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Higher Education and Training Awards Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (338 words) |
 | The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) is the legal successor to the National Council for Educational Awards and awards higher education awards in Ireland in the extra-university system; HETAC was created in 2001 under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999 (Section 21). |
| The National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA) was founded in 1972, on an ad-hoc basis and awarded the first National Certificates that year at five Regional Technical Colleges. |
| The providers of awards which lead to HETAC awards are called "recognised institutions", and they are recognised under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999 (Section 24). |
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| HETAC (the Higher Education and Training Awards Council) was established by the Government on 11 June 2001, under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999. |
| HETAC is the qualifications awarding body for third-level educational and training institutions outside the university sector. |
| FETAC (the Further Education and Training Awards Council) was set up on a statutory basis on 11 June 2001 by the Minister for Education and Science, under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999. |
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