The Higher Certificate (Ardteastas in Irish) is an award that will replace the National Certificate in the Republic of Ireland of the Higher Education and Training Awards Council and a number of Dublin Institute of Technology certificates.
The Higher Certificate is currently available in DIT and HETAC related colleges in Ireland and will be awarded from June 2005, the standard of the award will be broadly similar to the National Certificate but will have some differences.
Common Higher Certificates
| English title
| Irish title
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| Higher Certificate in Arts
| Ardteastas Ealaíon
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| Higher Certificate in Business
| Ardteastas Gnó
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| Higher Certificate in Engineering
| Ardteastas Innealtóireachta
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| Higher Certificate in Science
| Ardteastas Eolaíochta
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