UIL’s contribution to the Global Inventory of National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs)

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) contributes to the Global Inventory of National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) which is prepared by two EU agencies, the European Training Foundation (ETF) and the Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), and two UNESCO units,  UNESCO’s section for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNESCO-TVET), and UIL.

It has been produced at the request of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of Ministers for Education as a contribution to the Fourth ASEM Ministers’ Meeting (ASEMME4) on “Strategising ASEM Education Collaboration” held in Kuala Lumpur on 12─14 May 2013.

UIL has initially contributed to the Global Inventory with the following country cases.

Africa

1. Botswana
2. Ethiopia
3. Gambia
4. Ghana
5. Kenya
6. Mauritius
7. Namibia
8. Rwanda
9. Seychelles
10. South Africa
11. Tanzania
12. Uganda

Asia and the Pacific

13. Australia
    
14. Afghanistan
15. Bangladesh
16. Bhutan
17. Cambodia
    
18. Hong Kong SAR China

19. India
20. Indonesia
21. Republic of Korea
22. Malaysia
23. Maldives
24. New Zealand
25. Nepal
    
26. Pakistan
27. Philippines
28. Singapore
29. Sri Lanka
30. Thailand
    
31. Viet Nam

Latin America and the Caribbean

32. Mexico
33. Trinidad and Tobago

The country cases were prepared using secondary literature and data retrieved from government and donor websites. UIL identified institutions and experts in the selected countries that were asked to review, update and validate the information prepared by UIL. The analysis of the country information was based on a common structure agreed by UIL, UNESCO-TVET, ETF and Cedefop.
These cases show that national qualification frameworks have been developed and implemented or are in the process of being developed in a number of countries, in response to the growing need to recognise all qualifications achieved through formal, non-formal and informal learning.