1 | Left school before finishing primary school; NFQ |
2 | Left school after the end of primary school but |
3 | Junior Certificate; NFQ Level 3 (including Transition |
4 | Vocational NFQ Level 3 courses, certified by FETAC, |
5 | Vocational NFQ level 4 courses, e.g. FETAC specific |
6 | Leaving Certificate Established (LCE); Leaving |
7 | Leaving Certificate Applied programme (LCA); NFQ |
8 | Apprenticeship - FAS/SOLAS etc. |
9 | Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses (duration of |
10 | Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses of 2 or more |
11 | Edexcel/BTEC/BEC/TEC - Higher National Certificate |
12 | Higher Certificate - NFQ level 6 |
13 | Diploma, now termed 'Ordinary level bachelor |
14 | Higher level/honours bachelor degree; NFQ level 8 |
15 | Higher/Graduate Diploma, NFQ level 8 |
16 | Post-graduate Diploma; NFQ level 9 |
17 | Masters Degree, M.Phil; NFQ level 9 |
18 | Ph.D, D.Phil or equivalent; NFQ level 10 |
5555 | Other |