Referencing the Estonian Qualifications Framework

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Referencing the Estonian Qualifications Framework

• Maarja All
• Qualifications Authority

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Backgroung

• 2008 Parliament adopted new Professions Act
  8-levels Estonian National Qualifications
  Framework (ENQF) compatible with EQF
• 2009 Kutsekoda appointed as National
  Coordination Point for EQF implementation
• 2009-2011 referencing ENQF to EQF
• NCP grant for referencing EstQF to EQF. May 2010
  April 2011

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• February 2010 Steering Committe
• Members from the Ministry of Education and
  Research, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Social
  Affairs, representatives among students, workers,
  empolyers etc.
• September 2010 experts start work on report
• 4 different subchapters basic education, VET,
  higher education (also used as the QF for EHEA
  self-certification report), Proffesional system
• November 2010 first draft of the referencing
  report
• January 2011 Report is translated into English

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• February 2011 Meeting with the foreign experts
• Scotland Margaret Cameron
• Latvia Baiba Ramina
• Finland Carita Blomqvist

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• March 2011 national forum introducing the
  report and referencing process
• Over 220 participants
• 2 international lecturers Latvia, Finland
• Interest in the subject is high
• Further information and seminars needed

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What next?

• Report needs to be finalized
• All education levels have to be legally linked to
  the EstQF
• New grant application for the period of May 2011
  April 2012
• Presented to the EC in the autumn

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Formal education qualifications EQF and ENQF levels Estonian professional levels
Graduation certificate of simplified curriculum Graduation certificate of curriculum for students with moderate and severe learning disabilities 1
Vocational education certificate without basic education requirement Basic education certificate 2 I
Vocational education certificate based on basic education Vocational secondary education certificate Vocational secondary education certificate based on secondary education 3 I, II
Vocational secondary education certificate based on secondary education Upper secondary education certificate 4 I, II, III
5 III, IV
Bachelor's degree, Professional higher education certificate 6 III, IV, V
Master's degree 7 IV, V
Doctoral degree 8 V
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Problems encountered

• Basic education levels
• Basic upper secondary education 3. or 4. EQF
  level?
• There is still no legal act or final decision
  linking the basic education to EstQF.
• Sharing of information, consensus building

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• The proffesional system and VET system are
  changing.
• Report describes the current situation, but the
  system is already changing.

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Thank you!