Education, economic globalisation and national qualifications frameworks

There are many aims that have been articulated with respect to national qualifications frameworks (NQFs). Among them are those concerned with transparency, which is to say, that it is assumed that once employers understand the competencies of employees, as defined by their education credentials, the...

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Published inJournal of education and work Vol. 24; no. 3-4; pp. 213 - 221
Main Author Lauder, Hugh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.09.2011
Subjects
Classification
Credentials
Economic change
Economic Factors
economic globalisation
Education
Education systems
Educational provision
Employees
Employment Qualifications
Foreign Countries
Global Approach
Globalization
Human Capital
Internationalization
national qualifications frameworks
Qualifications
Talent Identification
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Summary:There are many aims that have been articulated with respect to national qualifications frameworks (NQFs). Among them are those concerned with transparency, which is to say, that it is assumed that once employers understand the competencies of employees, as defined by their education credentials, then the mismatch between what employers are looking for and what potential employees can offer is reduced. A further aim is that in an era of economic globalisation the certificates that frameworks issue should be transferable across nations because they should itemise the competencies that potential employees have demonstrated. In this article, several key trends that appear to be emerging as a result of economic globalisation are discussed. When these trends are considered together they raise some fundamental questions for NQFs. (Contains 2 tables and 6 notes.)
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ISSN:1363-9080
1469-9435
DOI:10.1080/13639080.2011.584683