning society’. The Framework is one of the first two Frameworks to be aligned with the Framework for Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area.
The National Framework of Qualifications has become a key driver of academic change in Irish higher education.The Framework embeds learning outcomes into programme design and provides a mechanism for the development of credit accumulation and transfer arrangements.The learner is at the centre of the Framework’s design.As a result, recognition of prior learning and increased transfer and progression opportunities for learners, are key areas in the development of a more cohesive education and training system.
The conference aimed to provide an opportunity for those within higher education institutions in Ireland to share their experiences of these, and other issues arising, in their implementation of the National Framework of Qualifications and the linked Bologna agenda
Programme
Download confernece Programme 
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Presentations
Scottish speaker, Dr. Alan Davidson, Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Dundee
Power Point Presentations - Dr. Alan Davidson 
Hungarian speaker, Professor József Temesi, Head of the Department of Operations Research, Corvinus University of Budapest, Academic Director, International Studies Centre, CUB
Power Point Presentations - Professor József
Temesi
Dr Jim Murray, Development Project Leader, National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
Power Point Presentations - Dr Jim Murray
Dr Richard Thorn, Director, Institute of Technology, Sligo
Power Point Presentations - Dr Richard Thorn
Workshop A & A1 - Programme Design and Credit
Power Point Presentation - Dr Noel Mulligan, Centre for Learning and Teaching, Insititute of Technology,
Tralee
Workshop A - Rapporteurs Report 
(54
KB)
Workshop B - Joint degrees
Power Point Presentation - Mr Danny Brennan,
Registrar, Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Power Point Presentation - Mr Kevin Griffin, Director of Registry, Dublin
City University
Workshop B - Rapporteur's Report (29
KB)
Workshop C - External Accreditation by Higher Education Institutions
Power Point Presentation - Ms Louise McDermott, Assistant Registrar, Dublin
City University
Power Point Presentation - Professor Anne Moran, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ulster
Workshop D - Improving Progression Routes
Power Point Presentation - Dr Diarmuid
O'Callaghan, Registrar, IT Blanchardstown
Power Point Presentation - Mr John McGinnity, Admissions Officer and Assistant Registrar, NUI Maynooth
Workshop D - Rapporteur's Report (29
KB)
Workshop E - Award Classifications and External Examiners
Power Point Presentation - Dr Attracta Halpin, Registrar, National University of Ireland
Power Point Presentation - Mr Stuart Garvie, Development Officer, National Qualifications Authority of
Ireland
Workshop F - Accreditation of Programmes and Quality Assurance
Power Point Presentation - Dr Tom Duff, Academic Registrar, Dublin Insitute of Technology
Power Point Presentation - Dr Norma Ryan, Director of Quality Promotion, University College Cork
Workshop F - Rapporteur's Report (33
KB)
Workshop G - Rapporteur's Report (34
KB)
Workshop H - The Recognition of Prior Learning
Power Point Presentation - Mr Dermot Coughlan, Department of Lifelong Learning and Outreach, University
of Limerick
Workshop H - Rapporteur's Report (43
KB)
