A qualification and certification system is critical to ensuring the quality of skills and facilitating labor mobility. Governments in over 100 countries are designing, implementing, or considering national qualification frameworks or are involved with regional qualifications frameworks. The idea is that all qualifications can (and should) be expressed in terms of outcomes. Students can be tested based on their competency and certified accordingly, regardless of their learning pathways. This will help assure employers of the skills of their workers. At the same time, it will allow workers to move across sectors, as well as to other countries if the national qualification framework is aligned with regional and international frameworks. Workers can also move in and out of education to leverage on the knowledge they gain in the workplace.
Vocational and Technical Education Project