Listing Awarding Bodies
Postgrad.ie lists all of the awarding bodies in Ireland, the UK and abroad. Most major postgraduate awards are made by bodies with statutory powers, but there are also many professional organisations that make their own awards in relation to postgraduate study. While courses and educational programmes in Ireland lead to qualifications from Irish awarding bodies, it sometimes be the case that courses lead to non-Irish awards, for example awards from international bodies, or national awards from other countries.
Certain Irish institutions are both providers of courses and programmes and also awarding bodies for postgraduate certification in their own right: these are the Irish universities and the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT).
An award is an academic qualification (degree, diploma or certificate) conferred in recognition of the successful completion of a higher education programme of study, either at undergraduate or postgraduate level, and issued by a designated awarding body. The National Framework of Qualifications sets out the criteria for major and non-major awards. Non-major awards include, minor awards, special purpose awards
and supplemental awards.
Major awards are the principal class of awards made at a given NFQ level and reflect a significant volume of learning, e.g. Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ, Level 8), Master Degree (NFQ, Level 9), Doctorate Degree (NFQ Level 10).
In Ireland, following the changes in the qualifications system as a result recent legislation, the number of statutory bodies has been reduced as the new awards councils FETAC and HETAC have assumed the the awarding functions previously fulfilled by several other Irish organisations such as the National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA), National Council for Vocational Awards (NCVA), Solas, Teagasc, the National Tourism Certification Board (CERT) and Bord Iascaigh Mhara.
Postgrad.ie lists all of the awarding bodies giving postgraduate certification in Ireland and the UK below.
Certified Internet Web Professional (CIW) is a leading vendor-neutral certification series for Information Technology (IT) within the United States. The certifications create specific IT career paths for students and professionals.
Since 1997, they have trained more than 1 million students and professionals. They have also awarded more than 170,000 professional IT certifications.
Curriculum
CIW is comprised of an extensive series of curriculum and certification examinations. These teach IT in foundational as well as specific career path subject matters.
The core curriculum focuses on the foundational standards and job skills that enable the Internet to function. These include the following subjects:
- Web design
- Development
- Security
- Administration
- Networking
- Databases
Their certifications verify that individuals have the job skills necessary to master a technology-driven world.
Industry recognition
CIW has become the educational standard adopted by academic institutions and governments, in addition to businesses worldwide for web technology skills. Industry companies such as Cisco, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, HP, BAE Systems, Citibank and even the U.S. National Security Administration recognise and request CIW certifications.
