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Group B: The Framework and the recognition of international awards Claire Byrne

Group B: The Framework and the recognition of international awards Claire Byrne National Qualifications Authority of Ireland. Overview of presentation. What is recognition? International developments: the Lisbon Convention Professional versus academic recognition

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Group B: The Framework and the recognition of international awards Claire Byrne

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  1. Group B: The Framework and the recognition of international awards Claire Byrne National Qualifications Authority of Ireland

  2. Overview of presentation • What is recognition? • International developments: the Lisbon Convention • Professional versus academic recognition • Academic recognition of qualifications in Ireland • Current recognition procedures

  3. What is recognition? • “A formal acknowledgement by a competent authority of the value of a foreign educational qualification with a view to access to educational and/or employment activities” Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (The Lisbon Convention, 1997)

  4. Lisbon Convention • Holders of qualifications issued in one country shall have adequate access to an assessment of these qualifications in another country • Each country shall recognise qualifications as similar to the corresponding qualifications in its own system, unless it can show that there are substantial differences between its own qualifications and the qualifications for which recognition is sought • Ratified by Ireland in 2004

  5. Professional versus academic recognition • Professional recognition – recognition of award for the purpose of employment in a certain profession (regulated/non-regulated professions) • Academic recognition – recognition of an award for the purpose of further studies

  6. Academic recognition of qualifications in Ireland • The European Network of Information Centres (ENIC), the National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) and National Reference Point (NRP) offices for Ireland are functions of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland • act as first point of contact for queries regarding Irish education system • provide information about the procedures for recognition in the State

  7. Current recognition procedures • Applicants apply to the Authority • Complete an application form and submit necessary documentation • Authority liaises with awarding bodies (HETAC, FETAC, universities) in order to establish comparability of the award • Applicants are issued with a statement of comparability which compares their award to an Irish award, e.g. “… is comparable to an Honours Bachelor Degree which is placed at level 8 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications”

  8. Impact of the Framework on the recognition of international awards • Establishes criteria which awards must fulfill in order to be recognised • Increases transparency for employers and institutions as to the level of education and training the holder of an international award has attained

  9. Conclusion Further information regarding recognition policy, service, application form etc. is available at www.nqai.ie

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