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Making the NQF useful for LEARNERS. Issues to consider. QFs are not about forcing uniformity, but explaining diversity – qualifications, profile, title, purpose, etc.
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Issues to consider • QFs are not about forcing uniformity, but explaining diversity – qualifications, profile, title, purpose, etc. • Drivers: reform (v description) of qualifications, social reform, flexible pathways/no ‘dead ends’, efficiency, transparency, better informed recognition decisions
Issues to consider • National qualifications frameworks (NQF) - massive effort & time to develop & implement • Time to consider purpose, aims and nature of your NQF = time well spent • Major change succeeds if stakeholders believe in the change and in benefits of change • There is no single ‘correct’ way to develop a NQF
Main discussion topics… • What are the practical aspects that make NQF useful for learners? (2 practical issues) • 2. What are the ways of achieving that? • 3. How can each stakeholder help in making NQF useful for learners? • Stakeholders: school students, students, employers, trade unions and teachers.
Tricky questions • Are we, as stakeholders, ready to assume the roles and responsibilities that come with developing a NQF? • Do we have the necessary tools in place to implement a NQF? • Are we ready for a shift in thinking patterns? • Will 2010 be another date for formal implementation?