How do you accept a CAO offer?

If you wish to accept an offer, you must do so by the “Reply Date” printed on the Offer Notice. If you are away or unavailable, someone else may accept on your behalf, as long as they have the offer notice. In addition, offers will be presented online at the CAO website, and you may accept an offer online.

What are Round 0 offers CAO?

Round zero offers are made to CAO applicants who are not competing with students awaiting Leaving Certificate 2021 grades, or who are assessed on other criteria.

How does CAO help prospective students?

Students applying for admission to third level education courses in Ireland apply to the CAO rather than to individual educational institutions such as colleges and universities. The CAO then offers places to students who meet the minimum requirements for a course for which they have applied.

What is QQI FET Fetac?

QQI FET/FETAC level 5/6 major awards are made up of a number of component awards. Different sets of components lead to different major awards. The applicant must be getting a FULL major award. Some courses require a specific major award and/or a specific grade in specific components.

What happens with CAO offers?

If you receive an upgrade and your revised result places you higher on the order-of-merit list than the last person who actually got an offer, then the Higher Education Institution will usually instruct CAO to either offer you a place to begin immediately or offer you a place deferred to the next year.

Should I accept CAO offer?

If they decide not to accept, there is no need to notify the CAO. The offer will be passed on to another applicant in the next round if no action is taken before the deadline. Receiving an offer of any place in higher education is a huge accomplishment and one that should be celebrated.

What is a CAO offer?

CAO checks if the applicant meets the minimum entry requirements for each of their chosen courses. CAO calculates a points score for all of the courses that the applicant is eligible for. The colleges instruct CAO to make X number of offers for each course.

What does firm offer mean in CAO?

Firm Offer. • Applicants that have completed their matric + met entrance requirements.

What are CAO offers?

What is the purpose of the CAO?

The purpose of the CAO is to process applications for higher education courses centrally and to deal with them in an efficient and fair manner. The HEIs retain the function of making decisions on admissions.

What is the difference between FETAC and QQI?

QQI is an amalgamation of the previously operational Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC); the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC); the Irish Universities Quality Board (IUQB) and the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI).

What are QQI applicants?

QQI/FET Applicants We welcome applications from students presenting QQI (formerly known as FET/FETAC) Level 5/6 awards. Around 500 first-year places are available on Higher Certificate, Ordinary Degree and most Honours Degree programmes reserved for such applicants.

What does a firm University offer mean?

Firm: this is your first choice – the place you most want to go to. If you accept a conditional offer and meet the conditions, you’ll have a confirmed place here. Insurance: this is the choice you’d want if you didn’t meet the conditions of your firm choice.

How do I reject a CAO offer?

I do not wish to accept the CAO offer I have just received. You need take no further action. Your name will remain on the waiting list for any course(s) higher up your order of preference than your current offer. But be aware there is no certainty you will receive a further offer.

Where do you get CAO offers?

Each applicant has their own unique access password to enable them to log on to the ‘My Application’ section of the CAO website where they can view their offer or offers. Applicants may receive an offer from both their level eight honours degree list and their level six/seven higher cert/ordinary degree one.

What does waiting for decision mean in CAO?

Waiting for a Decision: The institution / school has not yet considered your application (This is the default status for on time applications). Late Application: This is a default status as your application was received after the closing date for the programme.

What are FETAC levels?

Level 4 FETAC Awards

• Level – 1 Certificate.
• Level – 2 Certificate.
• Level – 3 Certificate and Junior Certificate.
• Level – 4 Certificate and Leaving Certificate.
• Level – 5 Certificate and Leaving Certificate.
• Level – Advanced Certificate and Higher Certificate.
• Level – Ordinary Bachelor Degree.

What is FETAC called now?

FETAC. NCEA (replaced by HETAC)

What is a Fetac Level 5 major award?

The purpose of this QQI Level 5 Major Award is to enable the learner to acquire the knowledge, skill, and competence to work under supervision in providing support in a variety of Healthcare settings and or to progress to further and or higher education and training.

What is a pass in QQI?

The following weightings will apply to the grades achieved: pass=1, merit=2, distinction=3. To calculate a component score, multiply the credit value of the component by the weighting for the grade achieved. Add all of the component scores up to a cumulative credit value of 120.

How do I accept an offer from Cao?

If you wish to accept an offer, you must do so by the “Reply Date” printed on the Offer Notice. If you are away or unavailable, someone else may accept on your behalf, as long as they have the offer notice. In addition, offers will be presented online at the CAO website, and you may record your acceptance online.

What is the FETAC competition scheme?

Under this scheme, applicants presenting any FETAC qualification will compete with Leaving Certificate candidates for most courses in the institution in question. Applicants for courses under this scheme are listed in order of their points merit, whether on Leaving Certificate points or FETAC award points.

What is the credit value of a module in FETAC Level 5?

The credit value of a module in a FETAC Level 5 award is 1, so eight distinctions could score 400 points. CAO’s annual application figures show increasing numbers of applicants with FETAC qualifications.

Do all courses in HEIs accept FETAC applicants?

Not all courses admit applicants through FETAC routes. College prospectuses give full details. The quota of places for FETAC applicants on the different nursing courses in HEIs is small and the minimum requirement is at least five distinctions from eight FETAC course modules, although this result may not guarantee applicants a place.