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Accreditation

Empower strives to maintain the highest standards available for all courses. Our philosophy ensures partnership with leading educational providers , universities and leading industry bodies. Empower delivers a number of training and development courses all of which are accredited by various bodies. Each course will be accredited individually and for accreditation details of the specific course you are interested in please see the individual course details.

FETAC

Empower is a FETAC registered provider. Empower became a FETAC centre in 2006. FETAC (the Further Education and Training Awards Council) is the national awarding body for further education and training in Ireland.  Empower Training can deliver programmes leading to FETAC awards at Levels 1 to 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).

Further Education Training and Awards Council (FETAC) is the national awarding body for further education and training in Ireland. www.fetac.ie. FETAC awards fit into the overall National Framework of Qualifications for Ireland. There are 10 levels on the national framework 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest. www.nfq.ie

FETAC offers programmes at levels 1-6 and third level colleges and universities normally offer programmes at levels 7 to 10.

FETAC offers Major awards and minor awards. FETAC Major Awards are made up of a number of specified (8 or more) minor awards commonly known as modules or component certificates. Each module can be taken separately or as part of an overall programme incorporating all the required modules for a major award. Learners receive a Component Certificate for each module they successfully complete. When a Learner has successfully completed the required Component Certificates for a major award they automatically become eligible for the overall Certificate. The following is an example of how the component certificates fit together:

FETAC (NCVA) Level 5 Major award certificates will be awarded to a candidate who reaches the required standard in at least 8 modules made up as follows:

1. 5 Vocational modules (including mandatory and elective modules)
2. 2 General Studies modules (one of which must be communications)
3. 1 Work Experience module

The General Studies module is intended to:

1. Provide breadth and balance in the curriculum
2. Enhance personal development
3. Complement the area of vocational study

The General Studies module may be chosen from the list of FETAC (NCVA) Level 5 modules, (provided that it is not an elective vocational module for that certificate) or from the list of locally devised modules developed by the programme provider and approved by the FETAC Council.

You need to be careful and know what award you are getting from a programme. i.e. is it a component certificate or is it a major award? You can generally judge by the number of contact hours. A minor award or component certificate can be completed in 30 or more contact hours. Whereas a major award will take you 240 or more contact hours to complete. However you can be sure if you enrol on a programme which has FETAC accreditation that the organisation delivering the programme has been through a rigorous quality assurance check and that the programme is monitored independently by FETAC to ensure they achieve the highest standard. It is important to plan carefully what modules and what award you want to complete in order to maximise your investment and your time in getting your desired qualification.

FAS

FÁS enhances the skills and competencies of individuals and enterprises in order for Ireland to further develop as a competitive, inclusive, knowledge-based economy. It strives to do this through the provision of tailored training and employment programmes that suit everyone's needs. Empower Trainers have been placed on the FÁS/EI National Register of Trainers.  The registration number of Empower is 901933.

LBCAI- Life and Business Coaching Authority Ireland

Empowers Diploma in Life and Business Coaching is externally accredited by the Life and Business Coaching Authority Ireland (LBCAI). Having completed this accredited Diploma successful participants are welcomed to apply for membership of LBCAI.