NARIC Ireland offers advice on the academic recognition of foreign qualifications in Ireland Holders of a foreign qualification who wish to have it recognised in Ireland, or if you have been presented with a foreign qualification and wish to understand it in the context of the Irish qualifications system, you can refer to the NARIC Ireland Foreign Qualifications Database here.
Statements for hundreds of qualifications from many countries can be downloaded from our database at your convenience. These comparability statements are designed to help individuals understand their qualification in the context of the Irish education system and may help employers, institutions and other bodies with recognition decisions.
The comparability statement offers advice including a comparable award and level on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) and a description of the learning outcomes associated with the given level on the NFQ.
Guides to using the database in a number of languages can be viewed here.
If a particular qualification is not included in the NARIC Ireland database, a query can be submitted using this link NARIC Award Queries
It can take up to 12 weeks for us to respond to a query, although where possible, we will respond sooner. Once a decision has been reached, an email will be sent with a response to the query including a link to the database, where relevant.
There are a number of regulated professions in Ireland. Anyone wishing to practice in one of these professions, should contact the relevant authority. A list of Professional Bodies is available here and a list of Registration bodies for certain employments - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie).
Recognition advice provided by NARIC Ireland does not represent right of access to employment, a regulated profession or education and training. Recognition decisions for the purposes of accessing further education and/or employment are made by education institutions, professional recognition bodies and employers.
Criteria for Recognition
Our research work and our advice is informed by criteria related to the education and training and qualifications systems of the country of origin and specific details of the relevant foreign qualification