The QQI Podcast

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration. During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities...

For the third in this podcast series from the National Academic Integrity Network, Dr Yvonne Kavanagh (South East Technological University / NAIN Steering Committee member) interviews Associate Professor Sarah Elaine Eaton (Werkland School of Education, University of Calgary). In this episode, Professor Eaton talks about how she became so involved in, and passionate about, the field of academic in...

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration. During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities...

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration. During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities...

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration. During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities...

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration. During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities...

CEFRL Conversations: a series of podcasts for language educators in which key aspects of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) are discussed with language specialists and experts. In this conversation, Peter Brown discusses how the CEFRL started as an idea, how it was designed and how has developed since its original launch. He goes on to talk about the 2018 Companion Vo...

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration. During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities...

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration. During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities...

As the second in a new series of podcasts from the National Academic Integrity Network, Billy Kelly interviews Megan O'Connor (University Students of Ireland) about her time working with the Network, the importance of "keeping the doors open", and how the NAIN Communications Working Group explored new ways of thinking about, and promoting student awareness of, academic integrity. To learn more abo...

CEFRL Conversations: a series of podcasts for language educators in which key aspects of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) are discussed with language specialists and experts. Our first conversation is with Thom Kiddle, Director of the Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE), Chair of Evaluation and Accreditation of Quality Language Services (Eaquals) and Fou...

As part of a new series of podcasts from the National Academic Integrity Network, Aisling Reast interviews Kane Murdoch (University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia) about academic integrity, contract cheating and what he's learned from 'Finding the thread', a week of practical masterclasses and briefing sessions aimed at giving higher education practitioners the tools to explore, consider and...

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is the state agency that promotes quality and accountability in education and training in Ireland. One of the key education sectors in Ireland is English language learning. But how do students know they are signing up for a quality course? In this episode, you’ll hear Sue Hackett, a member of QQI’s Validation and Delegation Unit, in conversation with our ho...

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is the state agency that promotes quality and accountability in education and training in Ireland. One of its roles is to help people with foreign qualifications match them to their Irish equivalent. How does it do that? In this episode, you’ll hear Mark Coney, a member of QQI’s Information Services team, in conversation with our host Paul O’Mahony about re...

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is the state agency that promotes quality and accountability in education and training in Ireland. It is responsible for promoting, maintaining and developing the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). But what is that and how does it work? In this episode, you’ll hear John O’Connor, QQI’s Head of Qualifications and Skills Policy, in conversation with...

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is the state agency that promotes quality and accountability in education and training in Ireland. It also awards qualifications. In this episode, you’ll hear Colette Harrison, QQI’s Manager of Awards and Certification, in conversation with our host Paul O’Mahony about QQI as an awarding body and the QQI Award. The Quality and Qualifications Ireland podcast...

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is the state agency that promotes quality and accountability in education and training in Ireland. But how exactly does it do that? In this episode, you’ll hear Bryan Maguire, QQI’s Director of Quality Assurance, in conversation with our host Paul O’Mahony about QQI’s role in quality assurance in Ireland’s education sector. The Quality and Qualifications Ir...

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is the state agency that promotes quality and accountability in education and training in Ireland. But where did it come from and how broad is its remit?   In this episode of the QQI podcast, you’ll hear Padraig Walsh, QQI’s CEO, in conversation with our host Paul O’Mahony about what QQI’s responsibilities are and its role in ensuring quality education in I...