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Overview of National Qualification frameworks - Project-Nqf-Sqf

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Have you already identified any mislinkings between qualifications within the NQF and the EQF? Ifso, please describe briefly.Which strengths and which weaknesses do you see concerning the NQF? In what way do thesestrengths/weaknesses influence the referenceability to the EQF?• MBO-2 and HAVO/VWO have a the status <strong>of</strong> ‘start qualification’. This includes that theafter vmbo a pupil has to attain a mbo certificate at at least level 2 or a HAVO certificate.A student with a vmbo KB or vmbo GL/TL certificate may start in a mbo 3 or 4qualification. In the EQF/NLQF framework vmbo KB and mbo 2 are situated atEQF2/NLQF3. Vmbo GL/TL is situated at EQF2/ NLQF4. This implies the decision thatEQF2 will be the• One <strong>of</strong> the discussions in VET is that some level 4 qualifications tend to the level <strong>of</strong> theshort cycle. The discussion has been: how can this stated. What features make it a level 5qualification, what does it mean in inernational terms?• Another discussion is how to act in case <strong>of</strong> unbalance between countries? The NCP’sshould fulfill an important role in this.• In future the NLQF can be used as a instrument in the Adult Education Survey (AES)monitoring the results <strong>of</strong> Life Long Learning. A mentioned weakness <strong>of</strong> the AES is thefocus on training less than half a year. Formal learning and workplace learning isn’tincluded.• NLQF is seen as an instrument in LLL, like APL.The scaling <strong>of</strong> non formal learning in NLQF will make the qualifying results <strong>of</strong> nonformaleducation more visible. This effects the accessibility and the possibilities to moveon between formal and non formal education and training . It makes the education resultsmore visible for employers. And it will make the qualification results also more visible foremployees. Which can be stimulating. It’s can also be stimulating for people who havedifficulties with formal learning.NRTO (v/h PAEPON- the organisation which represents the non formal educationcentres): will perform at least three pilots in different sectors in the next years. In order togain recognition <strong>of</strong> sector specific sector certificates in the NLQF in an unambigious wayand to make visible the effects <strong>of</strong> non formal education on qualification results (f.i. raisinga level).(KIA advies 2011-2020)7

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