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.
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is responsible for the management of Irish airspace, the safety regulation of Irish civil aviation and also the oversight of civil aviation security.
Responsibilities and duties
As part of their duties, the IAA is responsible for licensing aircraft and aviation personnel. This includes, amongst others, pilots, air traffic controllers and people or organisations involved in aircraft maintenance.
The Irish Aviation Authority oversees several different levels of pilot licences. These include student pilot, private pilot, and airline transport pilot. They also set examinations for pilot licences. Approved training organisations and registered training facilities carry out flight training in Ireland. Approved training organisations conduct flight training (for aeroplane or helicopter) approved by the IAA for both private and professional licences and ratings.
The licence received applies to a particular type of aircraft, such as for airplanes, helicopters or microlights.
The IAA issues licences in accordance with national legislation and European regulation.
