Establishing national qualifications frameworks

without stakeholders?

Colin TückESU EQF Stakeholders Project

Final conferenceBled, 21 April 2008

p. 2

National QF – what for?

Making explicit the implicit

Shift towards learning outcomes

Creating new learning paths

Bridging different sectors

p. 3

Involving stakeholders

To create broad ownership and support

Crucial for the education system

Imagine NQF without stakeholders … Who knows it? Who uses it? Who has trust in it? Who supports it?

p. 4

Qualifications frameworks for …

Learners/students Transparency of qualifications More learning paths, new possibilities Enhance recognition & minimise

duplication Employers

Transparency of qualifications Bridging different sectors (HE, VET, …) Facilitate recognition of non-formal &

informal learning

p. 5

Qualifications frameworks for …

Trade unions Facilitate the recognition of non-formal

& informal learning Create more possibilities for employees

Education institutions/providers Increasing mutual trust in connection

with sound quality assurance mechanisms

Reference point for the design of qualifications/study programmes

p. 6

Qualifications frameworks for …

Quality assurance agencies Reference point in programme reviews Can be part of fitness of purpose

approach

Governments Greater transparency and efficiency of

the (national) education system Increase communication and cooperation

between different sectors

p. 7

Conclusions

QF: a very theoretical and meta-level discussion? Maybe, yet a key discussion in

reforming education systems! Important to take part and influence

the development process Not a quick process