The Peer Learning Conference was organized in collaboration by the European Commission, CEDEFOP and the Quality and Qualifications Ireland. Qualifications frameworks (QF) are introduce all over the world.

Stelios Mavromoustakos, EfVET Vice-President

In Europe 35 countries are working towards comprehensive frameworks, addressing all levels and types of qualifications, formal education and training at all levels and in some cases outside formal education. Nearly 100 participants from EU member’s states, other European countries, Oman and South Africa participated with the objective of discussing the QFs impact and added value on policies and practices and the learners and citizens.

CEDEFOP summarized the current European experience:

• Most countries are moving toward comprehensive NQFs

• International comparability

• Cross-sectoral stakeholders involvement and coordination increasing

• Making boarder range of qualifications visible

• Reinforced and more consistent use of LO

• Updated and extended qualifications standards (more EQF level 5 qualifications)

• Comprehensive NGFs makes higher VET visible (EQF levels 5-8)

• More systematic implementation of validation of non-formal and informal learning

The experience of the early countries with NQFs who have already contacted impact studies showed that the implementation of such studies are not easy and the timeframe from any measurable results is 5-10 years from the implementation time.

Follow up

The final outcomes are not ready but as soon as will be available will communicate them to you.

In the meantime you can read the Peer Learning Conference background paper here.