Back to Top

 Skip navigation

Q2 2005

This module asks about the highest level of education or training successfully completed.

What is the highest level of education or training you have attained?

- No formal education
- Primary
- Secondary 1(e.g. Group, Inter and Junior Certs, O Levels, NCVA Foundation) Transition Year Programme
- Secondary 2(e.g. Leaving Cert., A Levels, NCVA/FAS/FETAC level 1)
- Technical or Vocational (e.g. Secretarial, PLC, NCVA/FAS/FETAC level 2 or 3, Teagasc Cert/Diploma, Youthreach)
- Higher Education; Certificate/Diploma (e.g. Undergraduate National Cert/Diploma, Cadetship (Army, Navy etc.),
- Diploma in Police Studies
- Primary Degree
- Professional (degree equivalent or higher)
- Postgraduate certificate or Diploma
- Postgraduate degree (taught or researched)
- Doctorate
- Other

NOTE:
1. NCVA - National Council for Vocational Awards
PLC - Post Leaving Certificate
NCEA - National Council for Educational Awards

2. Secretarial/Technical Training Certificate:


- City & Guilds Certificates
- Pitman Certificate in Typing
- Business Studies
- Office Procedures
- Word Processing

3. Undergraduate Diploma/Certificate:


- Certificate/Diploma in Marketing (IMI)
- Certificate for accounting technician
- Certificate in Business Studies
- Certificate in Medical Laboratory Science
- Certificate in Civil Engineering
- Certificate in Design
- Certificate in Construction Technology
- Certificate in Travel & Tourism
- Certificate in Applied Social Sciences
- **Diploma in Nursing
- Diploma in Health Care Technology
- Diploma in Business Studies
- Diploma in Civil Engineering
- Diploma in Applied Science
- Diploma in Environmental Design
- Diploma in Construction Technology
- Diploma in Computer Science
- Diploma in Hotel Management
- Diploma in Language & Business
- Diploma in Applied Social Studies


** Nursing * Degree in Nursing relates to recently qualified nurses who have undergone a formal degree course.
** The Diploma in Nursing corresponds to those who qualified via hospital apprenticeships etc.

4. Primary Degree:


- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Engineering
- Bachelor of Dentistry/Dental Science
- Medical Degree (MB, B. Ch., BAO)
- Degree in Veterinary Medicine
- Bachelor of Education
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor in Marketing
- Degree in Nursing
- Degree Equivalent – Chartered/Certified Accountant

5. Postgraduate Diploma or Degree:


- Graduate Diploma
- HigherDiploma (Computers/Statistics/Business)
- Master of Arts
- Master of Science
- Master of Commerce
- Master of Literature
- Master of Philosophy
- Master of Architecture
- Master of Agricultural Science
- Master of Medicine
- Master of Dentistry
(Masters degrees can be taught or by research)

6. Doctorate:


- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctor of Laws
- Doctor of Literature
- Doctor of Science
- Doctor of Music