National qualification
Parent term: Qualification
1 definition, 2 child terms
 A qualification that is defined by nationally promulgated training regulations and is created by combining units of competency into groups that correspond to meaningful job roles in the workplace and aligning these with a national qualifications framework, in this case PTQF. Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines
| Organisation: | Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) , Philippines |
| Source: | TVET glossaries of terms (2010) |
| Description: | The Glossary of Terms, 4th edition, provides definitions of TVET terms and terminologies commonly used in education, labor and employment and other TVET related areas in the Philippines.
The complexity of the environment where TVET operates requires regular review and updating of TVET terminologies as systems, standards, processes, policies and programs continue to change. The provision of this glossary is intended to facilitate comprehension and better understanding as we move together in making TVET work for our people and country. TESDA 2010 |
Child terms
 National qualifications framework (NQF)The comprehensive system, approved by the Minister: HET, for the classification, co-ordination, registration, and publication of articulated and quality-assured national qualifications and part qualifications. The South African NQF is a single integrated system comprising three co-ordinated qualifications subframeworks for: General and Further Education and Training; Higher Education; and Trades and Occupations. Source: SAQA 2013, South Africa
| Organisation: | South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) , South Africa |
| Source: | TVET Standard Glossary of Terms (2013) |
| Description: | This standard glossary of terms defines and clarifies the core terminology relating to the development and implementation of the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
As a direct result of the many changes in the education and training landscape between 1995 and 2013, a wide range of terminology and definitions have emerged, often causing confusion and leading to ambiguity in the system. This glossary has been developed to bring consistency to the use of terminology in the broader education and training context, including legislation, policy and everyday usage by the public. SAQA 2013 |
Set of agreed principles, procedures and standardised terminology intended to ensure effective comparability of qualifications and credits within a particular country Source: SADC 2011, Southern Africa
| Organisation: | Southern African Development Community (SADC) , Southern Africa |
| Source: | SADC Glossary (2011) |
| Description: | Glossary starting at p26.
Concept Paper and Implementation Plan for the SADC Regional Qualifications Framework (Original document developed by the SADC Technical Committee on Certification and Accreditation in Maseru in 2005. This is an updated and amended version of the original document). SADC 2011 |
An instrument for the development, classification and recognition of skills, knowledge and competencies along a continuum of agreed levels. It is a way of structuring existing and new qualifications, which are defined by learning outcomes, i.e. clear statements of what the learner must know or be able to do whether learned in a classroom, on-the-job, or less formally. The Qualifications Framework indicates the comparability of different qualifications and how one can progress from one level to another, within and across occupations or industrial sectors (and even across vocational and academic fields if the NQF is designed to include both vocational and academic qualifications in a single framework). Source: ILO (SED) 2007, UN
| Organisation: | International Labor Organization (Skills and Employability Department), Global |
| Source: | An Introductory Guide to National Qualifications Frameworks (2007) |
| Description: | Glossary p63
There are surprisingly few documents which spell out, in a practical way, what an NQF can achieve realistically, what are the preconditions and potential pitfalls and how it can be developed. NQFs have been much discussed and with much enthusiasm, but it may be questioned whether their technical and institutional complexity are well understood.
This Guide attempts to respond to these concerns, and by doing so, to assist policy makers in making informed judgments as to whether and how they can pursue the development of an NQF in meeting the specific needs of their training systems.ILO 2007 |
National vocational qualifications (NVQ)National recognized and endorsed qualifications of an approved standard assessing someone’s competence in a work situation and which are based on national occupational standards (levels) and accredited by a national awarding body. Source: Wahba 2013, Egypt
| Organisation: | Moustafa Wahba (TVET consultant), Egypt |
| Source: | TVET glossary MW (2013) |
| Description: | The Egyptian TVET expert Moustafa Wahba developed a glossary based on his own experience as a consultant in TVET. Moustafa Wahba (UNEVOC e-Forum) |
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