Programmes and Awards Executive Committee

The Programmes and Awards Executive Committee (PAEC) makes sure that programmes and awards recognised within the National Framework of Qualifications are appropriate and consistent.

The decisions and recommendations made by the committee are usually informed by external panels and the outcomes of QQI monitoring and review activities.
 

The dates of the PAEC meetings in 2025 are as follows:

  • 13 February
  • 10 April
  • 5 June
  • 17 July
  • 25 September
  • 27 November

  • Clíona Curley, Interim Chief Executive Officer, QQI (Chair)
  • Andrea Durnin, Senior Manager, Tertiary Education Monitoring and Review, QQI
  • Barbara Kelly, Director of Qualifications, QQI
  • Jim Murray, Director of Development, QQI
  • Marie Mattimoe, Senior Manager, Partnerships Division, QQI ​
  • Órla Barry, Head of Qualifications Information and Learning Opportunities, QQI
  • Roisín Morris-Drennan, Head of Qualifications Standards and Certification (acting), QQI

Secretariat

  • Therese Masterson, Manager, CEO Office, QQI 

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