ARMENQA IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL AND SECTORIAL QUALIFICATIONS IN ARMENIA
Kristina Tsaturyan HE NQF Working Group of the MoES of RA
EURASHE 24th Annual Conference 15-16 May 2014, Yerevan 1 "Qualifications for the Labour Market" TEMPUS ARMENQA PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL AND SECTORIAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK IN ARMENIA
Priority areas:
1. Operationalization of the Armenian National Qualification Framework (ANQF) by creating and utilizing relevant legislative, regulatory and methodological bases 2. Capacity building of main stakeholders in formulating LO based qualification & programme descriptors in line with the ANQF 3. Development of the national model & methodological basis for establishment of Sectorial Qualifications Frameworks (SQFs) in Armenia 4. Providing reference points, methodological basis & practical tools to Armenian HEIs for developing LO based multi-level study programmes coherent with ANQF, SQFs & relevant to the demands of the labour market
EURASHE 24th Annual Conference 15-16 May 2014, Yerevan 2 "Qualifications for the Labour Market" GUIDING PRINCIPLES
1. Holistic approach to the ANQF implementation: from ANQF to Degree programs descriptors and implementation guidelines 2. Wider involvement and dialogue: MoES, HEIs, Qualifications Recognition body (ARMENIC), Labor Market representatives and students, Consultative body on Higher Education Policy Implementation 3. Awareness raising: flexible paths for information dissemination
EURASHE 24th Annual Conference 15-16 May 2014, Yerevan 3 "Qualifications for the Labour Market" WHAT IS ARMENQA?
- Three year project financed by the European Commision in the frame of the European Neighbourhood Policy instrument (TEMPUS)
- Leads to the implementation of the National and Sectorial Qualifications Frameworks at national and institutional levels
EURASHE 24th Annual Conference 15-16 May 2014, Yerevan 4 "Qualifications for the Labour Market" Project partcicpants
• EU country Partners • Coordinator: Linköping University- Sweden • Ghent University- Belgium • Hochschule Osnabrück, University of Applied Sciences- Germany • Aarhus University- Denmark • National Qualifications Authority- Romania
EURASHE 24th Annual Conference 15-16 May 2014, Yerevan 5 "Qualifications for the Labour Market" • Local Coordinators: Yerevan State University and Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan
• Armenian National Agrarian University • Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute after M. Nalbandyan • Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Bryusov • Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction • Russian-Armenian Slavonic University • Gavar State University Government Authorities: • The Ministry of Education and Science of RA Social Partners: • National Center for Academic Recognition and Mobility • The Republican Union of Employers of Armenia • Yerevan “European Students’ Forum” Association • “National Center for Strategic Research in Higher Education” NGO
EURASHE 24th Annual Conference 15-16 May 2014, Yerevan 6 "Qualifications for the Labour Market" Beneficiaries: what do they benefit?
– HEIs: • Provision of reference points for the degree programs in terms of learning outcomes (LO) • Interpretative tool for the recognition of the qualifications received at home institution abroad and vice versa • Accountability of HEIs on the qualifications awarded – Employers • Facilitating the placement of the qualifications within the requirements imposed by the organisation and the labor market • Providing information on the knowledge, skills and competences obtained at the particular level – Society (including students and graduates) • Facilitating the mobility at national and international levels • Improving the employability • Fostering individual development by validation of informal learning
EURASHE 24th Annual Conference 15-16 May 2014, Yerevan 7 "Qualifications for the Labour Market" Expected results
Operationalised and self-certified ANQF with all the supporting legal and methodological basis ANQF implementation strategy Committee responsible for managing the ANQF National SQF Model 5 SQFs in Physics, Law, Education, Civil Engineering and Agriculture Policy and guidelines on the LO based curriculum development with alignment to SQFs and NQF LO based two-level sample programs for guidance Enhanced capacities of HEIs, Government representatives and Social Partners in dealing and managing the ANQF and SQFs Well informed society on the ANQF and SQFs, the utilization of the latters and how they can benefit
EURASHE 24th Annual Conference 15-16 May 2014, Yerevan 8 "Qualifications for the Labour Market" Main issues identified at the first stage: • There is still confusion at the levels 8 and 9 in NQF • The labor market doesn’t trust the University Degrees: skills are more important than diplomas • Assumption: degrees live by themselves without real relation to the labor market needs • Miscommunication between HEIs and the labor market: who is responsible for the design of the Learning Outcomes? • In-depth research is required to reveal the skills and knowledge required at the labor market
EURASHE 24th Annual Conference 15-16 May 2014, Yerevan 9 "Qualifications for the Labour Market" THANK YOU !
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