LIT FL Prospectus 2021

Transition to
Higher Education
Always wanted to go to
college but didn’t know
where to start?
Limerick Institute of Technology has developed
a Foundation Level programme, called the
Certificate in Transition to Higher Education.
This yearlong programme is aimed at those
who wish to experience third level education,
develop their skills and knowledge, prior
to starting a full degree programme.
This programme will be offered through two
different options in the 2021/22 academic
year, a blended programme format (Moylish
campus) and a fully online programme with
face to face induction. Applicants in receipt
of a means-tested social welfare payment
can apply for a reduced fee (€100).
General Queries:
Department of Flexible Learning
e: flexible@lit.ie
t: +353 61 293802
“The Transition to Higher
Education course helped me to
realise that college is for me and
the confidence to know that I
could be a successful student.”
Derek, programme graduate and current
student of BA (Hons) in Social Care Work
“The lecturers on the course were
very helpful and encouraging.
I’m delighted I did the course
and I would recommend it to
anyone thinking of getting
back to studying, particularly
mature students like me.”
Nicola, programme graduate and
current student of BEng (Hons)
in Precision Engineering
AWARDING BODIES
Quality and Qualifications Ireland
(QQI) makes awards in further and higher education and training
SEC - State Examinations Commission
(Department of Education and Skills)
Institutes of Technology
Universities
The European Credit Transfer and
Accumulation System (ECTS) is an
academic credit system based on the
estimated student workload required
to achieve the objectives and learning
outcomes of a module or programme of
study. It is designed to enable academic
recognition for periods of study, to
facilitate student mobility and credit
accumulation and transfer. The ECTS
is the recommended credit system for
higher education in Ireland and across
the European Higher Education Area.
AWARDS IN THE FRAMEWORK
There are four classes of award in the National Framework of Qualifications:
Major Awards: named in the outer rings, are the principal class
of awards made at a level
Minor Awards: are for partial completion of the outcomes
for a Major Award
Supplemental Awards: are for learning that is additional
to a Major Award
Special Purpose Awards: are for relatively narrow or
purpose-specific achievement
For further Information consult: www.nfq.ie www.QQI.ie ©QQI 2014
What are Learning Credits?
ECTS
ECTS express the volume of learning based
on defined learning outcomes and their
associated workload and are expressed in
full numbers. 1 ECTS equates to approximately
20 to 25 hours student work.
For example: 60 ECTS credits are allocated
to the learning outcomes and associated
workload of a full-time academic year or
its equivalent. A full-time honours degree
is usually 240 ECTS spread over 4 years.
LIT Flexible Learning offer short
programmes of 10 ECTS up to full
awards of 120, 180 and 240 ECTS.
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