Westport College of Further Education (WCFE), is a college in Westport Town

Westport, County Mayo

Westport is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is situated on the west coast at the south-east corner of Clew Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean....

 in County Mayo

County Mayo

County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

, Ireland. It specialises in Post Leaving Certificate

Post Leaving Certificate

A Post Leaving Certificate is an informal term covering a large range of courses and qualifications run in Ireland for students who have finished their secondary education. The majority of students who enrol on a PLC course are under 23, however mature students are welcome...

 (PLC) Courses, and opened in September 2009. WCFE's website states that all their PLC courses are FETAC certified, and that successful completion of their courses will place graduates at Level 5 or 6 of the National Qualifications Framework

National Qualifications Framework

The National Qualifications Framework is a credit transfer system developed for qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland....

. Graduates have the option of directly entering the workforce, or using their results to apply to the CAO for 3rd Level places in Colleges and Universities around the Country.