The Setanta College courses

• Certificate in Resistance Training & Weight Training for Sport (Minor Award at Level 6)
• Certificate in Physical Fitness and Conditioning for Sport (Level 6)
• Higher Certificate in Strength & Conditioning (Level 6)
• Bachelor of Arts in Strength & Conditioning (Level 7)

are accredited by HETAC (Higher Education Training and Awards Council).

Who are HETAC?

• HETAC was established on 11 June 2001, under the Irish Government’s Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999
• HETAC is the qualifications awarding body for third-level educational and training institutions outside the university sector
• It is the successor to the National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA)

What are HETAC’s main functions?

• Setting standards for higher education and training awards
• Validation of higher education and training programmes
• Monitoring of institutional quality assurance procedures
• Delegation of awarding powers to recognised institutions
• Ensuring that student assessment procedures are fair and consistent
• Ensuring that arrangements are in place in commercial education and training institutions to protect learners where programmes validated by HETAC cease to be provided

What does Level 6 & Level 7 mean?

The following are the levels of educational awards at 3rd Level in Ireland today.

• Level 10 – Doctorate PhD
• Level 9 –   Masters Degree or Post Graduate Diploma
• Level 8 –   Honours Degree or Higher Diploma
• Level 7 –   Basic Degree
• Level 6 –   Advanced or Higher Certificate

Is there any international dimension to the course being offered?

HETAC is an approved qualifications awarding body by the European Union.
All accreditation points are accepted throughout the European Union. Therefore the Certificate will be recognised internationally.

From 2005, HETAC graduates received a copy of their Certificate Supplement along with their parchment. This makes the process of award identification outside Ireland even easier. It is designed to provide a description of the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies that are pursued, and successfully completed by the student named on the parchment associated with the Certificate Supplement.