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National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education in Sweden Janerik Lundquist

This article explores the importance of a national debate on an appropriate National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for higher education in Sweden. It discusses the role of NQF in curriculum design, facilitating comparability, and ensuring stakeholder participation and ownership. The implementation of NQF is highlighted, including the inclusion of all kinds of qualifications and developing transparent relations with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). The responsibility of governments in reconsidering and finalizing national qualifications frameworks under full stakeholder participation is emphasized. The article also delves into qualification descriptors, covering the scope, qualitative targets, requirements for independent degree projects, and any additional specifications set by higher education institutions.

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National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education in Sweden Janerik Lundquist

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  1. National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education in Sweden Janerik Lundquist

  2. NQF – in a national perspective • The aim is a student centred learning environment • LO is a tool to help curriculum design and to facilitate comparability • Importance of a national debate on an appropriate National Qualifications Framework • Ensure that qualifications frameworks fulfill their aims and are not just ‘nice pieces of paper’? • Ensure stakeholder participation and ownership NQF is a tool to be used for recognition of learning

  3. Implementing of NQF • All kinds of qualifications must be in the NQF • Providers outside the official educational system are invited to add their qualifications • NQF will be developed step by step in close collaboration with the interest from society • There must be a transparent relation between NQF and EQF

  4. Ensuring coherence in the education system Responsibility of governments: • Reconsider, and if necessary reconfigure national education systems • Finalise national qualifications frameworks under full participation of stakeholders

  5. Qualification descriptors • Scope: the exact number of credits a qualification is attributed; • Qualitative targets: the knowledge and understanding, skills and abilities, and judgement and approach a student is able to demonstrate for a given qualification; • Requirements for the independent degree project • Other: in addition to the qualification descriptors, each HEI may specify particular requirements for each qualification.

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