Providing clarity. releasing potential Projects Group UK NARIC Annual Conference.

providing clarity. releasing potential

Projects Group

UK NARIC Annual Conference

Projects Group

Overview:

Sources

Categories

Case studies

Project work

Project Work

SourcesUK based

•Sectoral mapping

•Qualification recognition

•Data systems

•Grade comparisonsInternational

•Benchmarking

•Mapping

•Institution ranking

•Framework development

European

•Easing mobility

•Methodology development

•Improving recognition

Areas of work

Project WorkCategories

BenchmarkingMapping

qualifications

Database development

E.C. based projects

Grade comparisons

Benchmarking

Determining a qualification level

Consider features

e.g. aims, objectives, assessment, learning outcomes

Relate to framework levels

Establish benchmark qualification

e.g. A level, Bachelor level degree, Masters

Benchmarking examples

Completed benchmarking

projects

2008

Singapore WDA

WPLNqualifications

2008-9

Hong Kong EAA

HKDSE

2009

CFA Institute

CFA charter

HKDSE benchmarking

HKDSE Level HKALE or HKCEE gradereference

5**, 5*, 5

HKALE grades A - D4

3 HKALE grades E

2

HKCEE grades1

Sectoral Mapping

Comparing the content of qualifications

Identify appropriate qualifications for mapping

Analyse the qualification structure e.g. work to study ratio, assessment

Compare the content of one qualification with the other

e.g. relevant units, coverage, learning outcomes

Mapping examples

Completed sectoral mapping work

2008

Summit Skills

2005 & 2009

CWDC

2007

SWDA

WSQs

2007

Engineering Construction

Industry Association

2007

Construction Industry

Training Board

Grade comparison

Comparing qualification pass grades

Select qualifications at the same level

Analyse pass grade statistics

Present the ‘distribution of grades’

Compare country to country performance

Grade comparison

Grade comparison work

2007

Hong Kong

CEE and ALE

ongoing

Grade comparisons on I.C. database

2008

Germany

Abitur

Grade comparison

European Work

Developing collaborative working practices

NARIC methodologies

Enabling and improving recognition processes

Implementing frameworks

Improving transparency and clarity in practice

European Work

Grading transfer

CoRe I and II

Recognition of formal and non-formal

learning

Examples of European work

Other projects

Institution ranking

Framework development

Database construction

Other projects

Completed work

Institution ranking

Qatar Database construction

CWDC

Framework development

Singapore WDA

Summary

UK NARIC projects group

Provides solutions

Eases recognition

Ensures standards

Identifies best practice

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