providing clarity. releasing potential projects group uk naric annual conference
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providing clarity. releasing potential
Projects Group
UK NARIC Annual Conference
Projects Group
Overview:
Sources
Categories
Case studies
Project work
Project Work
SourcesUK based
•Sectoral mapping
•Qualification recognition
•Data systems
•Grade comparisonsInternational
•Benchmarking
•Mapping
•Institution ranking
•Framework development
European
•Easing mobility
•Methodology development
•Improving recognition
Areas of work
Project WorkCategories
BenchmarkingMapping
qualifications
Database development
E.C. based projects
Grade comparisons
Benchmarking
Determining a qualification level
Consider features
e.g. aims, objectives, assessment, learning outcomes
Relate to framework levels
Establish benchmark qualification
e.g. A level, Bachelor level degree, Masters
Benchmarking examples
Completed benchmarking
projects
2008
Singapore WDA
WPLNqualifications
2008-9
Hong Kong EAA
HKDSE
2009
CFA Institute
CFA charter
HKDSE benchmarking
HKDSE Level HKALE or HKCEE gradereference
5**, 5*, 5
HKALE grades A - D4
3 HKALE grades E
2
HKCEE grades1
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
2008
Summit Skills
2005 & 2009
CWDC
2007
SWDA
WSQs
2007
Engineering Construction
Industry Association
2007
Construction Industry
Training Board
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
ongoing
Grade comparisons on I.C. database
2008
Germany
Abitur
Grade comparison
European Work
Developing collaborative working practices
NARIC methodologies
Enabling and improving recognition processes
Implementing frameworks
Improving transparency and clarity in practice
European Work
Grading transfer
CoRe I and II
Recognition of formal and non-formal
learning
Examples of European work
Other projects
Institution ranking
Framework development
Database construction
Other projects
Completed work
Institution ranking
Qatar Database construction
CWDC
Framework development
Singapore WDA
Summary
UK NARIC projects group
Provides solutions
Eases recognition
Ensures standards
Identifies best practice
