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The Awarding Bodies - CompTIA

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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The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a non-profit trade association. The organisation was created in 1982. They are a provider of professional certifications for the information technology (IT) industry.

Qualifications and certifications

The Association has developed a number of training and certification exams. These cover the following specialities:

  • Computing support
  • Networking
  • Security
  • Open-source (Linux) development
  • Cloud
  • Mobility

They regularly review and update exams. As a result, their certifications address current technology challenges.

Vendor-neutrality

CompTIA is a leading provider of vendor-neutral certifications. Vendor-neutral certifications validate a candidate’s unbiased knowledge of technology principles. They also ensure that a candidate has a good grasp of using different types of equipment or software interchangeably.

The organisation has awarded more than 2,000,000 IT certifications across the world.

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