Extracts from the Qualifications Framework Emirates ... - CAA

Level Knowledge Skill Aspects of CompetenceAutonomy andresponsibilityRole in contextSelf-development5comprehensive,specialisedknowledge within abroad field of work ordiscipline, including anunderstanding of theunderlying theoreticaland abstract conceptswith significant depth insome areasa broad understandingof allied knowledge andtheories in related fieldsof work or disciplinesincluding relatedregulations, standards,codes, conventions andproceduresan understanding ofinformation assembly,retrieval methods andlogical problem-solvingtechniques from arange of sourcesrecognition of sourcesof current knowledgeand the integration ofconcepts from relatedfields literacy tocomprehend and/orproduce coherent textscovering complexrelations from an arrayof information andcontextsnumeracy covering anarray of mathematicalprocedures andrepresentations andcontextstechnical, creative andconceptual skillsappropriate to solvinga wide-range of problemsassociated with a field ofwork or discipline thatinclude a comprehensiverange of specialistcognitive and practicalskills appropriate todiagnosing andimplementing solutionsto abstract, familiar andnon-routine problemswithin a field of work ordisciplineuse of appropriateinformation retrievalmethods and tools andtechniques associatedwith the field of work ordisciplinecomprehensivecommunication andinformation technologyskills to present, explainand/or critique complexmatters literacy skills tocomprehend and/orproduce, from array ofinformation, coherenttexts covering complexrelationsnumeracy skills to select,apply, reflect andcommunicate an arrayof mathematicalprocedures andrepresentations andcontextscan takeresponsibility forcoordinating theimplementationof appropriateapproaches tocomplex workprocedures andprocesses,resources orlearning, includingleading teamswithin a technicalor para-professionalactivitycan exercisecoordination and/or supervision inroutine, familiarand some nonroutinework orlearning contextscan coordinatetechnical, designprocesses inroutine, familiar,nonroutine and anarray of contextswith supportavailable, ifrequiredcan express aninternalised,personal worldview, in the contextof an understandingof socio-culturalrelationshipscan function withautonomy intechnical andcoordinationcontexts andsupportparaprofessionalroles underguidancecan function bothindependentlyand in acoordination rolewith multiplegroupscan takeresponsibility forcoordinating thedevelopment ofindividuals andgroupscan review anddevelop theperformance ofself and otherscan evaluate ownlearning andidentify learningneeds in a familiarenvironmentcan takeresponsibility for andplan own learningwithin a managedand non-routineenvironmentcan comprehend andobserve ethicalstandardsEmirates Handbook and Implementation of QFEmirates in Higher Education26