The Development of National Qualifications Frameworks in Europe

Download or read book The Development of National Qualifications Frameworks in Europe written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second Cedefop overview on the development of national qualifications frameworks (NQF) confirms the importance and priority attributed to the development of national qualifications frameworks (NQF) 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 developing or implementing a national qualification framework. 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.