Analysis and Overview of NQF Level Descriptors in European Countries. Working Paper No 19

Autor/inn/en	Bjørnåvold, Jens; Grm, Slava Pevec
Institution	Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Titel	Analysis and Overview of NQF Level Descriptors in European Countries. Working Paper No 19
Quelle	(2013), (192 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	1831-2403
ISBN	978-92-896-1361-3
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; National Standards; Foreign Countries; Academic Standards; Cultural Differences; Qualifications; Higher Education; Competence; Lifelong Learning; Definitions; Stakeholders; Knowledge Level; Job Skills; Secondary Education; Vocational Education; Skill Development; Labor Market; Vocabulary; Elementary Education; Postsecondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kultureller Unterschied; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kompetenz; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Begriffsbestimmung; Wissensbasis; Produktive Fertigkeit; Sekundarbereich; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Wortschatz; Elementarunterricht; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	Level descriptors are essential elements of national qualifications frameworks being established across Europe. They define what is meant by learning outcomes, describing what an individual is expected to know, be able to do and understand, having acquired a qualification at a particular level. This Cedefop working paper shows that most of the 36 countries taking part in the implementation of the European qualifications framework (EQF) have now (spring 2013) defined--and for a large part adopted--their levels of learning outcomes. The analysis illustrates the influence of the EQF on national level descriptors, but it also demonstrates how countries have adjusted and further developed the learning outcomes approach according to national needs and priorities. National level descriptors have mostly been developed through extensive dialogue between different stakeholders. This report supports EQF implementation and feeds directly into the referencing process, in which countries relate their national qualifications levels to the EQF. It also provides input into continuing evaluation of the EQF, to be concluded by a report of the European Commission to the European Parliament and Council later in 2013. The following are appended: (1) Level Descriptors at European Level; and (2) Level Descriptors in National Qualifications Frameworks. A bibliography is also included. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01