Level descriptors in national qualification frameworks (nqf): an overview of “descriptor criterion” in nqf of various countries
International Journal of Development Research
Level descriptors in national qualification frameworks (nqf): an overview of “descriptor criterion” in nqf of various countries
Received 22nd July, 2017; Received in revised form 24th August, 2017; Accepted 17th September, 2017; Published online 10th October, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Mariya Samreen Raje and Dr. Shushma. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Level descriptors are seen as a channel for clarifying equivalence and rationalizing qualifications systems. The purpose of the study is to obtain a better understanding of ‘level descriptor’ in NQF and to explore the “descriptor criterion” in NQF of different countries. In this paper authors attempting to explore the dimensions undertaken by different countries in their qualification framework to decide on the learning outcomes. The study is exploratory in nature based on secondary data. The target reader’s group for this study are primarily the practitioners worldwide; who are involved in the development and implementation of NQFs; followed by equally important audience that includes education & training policymakers, social partners, education & training providers and experts who have interest in NQFs.
