This qualification give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment, career development opportunities for those already in work, and through articulation to higher education, degree and professional development programmes provide progression opportunities within the same cognate or related areas of study within universities and other institutions.
The 30-credit Level 5 Certificate offers a specialist qualification that focuses on particular aspects of employment within the appropriate vocational sector. This qualification can extend a learner's programme of study and give vocational emphasis. It is broadly equivalent to one GCE AS Level. The BTEC Certificate is also suitable for more mature learners, who wish to follow a vocational programme of study as part of their continued professional development or who want to move to a different area of employment.
| Course Code: | EDIT01 | Fee EU/Local Students €850 Exam fee: €35/module Minimum of 3 Modules (10 credits each)for this award |
International Students €2,000 |
| Duration: | 3 Months | Awarding Body |  |
| Start Dates: 2 intakes/yr | January/February | September/October | |
| Entry Requirement: | Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years old |
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Syllabus Topics
Compulsory Units:
Optional Units:
Unit Assessment
Assessment takes the form of written assignments, observations, in-class tests, verbal assessment and projects
To gain the unit learners must achieve, as a minimum, the Pass grade; the Pass grade is in effect the gaining of the credit for the unit, and this contributes to the overall qualification grade. All units must be passes within the rules of combination to achieve the overall qualification.
The table below shows the number of points scored per credit at the unit level and grade
| Level | Points per credit | ||
| Pass | Merit | Distinction | |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Learners who achieve the correct number of points within the ranges shown in the 'qualification grade' tables below will achieve the qualification Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction* grades (or combinations of these grades appropriate to the qualification).
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