The Awarding Bodies - Cisco

Awarding Bodies are organisations that are authorised to make awards, certification, or award qualifications

Listing Awarding Bodies

WhichCollege.ie provides an overview of awarding bodies operating in Ireland, the UK, and internationally. While many postgraduate qualifications are issued by organisations with statutory authority, a wide range of professional bodies also grant their own awards linked to advanced study. Although most Irish courses lead to qualifications from domestic awarding bodies, some programmes result in international or non‑Irish awards, depending on the institution or field of study.

A number of Irish institutions act both as education providers and as awarding bodies in their own right. This includes the Irish universities and the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), which have the authority to confer postgraduate qualifications.

An academic award (whether a degree, diploma, or certificate) is granted when a learner successfully completes a recognised programme of higher education at undergraduate or postgraduate level. These awards are issued by designated awarding bodies and are aligned with the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). The NFQ distinguishes between major and non‑major awards, with the latter covering minor, special‑purpose, and supplemental awards.

Major awards represent the primary qualification type at each NFQ level and correspond to substantial learning achievements. Examples include an Honours Bachelor Degree at Level 8, a Master’s Degree at Level 9, and a Doctoral Degree at Level 10.

Recent legislative changes have streamlined Ireland’s qualifications system, reducing the number of statutory awarding bodies. The responsibilities previously held by organisations such as the National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA), the National Council for Vocational Awards (NCVA), Solas, Teagasc, CERT, and Bord Iascaigh Mhara have been consolidated under the awards councils FETAC and HETAC.

Below, WhichCollege.ie outlines the awarding bodies responsible for certification across Ireland and the UK.

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Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation technology company. They design, manufacture and sell networking equipment worldwide. It is the largest networking company in the world.

Qualifications and Certifications

Cisco offers a range of IT certification, training, and testing programmes. Their training programmes offers five levels of network certification: Entry, Associate, Professional, Expert and Architect.

First of all, are entry-level certifications. These serve as starting points for individuals interested in starting a career as a networking professional.

Next is the Associate level. This is the foundation level of networking certification.

The Professional level is an advanced level of certification. Therefore, this shows more expertise with networking skills.

The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification is accepted worldwide as the most prestigious networking certification in the industry.

Finally, the Cisco Certified Architect is the highest level of accreditation achievable. Consequently, it recognises the architectural expertise of network designers. Anyone with this qualification can support the increasingly complex networks of global organizations and effectively translate business strategies into technical strategies.

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