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Referencing national against European Frameworks: The Austrian experience

Aligning national against European Qualification Frameworks: the principles of self certification. Referencing national against European Frameworks: The Austrian experience. Referencing national against European Frameworks: The Austrian experience. Austrian education system

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Referencing national against European Frameworks: The Austrian experience

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  1. Aligning national against European Qualification Frameworks: the principles of self certification Referencing national against European Frameworks: The Austrian experience

  2. Referencing national against European Frameworks:The Austrian experience • Austrian education system • Austrian National Qualification Framework • Challenges Mag. Florian Pecenka

  3. Austrian Education System • Primary school • common elementary education for all pupils • Secondary stage I covers years 5 to 8 (pupils aged 10 to 14) • Lower secondary school provides general education in coeducational classes • academic secondary school Mag. Florian Pecenka

  4. Austrian Education System • Secondary stage II covers years 9 to 13 (pupils aged 15 to 18) • School leaving exam • Completion entitles graduates to attend a university, University of Applied Sciences • Tertiary education • Basically free Admissionto tertiary education • Sometimes an aptitude test is hold in specific study courses Mag. Florian Pecenka

  5. 2. Austrian National Qualification Framework • Timetable • 2006: • Austrian national Government decides to implement NQF • 2007: • „Fact-finding Phase“ • Informations- and public relations • Analysis from ordered studies • Draft of Consultationpaper • 2008: • public Consultation • Evaluation of commentaries by experts • Report to the national governing board Mag. Florian Pecenka

  6. 2. Austrian National Qualification Framework • Until 2010 • Fixing basic conditions for NQF • Assignment of all formal qualifications to the NQF. • Parallel: first steps to represent non-formal and informal qualifications in the NQF; • Establishing a „National Agency“; Mag. Florian Pecenka

  7. 2. Austrian National Qualification Framework • Organisation • Project group in Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture and Ministry of Science and Research • coordination und strategic planning • Proposals for structure and design of NQR • Stakeholder involved • National Governing Board • Representatives from all Ministries and social partners • Strategic decisions • 2 Task Forces in Ministry of Science and Research Mag. Florian Pecenka

  8. 2. Austrian National Qualification Framework • Composition • 8 Reference levels • Dynamic Framework • EQR Table • Explanation table (additional Austrian specific information to EQF descriptors) • Complementary table (for better characterization of some qualification levels) • Learning outcomes in NQF Mag. Florian Pecenka

  9. 3. Challenges • Use of definition and terms • Static versus dynamic framework • Mistrust between stakeholders • Added value for stakeholders? Mag. Florian Pecenka

  10. 3. Challenges • Compatibility Dublin descriptors and NQF • Which qualification in which level ? • Not persons, but qualifications are submitted to NQF • Too little stakeholder’s involvement in developing NQF? Mag. Florian Pecenka

  11. Thank you for your attention! • For more information: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/wissenschaft/national/nqr/ • Mag. Florian Pecenka M.A.S. • Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung • Referat I/6c EU-Rechtsangelegenheiten • florian.pecenka@bmwf.gv.at • Telf.: 01-53-120-5812 Mag. Florian Pecenka

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