Complex sentence: The first National Certificates, in Ireland, were awarded in 1972 at five Regional Technical Colleges, National Certificate will not be awarded after June 2006 instead been replaced by the Higher Certificate in a number of similar disciplines.
Split into simpler sentences: The first National Certificates in Ireland were awarded in 1972 at five Regional Technical Colleges. The National Certificate will not be awarded after June 2006; it has been replaced by the Higher Certificate in a number of similar disciplines.