NQF-in Project Final Conference
What needs to be considered when developing a system to include non-school qualifications in an NQF? Should this be governed by detailed public regulations or by guiding principles? How will charging fees for inclusion affect the system? Should the system be centralised or devolved? What are the implications of the various options for including qualifications in an NQF?
International conference on sectoral approach to qualifications
On behalf of the Educational Research Institute, we would like to invite you to participate in an international conference organised under the auspices of the “Support to central government administration, awarding bodies and quality assurance institutions in implementing stage I of the Integrated Qualifications System” project, entitled: "Sectoral approach to qualifications – qualifications frameworks, occupational standards, sector skills councils".
Save the date! A conference on developing models for including non-formal sector qualifications in NQFs
The conference will present the experiences of different countries on including qualifications attained in the non-formal education sector in national qualifications frameworks. The main focus will be on the models developed, which are based on a detailed analysis of the systems in seven EU countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland, Poland and UK-Scotland.
Prague qualification
In this event will be the experts from seven countries, we act as partners. We are pleased to invite you to participate in the international conference: “Including non-formal sector qualifications in the national qualifications framework - the experiences and solutions of 7 European countries” which will take place on 9 November 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic.
First year of the qualifications system
On January 19, 2017, a meeting for the stakeholders of the Integrated Qualifications System (IQS), organized by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP), was held in Warsaw: "We recap the year of the qualification system operation, and it was a year of hard work," said Teresa Wargocka, Secretary of State in the Ministry of National Education.
Do all countries describe the qualifications in a similar way?
On September 9, 2016 a seminar was held in the Educational Research Institute, during which Polish and foreign experts discussed the comparability of qualifications in different countries. The Integrated System of Qualifications project experts participating in the meeting presented Polish findings resulting from the ongoing work on the development of qualifications and describing methods for determining the level of qualifications.
The stakeholders of the Integrated Qualifications System (IQS) meet in Warsaw
On 21 July 2016, the meeting of the Educational Research Institute (IBE) experts with the IQS stakeholders was held - the participants included representatives of employee organizations, employers (including industries), non-formal education institutions, as well as central administration officials.
The IQS portal has been launched
On 15 July 2016, the Integrated Qualifications System (IQS) portal and the Integrated Qualifications Register (IQR) were launched. The register will include, by virtue of the law, qualifications of awarded by schools and higher education. In addition, there will be other qualifications included in the register, based on the decisions of competent ministers. This means that the stakeholders may now apply for the inclusion of their qualifications in the IQS. The portal can be found at the following address: kwalifikacje.gov.pl. The register is managed by PARP.
How will the integrated qualifications system work?
On 15 January 2016, the Act on the Integrated Qualifications System (IQS) entered into force. When will we start using a system that will ensure the comparability of diplomas and certificates in Poland and the EU, a system that will help us determine the quality of courses and training and facilitate the confirmation of skills acquired outside of school?
Support to the FYR Macedonia in developing its National Qualifications Framework
The Educational Research Institute is leading a Twinning project entitled „Further improvement of the system for development and implementation of the National Qualification Framework” in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Twinning Reference No. MK 13 IB SO 02).
