{"id":6228,"date":"2025-09-12T11:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/?page_id=6228"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:30:19","slug":"4m2911-science-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/staff-documents\/qqi-descriptor\/qqi-level-4\/4m2911-science-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"4M2911 Science Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Download the Programme Descriptor anseo<\/a><\/p>

Specific validation requirements for 4m2911 Science Skills<\/h4>

In order for your centre to offer this programme to learners, the following must be in place:<\/strong><\/p>

Access to a science laboratory meeting current Health and Safety Standards<\/strong><\/p>

Click on the component code\u00a0below to download an individual component<\/p>
Code<\/th>Title<\/th>Credit<\/th>Specific Validation Requirements<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
The following programme modules must be included<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
4N0689B-01<\/a><\/td>Communications<\/td>15<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N2825<\/a><\/td>Laboratory Techniques<\/td>10<\/td>Access to a science laboratory meeting current Health and Safety Standards<\/td><\/tr>
4N1987<\/a><\/td>Matamaitic<\/td>10<\/td>

A\u00a0set of Formulae and Tables at examination<\/p>Calculators available to each candidate at examination<\/td><\/tr>

A minimum of one programme from the following list must be included, to a total credit value of 10<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
4N2828<\/a><\/td>Biology<\/td>10<\/td>Access to a science laboratory meeting current Health and Safety Standards<\/td><\/tr>
A minimum of one programme from the following list must be included, to a total credit value of 10<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
4N2829<\/a><\/td>Everyday Science<\/td>10<\/td>Science laboratory with fume hood, piped gas, safe storage facility, fire safety equipment, sink(s), thermometers<\/td><\/tr>
4N2830<\/a><\/td>Food and Nutrition<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N2910<\/a><\/td>Human Biology<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1186<\/a><\/td>Plant Identification Care and Maintenance<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
A minimum of one programme module from the following list must be included, to a total credit value of 15<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
4N1168<\/a><\/td>Work Experience<\/td>15<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1170<\/a><\/td>Work Practice<\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
The remaining credit value of 20 can be obtained by using programme modules leading to relevant components from Level 4.\u00a0 A maximum of 10 credits may be used from either Level 3 or Level 5.<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
4N1109<\/a><\/td>Career Planning<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1112<\/a><\/td>Computer Applications<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1180<\/a><\/td>English as a Second Language<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1128<\/a><\/td>Entrepreneurial Skills<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1125<\/a><\/td>Information Technology Skills<\/td>10<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1179<\/a><\/td>Gaeilge<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1132<\/a><\/td>Personal Effectiveness<\/td>10<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1131<\/a><\/td>Personal and Interpersonal Development<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1178<\/a><\/td>Spanish<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1120<\/a><\/td>Spreadsheet Methods<\/td>10<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1169<\/a><\/td>Teamworking<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
4N1124<\/a><\/td>Workplace Safety<\/td>10<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Total Credits required for Certification in the Major Award = 90<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Download the Programme Descriptor here Specific validation requirements for 4m2911 Science Skills In order for your centre to offer this programme to learners, the following must be in place: Access to a science laboratory meeting current Health and Safety Standards Click on the component code\u00a0below to download an individual component Code Title Credit Specific Validation […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5850,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"left-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"normal-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6228","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6228"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6236,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6228\/revisions\/6236"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}