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Fees Review

Reviews of Fees to be Charged by the Further Education and Training Awards Council and the Higher Education and Training Awards Council

The Authority has been requested by the Department of Education and Science to conduct a review of the levels of fees charged by the Councils, as is provided for in Section 61 of the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999, at the earliest possible date in 2003, and to advise the Department accordingly subsequent to such a review.

The fees review paper aims to set out the background to the issue of the fees to be charged by the Councils and analyses the issues involved. It also suggests a number of options for the way forward. The aim is to stimulate debate on the issue in order to assist the Authority in undertaking the tasks requested by the Department.

Submissions are asked to specifically address the questions that are raised in Part III of the paper by the Authority. There is a provision on the Authority's website to download a response form to this paper. The website of the Authority is at www.nqai.ie. All those submitting responses are requested to try and return this form as their submission to the Authority, or as part of their submission. Written submissions are requested. The Authority would also request that, if possible, submissions would be made electronically. The intention is that all of the submissions made to the Authority will be publicly available on the website and may also be distributed by the Authority. In this way the views of each of the various stakeholders can be apparent to other stakeholders.

Following the receipt of submissions, the Authority is planning to host a workshop on the issues.

This paper, together with consultation processes set out above will constitute the review requested by the Department. The aim is that the Authority will then advise the Department on the nature and level of fees which may be charged by the two awards Councils.