Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Training
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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2100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of courses provided by the Defence Forces that receive or do not receive QQI accreditation, in tabular form. [37495/17]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The primary function of training and education in the Defence Forces is to develop and maintain the capabilities necessary to enable it to fulfil the roles laid down by Government. The Defence Forces constantly benchmark training across all three arms against best military and academic practice. Military best practice is ensured by implementing a policy of standardisation that is in line with EU and NATO/Partnership for Peace partners. Academic best practice is ensured by benchmarking courses through accreditation under the National Framework of Qualifications which is validated by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). The Defence Forces currently have 15 courses which are QQI accredited. The Defence Forces provide another 3,871 courses which do not have QQI accreditation because they are delivered for purely military purposes.
The QQI-accredited courses are as follows:
| Army Cadet Training Course | Army | Level 7 Minor Award (NUI Maynooth) |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Command and Staff Course | Army, Air Corps | Level 8 Dip (NUI Maynooth) |
| Senior Command and Staff Course | Joint (Tri Service) | Level 9 Masters of Arts (NUI Maynooth) |
| Senior Command Operator Course | Naval Service | Level 9 Special Purpose Award , (Cork Institute of Technology) |
| Potential Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) Course | Army, Air Corps | Level 6 Higher Cert (Institute of Technology, Carlow) |
| Potential NCO Course | Naval Service | Level 6 Higher Cert (Cork Institute of Technology) |
| Standard NCO Course | Army, Air Corps | Level 7 Minor Award (Institute of Technology, Carlow) |
| Standard NCO Course | Naval Service | Level 7 Minor Award (Cork Institute of Technology) |
| Senior NCO Course | Army, Air Corps | Level 7 Ordinary Degree (Institute of Technology, Carlow) |
| Senior NCO Course | Naval Service | Level 7 Ordinary Degree (Cork Institute of Technology) |
| Logistics Accountancy Course | Army, Air Corps | Level 7 Ordinary Degree (Institute of Technology, Carlow) |
| Communications Information Systems (CIS) Corps Young Officer Course | Joint (Tri Service) | Level 9 Masters of Science (Institute of Technology, Carlow) |
| Engineering Branch Corps Young Officers Course | Army | Level 9 Masters of Science (Institute of Technology, Carlow) |
| Ordnance Corps Young Officer Course | Army, Naval Service | Level 9 Masters of Engineering (Institute of Technology, Carlow) |
| CIS Corps Trainee Technician Course | Joint (Tri Service) | Level 7 Ordinary Degree (Institute of Technology, Carlow) |
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