Governing education and training; the case of qualifications frameworks

The [European Qualifications Framework] EQF is a meta-framework that forms a translation device between different national qualification systems. Each qualification system needs to link to the EQF levels if the translation is to be made easier across all countries. The move towards [National Qualifications Frameworks] NQFs has been rapid and seems to some extent to have been triggered by the EQF proposal. It also reflects a general acceptance that lifelong learning requires a focus on learning outcomes rather than learning inputs and that the links between different subsystems of education and ... Show more

Authors: Bjornavold, Jens; Coles, Mike

Published: Thessaloniki, Greece, CEDEFOP, 2008

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