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Projects Group UK NARIC Annual Conference. providing clarity. releasing potential. Projects Group. Overview: Sources Categories Case studies. Project work. Project Work Sources. European Easing mobility Methodology development Improving recognition. UK based Sectoral mapping
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Projects Group UK NARIC Annual Conference providing clarity. releasing potential
Projects Group Overview: • Sources • Categories • Case studies
Project work Project Work Sources • European • Easing mobility • Methodology development • Improving recognition • UK based • Sectoral mapping • Qualification recognition • Data systems • Grade comparisons • International • Benchmarking • Mapping • Institution ranking • Framework development
Areas of work Project Work Categories Mapping qualifications Benchmarking E.C. based projects Grade comparisons Database development
Benchmarking Determining a qualification level • Consider featurese.g. aims, objectives, assessment, learning outcomes • Relate to framework levels • Establish benchmark qualificatione.g. A level, Bachelor level degree, Masters
Benchmarking examples Completed benchmarking projects 2008 Singapore WDA WPLN qualifications 2009 CFA Institute CFA charter 2008-9 Hong Kong EAA HKDSE
Sectoral Mapping Comparing the content of qualifications Identify appropriate qualifications for mapping Analyse the qualification structure e.g. work to study ratio, assessment Compare the content of one qualification with the other e.g. relevant units, coverage, learning outcomes
Mapping examples Completed sectoral mapping work 2007 SWDA WSQs 2008 Summit Skills 2007 Engineering Construction Industry Association 2007 Construction Industry Training Board 2005 & 2009 CWDC
Grade comparison Comparing qualification pass grades Select qualifications at the same level Analyse pass grade statistics Present the ‘distribution of grades’ Compare country to country performance
Grade comparison Grade comparison work 2007 Hong Kong CEE and ALE 2008 Germany Abitur ongoing Grade comparisons on I.C. database
European Work Developing collaborative working practices NARIC methodologies Enabling and improving recognition processes Implementing frameworks Improving transparency and clarity in practice
European Work Examples of European work Recognition of formal and non-formal learning Grading transfer CoRe I and II
Other projects Institution ranking Framework development Database construction
Other projects Completed work Institution ranking Qatar Framework development Singapore WDA Database construction CWDC
Summary UK NARIC projects group • Provides solutions • Eases recognition • Ensures standards • Identifies best practice
Thank you... www.naric.org.uk/projects chris.lyons@naric.org.uk