NQF Developments

This section provides information about:

  • NQF developments in the partner countries of the EQF-Ref project
  • NQF developments in other countries

NQF-Developments

The development of national qualifications frameworks in Europe (August 2010)
The second Cedefop overview on the development of national qualifications frameworks (NQF) confirms the importance and priority attributed to the development of NQFs across Europe. Thirty-one countries (27 members of the European Union, the candidate countries Croatia and Turkey and European Economic Area countries (Iceland and Norway) are currently developing or implementing a NQF. These frameworks help link national systems of qualification to the European Qualification Framework. Member States also see them as tools that support national reforms and coherent lifelong learning policies. NQFs are instrumental in promoting the use of the learning outcomes approach and in addressing barriers between vocational education and training and higher education in Europe.

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The development of national qualifications frameworks in Europe (mid 2009)
This report is the first in a series to be produced by Cedefop on a regular basis (twice a year) to provide an overview of European NQF developments. The main purpose of these regular reports is to support the exchange of experiences which already takes place between countries. Based on a comparative approach, Cedefop`s aim is to gradually deepen the analysis of national developments and provide more detailed information on solutions implemented. The picture presented in this report reflects the situation mid 2009.

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EQF-Ref partner countries

Austria

EQF National Contact Point
http://www.bmukk.gv.at/europa/nqr/index.xml
http://www.bmwf.gv.at/wissenschaft/national/nqr

Bulgaria

Draft NQF (June 2011) - Ministry of Education, Youth and Science - Link

Czech Republic

Qualification Levels in the National Qualifications System - Download

http://www.nsk.nuov.cz
http://www.nuov.cz/nsk2

Finland

Committee proposal for the Finnish National Framework for Qualifications and Other Learning:
English
Finnish
Swedish
http://www.oph.fi/recognition

Germany

Discussion proposal for a German Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning - Download

http://www.deutscherqualifikationsrahmen.de/

The Netherlands

http://www.nlqf.nl
 


 

Other Countries

Belgium-Flanders

http://www.evcvlaanderen.be/evc_beleid/regelgeving.html

Croatia

http://vlada.hr/en/aktualne_teme_i_projekti/aktualne_teme/hko_hrvatski_kvalifikacijski_okvir/clanci_i_publikacije

Denmark

http://www.nqf.dk

Estonia

http://www.kutsekoda.ee

Greece

http://www.nqf.gov.gr/

Ireland

http://www.nfq.ie/nfq/en/

Latvia

http://www.nki-latvija.lv

Malta

http://www.mqc.gov.mt/activities.aspx?nid=2

Slovenia

http://www.nok.si 

UK

England and Northern Ireland
http://www.qcda.gov.uk/8150.aspx

Scotland
http://www.scqf.org.uk

Wales
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/learningproviders/creditqualificationsframework/