▁for ▁the ▁B TE C ▁High er ▁National ▁Di pl oma ▁award , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁Level ▁ 6 / 7 ▁qual ification , ▁valid ated ▁by ▁E dex cel . ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁private ▁colleg es ▁( part icular ly ▁in ▁Dublin ▁and ▁L imer ick ) ▁which ▁offer ▁both ▁further ▁and ▁higher ▁education ▁qual ifications . ▁These ▁degrees ▁and ▁diplom as ▁are ▁often ▁cert ified ▁by ▁foreign ▁univers ities / intern ational ▁award ing ▁bodies ▁and ▁are ▁aligned ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Framework ▁of ▁Qual ifications ▁at ▁Level s ▁ 6 , ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁Israel ▁ ▁In ▁Israel , ▁any ▁non ▁university ▁higher - learning ▁facility ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁college . ▁Institution s ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁for ▁High er ▁Education ▁in ▁Israel ▁( CH E ) ▁to ▁confer ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁are ▁called ▁" A cadem ic ▁Colleg es ." ▁These ▁colleg es ▁( at ▁least ▁ 4 ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁may ▁also ▁offer ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁and ▁act ▁as ▁Research ▁facilities . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁over ▁twenty ▁teacher ▁training ▁colleg es ▁or ▁sem in aries , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁may ▁award ▁only ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Education ▁( B . Ed .) ▁degree . ▁▁ ▁Academ ic ▁colleg es : ▁Any ▁educational ▁facility ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁approved ▁to ▁offer ▁at ▁least ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁is ▁entitled ▁by ▁CH E ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁academic ▁college ▁in ▁its ▁name . ▁ ▁Engineering