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Building TAICEP. Reflections from a European perspective.

Building TAICEP. Reflections from a European perspective. Jenneke Lokhoff TAICEP Inaugural Symposium Boston, 21 October 2013. 3 Questions. Reflect from “European perspective” on: The landscape of international credential evaluation

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Building TAICEP. Reflections from a European perspective.

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  1. Building TAICEP.Reflections from a European perspective. Jenneke Lokhoff TAICEP Inaugural Symposium Boston, 21 October 2013

  2. 3 Questions Reflect from “European perspective” on: • The landscape of international credential evaluation • The need to build an international professional organization (TAICEP) and the importance of our work • Issues and considerations to consider for determining the structure and activities of TAICEP.

  3. 1. The European Recognition Landscape.A European Recognition Area

  4. Characteristics “European” region • International legislation • LRC Convention 1997 • 55 signatory countries • Model for other regional conventions (Asia/Africa) • Political framework • Bologna process / European Higher Education Area • Operational structure • ENIC / NARIC Networks as national information centres

  5. Overview ENIC/NARIC networks

  6. Lisbon Recognition Convention Principles for fair recognition WG y Study 2 WG α Practical implementation? Project w Journal article x Subsidiary texts Working GroupY Recommendations z project ¥ WG3 Results project y Recommendations z Recognition instruments E ? A ? C ? B ? D?

  7. Streamliningrecognitionpractices:A European Area of Recognition manual (1) • Practical implementation of LRC based on existinggoodpractice • www.eurorecognition.eu/emanual/ • ENIC-NARIC networks (+ Council of Europe, UNESCO and European Commission) • Interest fromotherConventionregions (Asia Pacific, Africa) • Use of manual recommendedby the 47 Bologna countries in the Bucharest Communiqué 2012.

  8. Streamliningrecognitionpractices:A European Area of Recognition manual (2) “Fair academic and professional recognition, including recognition of non formal and informal learning, is at the core of the EHEA….We welcome the European Area of Recognition (EAR) Manual and recommend its use as a set of guidelines for recognition of foreign qualifications and a compendium of good practices, as well as encourage higher education institutions and quality assurance agencies to assess institutional recognition procedures in internal and external quality assurance”

  9. The EAR offspring EAR Recognition manual 2009 – 2012 • EAR 2 • Training • Web based • EARN • Self evaluation • Peer review • EAR HEI • Recognition • manual for HEI’s 2012 - 2014

  10. EARNEvaluation and Assessment of the Role of NARIC’s Goal • a self-evaluation tool for ENIC-NARICs to objectively compare their practice to the common guidelines and practices agree upon and to make improvements accordingly. • a peer review mechanism, including an external assessment by other NARICs based on the self-evaluation tool. Finalized January 2014

  11. EAR HEI • Recognition manual for institutions • Based on: • EAR and principles LRC; • Two EHEA wide consultations. • Developed by ENIC/NARICs, representatives institutions (HRK, Tuning, EUA) and students (ESU). Finalized in January 2014

  12. 2. Considerations for determining the structure and activities of TAICEP

  13. Consideration 1:How to account for recognition context? International credential evaluator practices: • Regional differences; • Centre specific. Challenge for: • Professional Development Activities (training/methodology)? • Developing standards? • What kind of standards? • One or plural? • Who decides? • Governance structure: • Representation? • (Whynot include -representations- of organizations as well?)

  14. Consideration 2:Build further on existing efforts (while offering something new) • Worldwide already lots of research, initiatives, projects to improve credential evaluation and recognition practices.

  15. 3. The need to build a professional organization

  16. Global platform for professionals Need: • Ever increasing student mobility, still recognition problems • International credential evaluation is per definition international • Currently no global organization to facilitate (interregional) dialogue Global platform to facilitate information sharing, dialogue and support

  17. Thankyouforyour attention! Questions? Please contact: Ms Lucie de Bruin: lbruin@nuffic.nl Ms Jenneke Lokhoff: jlokhoff@nuffic.nl Ms Jessica Stannard: stannard@nuffic.nl

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