The Awarding Bodies - Marketing Institute of Ireland

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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Marketing Institute of Ireland (MII) was founded in 1962. At the time, there was no university degree course available in marketing in Ireland.

MII through the years

In 1962, the MII created a new Diploma in Marketing. In the 1970s, the Institute focused on developing a degree-equivalent part-time professional qualification. They launched their own programme of study and examinations for professional qualification. In the late 1980s, MII introduced new courses and also updated their graduateship programme.

From 2000, the Marketing Institute of Ireland renewed its training and development activities. First of all, they introduced a range of new courses. These examined the challenges and opportunities presented by technology. The Institute also switched from directly operating the marketing graduateship qualification to working with third-level institutions to jointly develop programmes. The first of these was the Executive MSc in Marketing offered with DIT.

The Marketing Institute of Ireland’s suite of training and education programmes includes the Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Marketing, as well as the MSc in Digital Marketing and Analytics.

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