1. Development of qualifications system in Ukraine:
Main challenges and priorities
Anatoliy Garmash
Federation of Employers of Ukraine
Kiev, 10 March 2016

2. NQF development MES: 2005 – joining the Bologna Process
2008 – first NQF draft (HE)
2011 – NQF design and adoption (all educational levels)
Initiated by employers:
– draft Law of Ukraine «On the National Qualifications System»
– draft Law of Ukraine «On Occupational Qualifications System»
Recent legislation:
2014 – new Law of Ukraine «On Higher Education»
2015/2016 – draft Laws of Ukraine «On Education», «On VET»

3. Specialized secondary school certificate?
NQF level
FORMAL EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION
PRIMARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1
Specialized secondary school certificate?
Occupational qualification level 1? 2
Basic general secondary education certificate?
Skilled labour certificate?
Occupational qualification level 2? 3
Occupational qualification level 3? 4
High school diploma?
ENA certificate?
Skilled labour diploma?
Occupational qualification level 4? 5
Junior specialist diploma?
Junior Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 5? 6
Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 6? 7
Master
Occupational qualification level 7? 8
PhD
Occupational qualification level 8? 9
Doctor of Science
Occupational qualification level 9?

4. Already defined by the Law «On Higher Education» 2014
NQF level
FORMAL EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION
PRIMARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1 2 3 4 5
Junior Bachelor 6
Bachelor 7
Master 8
PhD 9
Doctor of Science
Already defined by the Law
«On Higher Education» 2014

5. Specialized secondary school certificate?
NQF level
FORMAL EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION
PRIMARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1
Specialized secondary school certificate?
Occupational qualification level 1? 2
Basic general secondary education certificate?
Skilled labour certificate?
Occupational qualification level 2? 3
Occupational qualification level 3? 4
High school diploma?
ENA certificate?
Skilled labour diploma?
Occupational qualification level 4? 5
Junior specialist diploma?
Junior Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 5? 6
Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 6? 7
Master
Occupational qualification level 7? 8
PhD
Occupational qualification level 8? 9
Doctor of Science
Occupational qualification level 9?

6. High school diploma? ENA certificate?
NQF level
FORMAL EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION
PRIMARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1
Specialized secondary school certificate?
Occupational qualification level 1? 2
Basic general secondary education certificate?
Skilled labour certificate?
Occupational qualification level 2? 3
Occupational qualification level 3? 4
High school diploma?
ENA certificate?
Skilled labour diploma?
Occupational qualification level 4? 5
Junior specialist diploma?
Junior Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 5? 6
Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 6? 7
Master
Occupational qualification level 7? 8
PhD
Occupational qualification level 8? 9
Doctor of Science
Occupational qualification level 9?

7. Junior specialist diploma? Junior Bachelor
NQF level
FORMAL EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION
PRIMARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1
Specialized secondary school certificate?
Occupational qualification level 1 2
Basic general secondary education certificate?
Skilled labour certificate?
Occupational qualification level 2 3
Occupational qualification level 3 4
High school diploma?
ENA certificate?
Skilled labour diploma?
Occupational qualification level 4 5
Junior specialist diploma?
Junior Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 5 6
Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 6 7
Master
Occupational qualification level 7 8
PhD
Occupational qualification level 8 9
Doctor of Science
Occupational qualification level 9

8. Junior specialist diploma? Junior Bachelor
NQF level
FORMAL EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION
PRIMARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1
Specialized secondary school certificate?
Occupational qualification level 1? 2
Basic general secondary education certificate?
Skilled labour certificate?
Occupational qualification level 2? 3
Occupational qualification level 3? 4
High school diploma?
ENA certificate?
Skilled labour diploma?
Occupational qualification level 4? 5
Junior specialist diploma?
Junior Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 5? 6
Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 6? 7
Master
Occupational qualification level 7? 8
PhD
Occupational qualification level 8? 9
Doctor of Science
Occupational qualification level 9?
High school diploma?
ENA certificate?

9. Specialized secondary school certificate?
NQF level
FORMAL EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION
PRIMARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1
Specialized secondary school certificate?
Occupational qualification level 1 2
Basic general secondary education certificate?
Skilled labour certificate?
Occupational qualification level 2 3
Occupational qualification level 3 4
High school diploma?
ENA certificate?
Skilled labour diploma?
Occupational qualification level 4 5
Junior specialist diploma?
Junior Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 5 6
Bachelor
Occupational qualification level 6 7
Master
Occupational qualification level 7 8
PhD
Occupational qualification level 8 9
Doctor of Science
Occupational qualification level 9

10. NQF role Qualifications classification and systematization tool:
Enhancing the qualifications system transparency, making clear qualification`s relative importance/value
Better intersectoral communication and qualifications system coordination
LLL recognition support:
Promotion of learning outcomes recognition acquired beyond the formal education system
Qualifications comparison/recognition tool (NQF compatibility with European frameworks)
Qualifications QA (each qualification included in NQF satisfies the requirements to qualifications development and assignment)
Qualifications better relevance/correspondence to labor market needs

11. NQF development coordination
Coordinating body:
Interdepartmental Working Group on NQF development and implementation (2010) (coordination of activities - MES)
Action Plan on NQF implementation ( )
(Involvement of line ministries, academic institutions, social partners)
Platform for stakeholders participation
Institute for Occupational Qualifications (2014) as a platform for dialogue on the NQS formation and development, for social partners and other stakeholders cooperation development

12. Social partners` role
5 sectoral councils on occupational standards and qualifications development were established (metallurgy, chemical industry, coal industry, electric power, mechanical engineering for the agro-industrial sector)
Efforts consolidation at sectoral level without sectoral councils establishment (professional associations (marketing, accounting and auditing ...), Association for occupational standards development in the field of trade, hotels and restaurants ...)
The procedure for development, review and approval of occupational standards (2015, employers JRB)
Commission on occupational standards (2015, FEU)
Over 40 occupational standards developed
Over 25 standards developed for VET based on occupational standards
Occupational standards inventory

13. Development of informal and non-formal learning results recognition system
As a separate qualification type
(certificate based on the outcomes of non-formal vocational training)
Regulatory framework for non-formal learning outcomes validation for blue-collar occupations has been developed
Assessment based on occupational standards requirements
Requirements to organizations (businesses, institutions) – performers of assessment and informal learning outcomes validation
The first three validation performers approved
It is assumed to issue certificates for types of work/specialization (partial qualification)
Within formal education
Incoming control of knowledge and skills when applying for re-training and further training programmes of vocational education (2014)

14. NQF development: challenges (1)
Development of occupational standards system
Occupational standards legalization mechanism
Development of the system governing occupational qualifications
assignment
Occupational qualification definition
Regulated occupations – no unified approaches to occupational qualifications assignment
Mechanism for recognition of qualifications developed by professional associations (marketing, finance, audit, quality management, etc.)?
On-the-job qualifications assignment?
Trust in new qualifications
Partial qualifications recognition?

15. NQF development: challenges (2)
New legislation implementation
Law of Ukraine «On Higher Education»
Legal framework on informal learning outcomes validation
No specialized methodological institutions for labor market demanded competences and qualifications study/forecast
Learning institutions preparedness to implement new type of qualifications?
(technical, financial and administrative support, teachers training, new educational programmes development)

16. NQF development: priorities
Определение/создание органа, координирующего развитие НСК
New action plan/program on the NQF development (by 2020)
Identification of priority/labor market demanded occupations to develop standards for
Sector Councils establishment and support
Occupational standards and qualifications development, labor market forecast
Occupational qualifications QA
Mechanism for recognition of organizations/institutions authorized to assign occupational qualifications (assessment/certification centers)
National Register of Occupational Qualifications (included in the NQF) maintenance
Development of non-formal learning recognition system
Development and implementation of educational programs based on occupational standards
Necessary adjustments to HE and VET standards

17. Thank you for attention!
Anatoliy Garmash
Federation of Employers of Ukraine
М. Kotsyubynskoho 1 str.
Kiev, 01030, Ukraine
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