Awarding Bodies

As a body responsible for making education and training awards on behalf of the following awarding bodies:

• Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) up to Level 6
• The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) Application currently underway
• SOLAS - For Safe Pass Approved Training Organisation (ATO’S)
• The National Hygiene Partnership
• The Private Security Authority (PSA) Guidelines for Approved Training Organisations
• NCU Training Certified Courses

NCU Training is required to comply with the applicable awards standards from each of the above awarding bodies

Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Standards

Standards Determination by QQI

As a body responsible for making further education and training awards, QQI is required to determine the applicable awards standards. This means to determine the standards of knowledge, skill or competence to be acquired, and where appropriate, demonstrated, by a learner before an award may be made by QQI or by a provider to which, under section 53 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012, authority to make an award has been delegated.

Active FET Standards

The CAS (Common Awards System) is a system of linked FET (Further Education and Training) awards specifications at NFQ (National Framework of Qualifications) Levels 1 to 6 inclusive.

The CAS specifications include awards standards to be achieved before an award is made.

The awards standards are expressed as minimum expected learning outcomes. These reflect the knowledge, skill and competence to be achieved by the learner before an award is made.

There are around 1,600 active awards specifications in the CAS.

What Are QQI's QA Guidelines?

The QA Guidelines are a set of statutory guidelines for providers in higher, further and English language education for the quality assurance (QA) of their programmes and services. The QA Guidelines are intended to guide providers through their responsibilities for the quality of education and training, research and related services.

Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Guidelines

QQI Core Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines and the Sector Specific Statutory Assurance Guidelines are also available to view at https://qaguidelines.qqi.ie/index.html

The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) Standards

Education and Training Standards

One of PHECC's statutory functions is to set and review standards of education in pre-hospital emergency care. PHECC recognised institutions (RIs) can deliver PHECC approved education and training standards leading to NQEMT awards and certificates of course completion for responder levels. These Education and Training Standards can be viewed at http://www.phecc.ie

SOLAS - Safe Pass Approved Training Organisations (ATO’S)

3.1 Approved Training Organisations – Criteria for Approval

Training Organisations wishing to apply for registration on the SOLAS Trainer Registration System for Safe Pass course organization must submit the appropriate ATO application form fully complete together with supportive documentation in relation to the following criteria:

• Training Organisation Profile (references, status, tax clearance etc.;
• If a limited liability Company, all affairs must be in order;
• Relevant insurance must be up to date and in place;
• Training Programmes Proposed;
• Trained Safe Pass Tutors;
• Trainer Qualifications and Experience.

At least one person involved in the management of the Approved Training Organisation (whether Director, Managing Partner or Sole Trader) must have an approved training qualification and appropriate experience of delivery of training. http://www.solas.ie/Pages/Safepass.aspx