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Outcomes of a recent study:
National Qualifications Framework –
a possibility for having level 5 in
Higher Education (Polish Rectors
Foundation and Pearson Company)
Katarzyna Trawinska-Konador, expert for the Polish Qualifications Framework, Educational Research Institute (IBE), Poland
Polish Qualifications Framework and Polish Qualifications System – where we
are?
• Since 2010, work on the PQF and integration of the national qualifications system is being carried out by the Educational Research Institute (IBE) in Warsaw
• Modernising the national qualifications system in Poland will be based on its integration by implementing two instruments:
- the Polish Qualifications Framework (reforming framework)
- the integrated qualifications register.
Polish Qualifications Framework and Polish Qualifications System – where we
are?• PQF development created an impulse to modernise
all areas of education and life-long learning system in Poland
• 2008-2011 - wave of reforms in formal education (general, VET, HE)
• Changes in non-formal sector are in the pipe-line: learning-outcomes approach standards in validation standars in quality of qualifications
Polish Qualifications Framework and Polish Qualifications System – where we are?
29.05.2013 – The polish referencing report has been presented at the meeting of the EQF Advisory Group of the
European Commission in Brussels
„Level 5 of the NQF. Higher education”Aims, methods
• Interviews in 12 higher education institutions
• Aim: obtain the opinions of the academic community about level 5.
• Interview script – set of 14 questions: Topic I: legitimacy of introducing PQF level 5 study
programmes to higher education. Topic II: possibilities of introducing level 5 study programmes
to the respondent’s institution. Preparing respondents for the interview.
Studies at level 5 – influx of students to HEIs and ensuring the quality of level 6? (Introductory question)
• Level 5 can favourably supplement levels 4 and 6 – agreement regardless of type of HEI
• population decline
• remedy for „the stampede to higher education”
• response to labour market needs
Who will benefit the most from the introduction of level 5 study programmes: higher education
institutions/students/employers?
All groups will benefit from this innovation, but
students and employers are in first place.
• the right to a good education at various levels• maturity of the decision to study at levels 6 and 7• the need for mid-level specialists• fulfils the gap between the competencies of an
upper secondary school graduate and the requirements of a first year student
Level 5 students: young upper secondary school graduates or
adults looking to supplement their qualifications?
• Studies targeted to both groups
• Various motives for undertaking such studies• Improving qualifications • Re-qualifying• Attaining a specialist’s diploma • Flexible career and educational planning
Level 5 qualifications:state diploma or HEI certificate?
• Diploma for level 5 studies with the same characteristics as the diploma for levels 6 and 7
• „Associate degree”?
What are the factors differentiating levels 5 and 6?
• Level 5 is more „practical” than level 4 and less „theoretical” than level 4
• Noted progress of requirements between levels 4-5-6
• Level 5 is more „replicative” than level 6
RPL in the context of level 5 studies?
• Agreement for the need to validate learning outcomes attained outside of the formal education system in the context of level 5
• Especially important in the case of level 5 – students with professional experience
• Appropriate, reliable validation methods and ensuring the quality of these methods
• Increasing the attractiveness of level 5 studies as a result of RPL
Will the idea of level 5 studies be accepted by the academic community?
• Academic higher education institutions expressed greater apprehension than vocational higher education institutions
• Representatives of vocational HEIs distance themselves from their collegues at academic HEIs
What could be the potential reasons for resisting the idea in the HEI community?
• Academic fatigue in the face of constant change (among others, implementation of the NQF)
• Fear of losing prestige – the profile of the new study programmes may be too „vocational”
• Concern that this innovation will not be cost-effective
• Lack of an "adjustment process" – a pilot programme
• Lack of an information campaign
Which arguments should be used to convince others about the merits of introducing level 5
study programmes?
• Hard data from other countries where education is effectively implemented at level 5
• Forecasts of the demand for qualifications at level5
• The risk of reducing employment due to population decline
• Ensuring the appropriate level of study at levels
6 and 7
• Broad information and promotional campaign
• Solutions for financing these studies
SUMMARY
• Respondents support study programmes at level 5
• Influx of students to higher education institutions
• Ensure the quality of studies at levels 6 and 7
• Meet the needs of students, the labour market and higher education institutions
• This direction is in accordance with the idea of LLL – students of various backgrounds, acceptance of RPL
Project co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund
The Educational Research Institute research institute8 Górczewska St, 01-180 Warsaw phone.: +48 22 241 71 70 | [email protected] | www.ibe.edu.pl
Thank you for your attention.