Barbara Kelly Barbara Kelly Holds A BA In Economics

barbara kelly barbara kelly holds a ba in economics and history, a higher diploma in education and a master of arts in education. she also

Barbara Kelly
Barbara Kelly holds a BA in Economics and History, a Higher Diploma in
Education and a Master of Arts in Education. She also completed
further studies in accounting and vocational rehabilitation. Barbara
worked as a teacher for many years.
She was Director of Awards and Standards with FETAC from 2001 to 2011
and is currently Director of Qualifications with Quality and
Qualifications Ireland (QQI). She is on the Nursing and Midwifery
Board of Irelands Education and Training Committee and the Department
of Children and Youth Affairs Qualification’s Advisory Board.
Barbara has vast European experience and has work on a number of
European projects and committees. She is currently a member of the
European Qualification’s Framework (EQF) Advisory Group and is the
Irish National Correspondent for the Qualifications Framework for the
European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA). Barbara was the first
Chairperson for ENQA-VET (now EQAVET) and has worked extensively with
the EQAVET Secretariat up to 2019 in developing and implementing
European VET strategies. She has also worked and supported the
European Training Foundation’s Forum for Quality Assurance in VET.
Barbara’s current area of interest is micro-credentials. She is
participating in the Erasmus+ funded Microbol project and working with
national stakeholders at home.