Glossary

  • Non-formal learning
  • Learning that is not provided by an education or training institution and typically does not lead to certification. It is, however, structured (in terms of learning objectives, learning time or learning support). Non formal learning is intentional from the learner’s perspective.

  • National Qualifications Framework (higher education)
  • The single description, at national level or at the level of an education system, which is internationally understood and through which all qualifications and other learning achievements in higher education may be described and related to each other in a coherent way and which defines the relationship between higher education qualifications.

  • NFQ Level
  • The level of a module is an indication of the level of difficulty of the learning outcomes and the material that will be encountered. The level of the module corresponds with the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) levels of awards.

    LEVEL  SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

    • 6  Higher Certificate
    • 7  Ordinary Degree
    • 8  Honours Degree
    • 9  Masters Degree