The EQF – European The EQF – European Qualifications Framework Qualifications Framework Aims, consultation Aims, consultation results and next steps results and next steps Martina N Martina N í Cheallaigh í Cheallaigh European Commission European Commission Directorate General for Education and Culture Directorate General for Education and Culture
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The EQF – European The EQF – European Qualifications Framework Qualifications Framework
Aims, consultation results and Aims, consultation results and next stepsnext steps Martina NMartina Ní Cheallaighí Cheallaigh
European Commission European Commission Directorate General for Education and CultureDirectorate General for Education and Culture
Functions of the EQFFunctions of the EQF
Neutral reference pointNeutral reference point based on
learning outcomeslearning outcomes
Translation deviceTranslation device for comparing qualifications
The EQF The EQF Taking forward results of existing workTaking forward results of existing work
• Cooperation in higher education (Bologna)
• Cooperation in vocational education and training (Copenhagen)
• Facilitate link between national and sectoral qualifications
• Decentralisation, self-certification and transparency
ConsultationConsultationEurope-wide consultation process from July to November 2005:
• 32 countries in ‘Education and Training 2010’
• Bologna follow-up group
• European Social Partner organisations
• Industry & sector organisations
• Education and training NGO’s
Consultation resultsConsultation results
• Broad agreement that EQF Broad agreement that EQF is necessary and relevantis necessary and relevant
• EQF implementation must EQF implementation must be be voluntary; voluntary; mmust not ust not entailentail legal obligations legal obligations on on Member States or sectorsMember States or sectors
• broad acceptance of 8-level broad acceptance of 8-level structurestructure
• EQF needs to be based on EQF needs to be based on quality assurance quality assurance principles and mutual trustprinciples and mutual trust
Need for further developmentNeed for further development
An operational
EQF
Clarification of concepts
Piloting and testing
• Link to Bologna• Descriptors• National level• Sectors
Conclusion Conclusion
• ‘Go ahead’ for development of operational EQF
• Need for simplification, clarification and refinement
Next steps• Commission support to countries and sectors to
test and develop EQF– Call for proposals DG EAC 22/06 - Award of grants
for actions to develop and test the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), including national and sectoral qualifications frameworks
– Deadline: 18 August 2006 • Working group presented simplified and refined
reference levels to representatives from Member States in June