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This report describes and analyses the qualifications system in Ireland and contributes to the OECD project 'The role of national qualifications systems in promoting lifelong learning'. The report was prepared over the period 2002-2003 by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland. It is structured in four main sections. The first section contains a survey of the Irish qualifications system. The second section uses available data to analyse the impact of the qualifications system on learners and employers. The third section describes the challenges and initiatives that drive current developments in the system. Section four reports on a small-scale research project, undertaken in connection with the OECD activity, to gather information on how the qualifications system affects the experience of learners at the practical level.