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A National Coordination Point (NCP NLQF) will be established. This Coordination Point will be responsible for the grading ofqualifications both formal and non formal. For non-formal education an application procedure including an objection and appealprocedure has to be determined.In Germany the NQF is linked via the levels to the EQF only For the other questions a own study would be necessary becauseseveral instruments are in use but never used from all actorsIn Malta the Referencing Report linked the level descriptors of the MQF to those of the EQF and the QF-EHEA. The eightlevels of the Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) represent qualifications that demonstrate the level of difficulty indicated inthe European Qualifications Framework (EQF).The MQF and the EQF both have eight levels of difficulty defined in learning outcomes. They describe Knowledge, Skills andCompetences that individuals should achieve at the end of a learning process. They indicate the level of autonomy andsupervision needed in the lower levels and they indicate how the learner can act as a supervisor or manager of people orprojects from Levels 4 upwards. The Malta Qualifications Council (MQC) is the National Contact Point (NCP) of the MaltaQualifications Framework (MQF) and the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning. Consultation meetings andevents leading to the launching of the Malta Referencing Report (2007-2009) led to the engagement of all stakeholders in thereferencing process.Within the Malta Qualifications Council there is a department which focuses on the recognition of foreign qualifications. TheMalta Qualification Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC) which is a member of the NARIC-ENIC Network has a standardprocedure to verify the quality of foreign qualifications which may or may not be offered in Malta. The MQRIC Officers checkthat the awarding institution is accredited, that the particular qualification is also accredited and check whether the qualificationis level rated. Most of the foreign qualifications originate in the United Kingdom therefore the QCF Level is translated to theEQF Level and therefore to the MQF Level. There are however a number of sectoral qualifications which are accredited andinternationally recognised but they are not level rated to the EQF. If the qualifications are awarded by institutions outside theUnited Kingdom, the MQRIC Officers refer to the NARIC-ENIC counterparts for information about institutions and specificallyabout qualifications. If qualifications are accredited by the country of origin and benefit from mutual recognition, these are levelrated to the MQF and the EQF through a formal protocol between MQC and the education and training provider representingthe foreign awarding body. Over 6000 qualifications are processed through this Office every year.In order to set up the EQF in Italy, the national authorities of each country have been requested to establish links between theirown systems of qualifications and the Single Framework itself.Italy’s response to the request from Europe became concrete in 2007, when a committee for the construction of a nationalsystem of minimum professional, certification and training standards, promoted by the Minister of Labour, started work. Thecommittee has the objective of defining a national standards system coherent with the setting up of the EQF. The committeemembers are the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Universities and Research, the Regional Councils, the IndependentProvincial Councils and social partners.Italy started preparing a common methodology, including a national learning outcomes approach, providing the basis for closerintegration of the different parts of the qualification system. An inventory of regional standards of competences was preparedand methodology successfully tested in tourism and mechanical sector. Other sectors (e.g. chemical, food and agriculture) areabout to be mapped with the same methodology. Some Regions adopted regional standards using the same methodology.Furthermore, currently the ISFOL is supporting the Ministry of Labour in creating a national database of job descriptions andstandards (occupational and training standards) developed in Italy in recent years, which are clustered in 24 economic andprofessional areas.The development of the NQF in Italy is running a new evolution phase due to:__the progress of the national reforms in the field of education, VET system and the labour market;NQF-SQF:"This project has been funded with support from25/26Overview of National Qualificationprepared by 3s research laboratoryframeworksthe European Commission. This publicationreflects the views only of the author, and theCommission cannot be held responsible for anyuse which may be made of the informationcontained therein."
__a stronger dialogue among institutions and competent bodies on the implementation of the System (coherent with the EQF);__the EQF Recommendation commitments;__a concrete impulse in the activities of the “National Table/Committee”, launched in 2006 by the Ministry of Labour for thedefinition of the Italian NQS.In this new phase criteria and priorities settled are:__to preserve specific characteristics of sub-systems and regional frameworks;__to overcome diversities and develop a common and shared language (focused on learning outcomes);__to guarantee transparency, legibility and quality procedures;__to take into consideration European issues and deadlines;__to develop cooperation with other national agencies in EU involved in the definition of their NQFs.The “National Table/Committee” started to work on NFQ and it is still working on it. The “National Table/Committee” ispromoted by the Italian Ministry of Labour and is composed by: Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Education, EmployersRepresentatives, Trade Unions and Local Authorities (Regions, Autonomous Provinces). ISFOL at national level andTecnostruttura at regional level, are the scientific and methodological bodies that support the Italian policy in this field.The Ministry of Education, University and Research and Ministry of Labour and Social Policies are leading the NQFdevelopment and implementation process in agreement with the Regions and Autonomous Provinces and the social partners.At the technical level, ISFOL (the national institute for development of vocational training) is involved in implementing thenational methodologies and coordinates sectoral and professional expert groups involving social partners. The monitoring ofthe implementation of the NQF to prepare the referencing process to the EQF will be operated by the Ministry of Labour andthe Ministry of Education, with the support of the NCP appointed at ISFOL.Figure 6Interfaces of Italian NQF and EQFUEECVETKey CompetencesEQFCommon principlesof Validation8 levels based onlearning outcomesEuropassCitizen portfolioEQFProfessional standardsbased on competencesNQFStandard forcertificationTraining standardITALYSource: Italian templateThe concept of “qualification” has several meanings and different uses in Italy:NQF-SQF:"This project has been funded with support from26/27Overview of National Qualificationprepared by 3s research laboratoryframeworksthe European Commission. This publicationreflects the views only of the author, and theCommission cannot be held responsible for anyuse which may be made of the informationcontained therein."
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