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Qualifax THE NATIONAL LEARNERS DATABASE at
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
Welcome to the 2017-18 academic year, from the team Angela, Siobhan, Breda, Brendan,
Anne and Patricia.
We hope you had a good summer break and we look forward to meeting you at our stand at
Higher Options 2017, the Ploughing Championships, Transition Year Expo 2017 and other
events during the coming months
The Qualifax website continues to be very busy. Our data analytics for 2016 indicated that
we had more than half a million users and overall very positive feedback has been provided. Students and guidance counsellors continue to be the main users but the site is also used by
job seekers, adult learners and of course parents. Website users amounted to 530,444 in
2016 with January noting the higher numbers at 77,681.
Need to contact a member of our team?
Our contact details are available on the front page of our website in the Featured Content
section. We always welcome your feedback.
If you need additional materials please email Patricia at [email protected] or pop along to our
stand at the Higher Options to pick up a marketing pack. Materials on the NFQ & Quality and
Qualifications Ireland (QQI) are also available if you require them.
NEW for 2017
Our front page has a new look! You can now access Further Education / Higher
Education CAO / Lifelong Learning / Postgraduate course searches & relevant information
directly from the front page:
A sample..
Online Calendar of Career Events Visit our online Events Calendar which currently lists over
400 events for the forthcoming academic year.
CAO Round 1 Points for Level 8, 7 & 6 in 2017 click here
Compare Round 1 Points for Level 8, 7 & 6 2017 with 2016 click here
CAO Points Calculator is available to calculate points for entry to Higher Education from
2017.
Minimum Subjects Requirement Module provides an easy way to evaluate subject
choices for both Junior and Leaving Certificate.
Junior Certificate Subjects
Leaving Certificate Subjects
Search courses by Education Training Board (ETB) You can search on Qualifax for the
full range of courses on offer at ETBs by choosing Institution Type ETB and then choose
the ETB you wish to search in the Course Provider field.
The Information Services Unit in the Qualifications Directorate at QQI work in
complementary areas which include Europass and NARIC Ireland. At Europass we promote
the use of the European CV and provide free advice on foreign academic qualifications at
NARIC Ireland. Many of the users of these services find Qualifax very helpful. See
www.europass.ie and www.naric.ie for further information.
Europass CV Competition 2017
Europass also is organising a European CV competition. The competition is open to
Transition years, Leaving Cert Applied, Senior Cycle students, (LCVP and Leaving Cert),
Youthreach students and anyone taking a QQI Further Education and Training award. To
enter the competition, go to www.classroomguidance.ie and click to enter the Europass CV
Competition! Terms and conditions apply.
Whats new in education and training?
Progression using QQI awards from NFQ level 5 and 6 is a popular route and the list of
opportunities expands every year. In 2017 around 4,000 offers have been made to QQI
award holders through this process.
We also recommend you visit the website of QQI to check out QQI award options and the
many developments coming through QQI.
New apprenticeship opportunities are also coming on stream and the SOLAS new
apprenticeship programmes may be of interest to guidance counsellors and students. Check
out the website at www.apprenticeship.ie
The SOLAS website www.FETCHcourses.ie is now a feature of the Further Education and
Training landscape and we recommend that you check this out.
QQI - Other News
QQI has recently prepared a comprehensive guide to Who we are and What we do and we
are very pleased to include a copy below for your attention. Further details about us are
available on our website at www.qqi.ie
http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=22http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=583:cao-information&catid=82:features-content&Itemid=157http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=583:cao-information&catid=82:features-content&Itemid=157http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=305http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=26http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=26http://www.europass.ie/http://www.naric.ie/http://www.classroomguidance.ie/http://www.apprenticeship.ie/
Qualifax Leaflet (Front) Qualifax Leaflet (Back)
Qualifax Poster
http://www.qqi.ie/Downloads/Who We Are-Booklet-August 17.pdf