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Objects of Act.
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4.—(1) The objects of this Act shall be as follows:
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(a) to establish and develop standards of knowledge, skill or competence;
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(b) to promote the quality of further education and training and higher education and training;
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(c) to provide a system for co-ordinating and comparing education and training awards;
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(d) to promote and maintain procedures for transfer and progression;
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(e) to facilitate lifelong learning through the promotion of access and opportunities for all learners, including learners with special educational and training needs;
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(f) to promote the recognition of knowledge, skill or competence acquired through research, adult and continuing education and training and employment;
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(g) to contribute to the realisation of national education and training policies and objectives and, in particular, to meeting the education and training requirements of industry, including agriculture, business, tourism, trade, the professions and the public service;
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(h) to promote co-operation between providers of programmes of education and training and industry, including agriculture, business, tourism, trade, the professions and the public service;
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(i) to promote recognition outside the State of awards made by bodies in the State and recognition in the State of awards made by bodies outside the State;
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(j) having regard to the traditions of providers of education and training, to promote diversity in education and training between further education and training and higher education and training and within each of these; and
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(k) to contribute to the realisation of national policy and objectives in relation to the extension of bi-lingualism in Irish society and, in particular, the achievement of a greater use of the Irish language and to contribute to the promotion of the distinctive cultures of Ireland.
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(2) Every body and person concerned in the implementation of this Act shall have regard in exercising their functions under this Act to the objects specified in subsection (1).
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