Day 2 / 14 September

Session 3: International agencies and their approaches to national qualifications frameworks

Arjen Deij (European Training Foundation, Torino): ETF’s role in the development of qualifications frameworks in EU's partner countries around Europe (PDF, 5 MB)

Michael Axmann (International Labour Organization, Geneva): ILO’s perspective on the development of national qualifications frameworks (PDF, 1 MB)

Madhu Singh (UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, Hamburg): UNESCO’s work to im-prove lifelong learning through national qualifications frameworks (PDF, 124 KB)

Session 4: Experiences with the implementation of national qualifications frameworks

Matthias Jäger (Swisscontact, Tirana, Albania): Experiences with the national qualifications framework in Albania (PDF, 7 MB)

Salim Akoojee (Wits School of Education, Johannesburg, South Africa): Counting the casu-alties: Experiences with the national qualifications framework in South Africa (PDF, 3 MB)

Session 5: Challenges of certification systems and the role of national qualifications frameworks

Markus Maurer (University of Zurich): The global quest for credentials and the role of national qualifications frameworks (PDF, 86 KB)

Tahsinah Ahmed (Swiss Cooperation Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh): Bangladesh’s new Na-tional Skills Development Policy and the role of the National Technical and Vocational Qualifications Framework (PDF, 537 KB)

Rashmi Agrawal (Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi, India): India’s approach to certifying vocational skills (PDF, 1 MB)

André Schläfli (Swiss National Umbrella Organisation for Adult Education, Zurich): Switzerland on the way to its national qualifications framework (PDF, 4 MB)