Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012

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Delete paragraph 10.

In subsection (2) (amended by section 62 of the Act of 1999) substitute “Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012” for “ Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999 ”.

Delete paragraphs (b) and (bb) (amended by section 32(c) of the Act of 1999).

Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph 7:

“7. Unless he or she resigns, retires or is removed from office, a Director shall hold office for such period as the governing body, with the consent of the Minister, determines, but the period shall not exceed 10 years from the date of the Director’s appointment.”.

Insert in column (2):

“Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012” and opposite that insertion, in column (3), insert the words “paragraph 13 of Schedule 1”.

Insert the following:

“the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland,”.

Insert the following subsections after subsection (4):

“(5) In determining the amount of money to be allocated for the financial year to a university established under subsection (2) from moneys provided to An tÚdarás pursuant to section 12 of the Higher Education Authority Act 1971 and section 37(2), an tÚdarás shall ensure that the range and levels of programmes of education and training in that university and the number of enrolled learners (within the meaning of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012) participating in those programmes are in accordance with such policies as may be determined from time to time by the Minister.

(6) An tÚdarás may give directions to a university for the purposes of subsection (5).

(7) A university established under subsection (2) shall act in accordance with such directions as may be given from time to time by An tÚdarás to the university under subsection (6).”.

Insert the following subsections after subsection (3):

“(4) Where the governing authority of a university established under section 9(2) approves a strategic development plan under this section it shall—

(a) ensure that the plan provides the means by which that university shall comply with any requirements imposed on the university under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012, and

(b) provide a copy of that plan to the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland.

(5) Where the chief officer of a university established under section 9(2) prepares a report on the operations and the performance of that university under section 41, he or she shall have regard to the part or parts of the strategic development plan under this section relevant to any requirements imposed on that university under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012.

(6) An tÚdarás shall consult with the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland with regard to the means by which a university established under section 9(2) shall comply with any requirements imposed on the university under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 when reviewing a strategic development plan prepared by the university in accordance with this section.”.

Insert the following new section after section 47:

“Degrees and qualifications of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

47A.—(1) Where—

(a)degrees and qualifications awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland are approved by the National University of Ireland, and

(b)the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is a Recognised College of the National University of Ireland,

those degrees and qualifications shall be degrees and qualifications of the National University of Ireland and shall be so designated.

(2) If at any time the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ceases to be a Recognised College of the National University of Ireland, a degree or qualification referred to in subsection (1) awarded at any time prior to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ceasing to be a Recognised College of the National University of Ireland—

(a)remains a degree or qualification, as the case may be, of the National University of Ireland, and

(b)shall be so designated,

notwithstanding that the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland has ceased to be a Recognised College of the National University of Ireland.

Delete paragraph (b).

Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph 5:

“5. An institute of higher education in the State which provides courses which are validated by the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012.”.

Insert the following paragraph after paragraph (d):

“(da) to co-operate with the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland in respect of the framework of qualifications under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012.”.

In subparagraph (xi) to delete the words “(within the meaning of the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999 )”.

In subsection (2), substitute “the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012” for “the Qualification (Education and Training) Act 1999”.

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (6):

“(6) For the purposes of the Minister satisfying himself or herself of the matter referred to in subsection (5), the Minister shall consult with the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland.”.

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (5):

“(5) For the purposes of the Minister satisfying himself or herself of the matter referred to in subsection (4), the Minister shall consult with the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland.”.

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (5):

“(5) For the purposes of the Minister satisfying himself or herself of the matter referred to in subsection (4), the Minister shall consult with the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland.”.