Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)

Amendment No. 62 is a minor technical amendment to replace the work "framework" with the term "framework of qualifications" for clarification purposes and for consistency with the title of the section.

I cannot support amendments Nos. 63 and 64. The Bill requires each awarding body and each provider, including previously established universities, to ensure learners acquire the necessary standard of knowledge, skill or competence associated with the level of the award in the framework. If a university has an award placed on the framework, it is reasonable to expect it will ensure the relevant learning outcomes and standards have been achieved. The integrity of the framework would be compromised if the specific learning outcomes in regard to awards are not at the level of general outcomes associated with that relevant level of the framework.