Overview of National Qualification frameworks - Project-Nqf-Sqf

__Planning and effective achievement of expected learning outcomes;__Results monitoring;__Internal evaluation of results;__External evaluation of results;__Continuing improvement of results in education.A National Group for Quality Assurance was created to promote and develop specific instruments for qualityassurance in vocational education and training (VET); GNAC intends to support the application at national level ofthe European Common Quality Assurance Framework in VET - CQAF. GNAC includes representatives of ARACIP,NCTVETD, NATB as well as of the two ministries involved in education and training policies: MERI and MLFPSwhich intend to adopt a national quality assurance framework.__Planning and effective achievement of expected learning outcomes;__Results monitoring;__Internal evaluation of results;__External evaluation of results;Continuing improvement of results in education.A National Group for Quality Assurance was created to promote and develop specific instruments for qualityassurance in vocational education and training (VET); GNAC intends to support the application at national level ofthe European Common Quality Assurance Framework in VET - CQAF. GNAC includes representatives of ARACIP,NCTVETD, NATB as well as of the two ministries involved in education and training policies: MERI and MLFPSwhich intend to adopt a national quality assurance framework.Speaking about Malta, the level rating of qualifications to the MQF is considered as a quality assurancemechanism. Only foreign qualifications which are mutually recognised can be incorporated in a protocol whereforeign awarding bodies are represented in Malta. Home-grown qualifications must satisfy number of standardsby filling in a standard application form which includes the learning outcomes and has to be approved by MQC andby an independent evaluator representing a Designated Authority or an academic/professional expert if no suchauthority exists.When a protocol is signed between MQC and the public or private education and training providers the level ratedqualifications are listed in the Malta Register of Regulated Qualifications which is available on the MQC website.This Register shall eventually evolve into a Database with the learning outcomes and details of all regulatedqualifications.The level of difficulty of any home-grown qualification is confirmed after consulting the EQF and MQF leveldescriptors.In the Netherlands the process of referencing is carefully planned. It started with an advise how to develop andimplement EQF in the Netherlands, including the pitfalls and the problem areas. This advise is the basis of thedevelopment, which started with the development of the conceptual framework. Experts from the educationalsectors participated in the development of the conceptual framework. Consultation rounds and the possibility tocomment on the draft are planned to avoid mislinkings. After the setting of the NLQF a National Coordination Pointwill be responsible for the scaling of qualifications.The National Table/Committee in Italy revealed the need of involve a Quality Reference Point to avoid mislinkingsbetween the NQF and the EQF and for the link with the EU guidelines, but nothing has been yet developed.In Germany it is to early to answer this question – no activites are going on in this fields at the momentThe levels of the formal qualifications of the DQR are consistent with the EQF. This means you cannot refer atraining course in Volleyball to level 5 (this was an example showed by Malta) But as descriptors are hermeneuticcategories the whole referencing process can not be proved (validated) in terms of validity and reliablity.In France the RNCP takes into account very carefully the quality of the process for construction of the certificationand The methodology for drawing up vocational certifications and external analysis by outside organizationsconstitute the quality criteria for the register."This project has been funded with support from theNQF-SQF:European Commission. This publication reflects the views40/41only of the author, and the Commission cannot be heldOverview of National Qualificationresponsible for any use which may be made of theprepared by 3s research laboratoryinformation contained therein."frameworks