Vocational Education & Training (VET) and professional education in health care and nursing in Ireland
Rami, JustinORCID: 0000-0002-2222-9995 and Shortt, Tara
(2013)
Vocational Education & Training (VET) and professional education in health care and nursing in Ireland.
In: Wittig, Wolfgang and Tutschner, Roland, (eds.)
Level Assessments of Learning Outcomes in Health Care and Nursing.
ITB-Forschungsberichte, 53/201
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Bremen: Institut Technik und Bildung (ITB), Universität Bremen,, Bremen, Germany, pp. 103-133.
ISBN ISSN 1610-0875
This Chapter forms part of a publication by ITB, University of Bremem produced as part of the CREDICARE project. This Chapter aims to give a comprehensive overview of Vocational Education & training and professional education in relation to Nurse Training Programmes currently (2011-12) operating within the Irish national context, thus
contributing to the overall CREDICARE European macro context. Additionally this chapter porports to explore the entry requirements from both formal (university) and informal (access courses) perspectives as illustrated in the National Framework Qualifications (NFQ) system and to draw overall comparison with the European Qualification
Framework (EQF). Furthermore this report examines the roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders involved in relation to pre and post registration2 nurse training
programmes available nationwide as well as outlining the role of and discussing An Bord Altranais (the regulatory board), The Nursing Careers Centre, entry requirements,
programmes available, employment structure, and other relevant issues relating to the nursing education system in Ireland