Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019

Amendment of section 79 of Principal Act (Database)

33. (1) Section 79(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraphs (a) and (b):

“(a) awards that are awards included within the Framework,

(b) programmes of education and training which lead to awards that are awards included within the Framework, other than post-primary schooling leading to the sitting of the Junior Certificate or Leaving Certificate examination or any examination prescribed under section 50 (2) of the Education Act 1998 , and”.

(2) Section 79(2) of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) in paragraph (a) —

(i) by the substitution of “in relation to an award that is an award included within the Framework” for “in relation to an award recognised within the Framework”, and

(ii) by the substitution of the following subparagraphs for subparagraphs (iii) and (iv):

“(iii) the level at which the award is included within the Framework for the time being, and

(iv) the award type and class of award as identified within the Framework for the time being;”,

and

(b) in paragraph (b)(vi) —

(i) by the substitution of “the programme is one that is included within the Framework” for “the programme is recognised within the Framework”,

(ii) in clause (I), by the substitution of “the award is included within the Framework” for “the award is recognised within the Framework”, and

(iii) by the substitution of the following clause for clause (II):

“(II) the award type and class of award as identified within the Framework for the time being,”.