Transcript Vasyl Shynkaruk Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine “Qualifications Framework in Higher Education of Ukraine” International Seminar «National Qualifications Framework» Kyiv, 15-16 May.

Vasyl Shynkaruk
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
“Qualifications Framework in Higher Education of Ukraine”
International Seminar
«National Qualifications Framework»
Kyiv, 15-16 May 2008
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Ukraine’s
joining
Bologna
process
influenced essentially on the goals and content
of the higher education system of Ukraine.
As
important
benchmarks
of
its
development there came to the forefront tasks
of harmonization of the national system of
education in line with the principles of creation
of the EHEA
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Important developments on the implementation of
the Bologna process
- Setting up an Interdepartmental working group
on implementing Bologna Process provisions
- Setting up a National Team of Bologna
Promoters
- Implementation of the European Credit
Transfer System (ECTS) in the HEIs
- - Recommendations on Introduction of the
Diploma Supplement of the European format have
been developed
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Important developments on the implementation
of the Bologna process
- Introduction of two-cycles into HE system
(bachelor, master); three-cycle HE system is
planned to be introduced
- Approval of a new List of fields of training
Bachelors
- Mechanisms on inclusion students to
university
management,
monitoring
quality
assurance of educational process have been
developed
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Development of the National Higher Education
Qualifications Framework will provide:
- mutual recognition of educational documents
at the European and international levels
- Introduction of the Diploma Supplement of the
European format
- Promotion of student and academic staff
mobility
- Competitiveness of HE graduates on the
national and international labour markets and
provision of education of high quality
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Goals of the National Higher Education
Qualifications Framework:
- to describe interrelation among qualifications that exist in
the country and identification of learning paths
- to make existing qualifications/degree profiles easily
understandable for students, parents, employers, and
academic staff
- to assist higher educational institutions in creation of new
educational programs as well as upgrading existing ones
-to support higher education quality assurance system
-to support international compatibility and comparability
and facilitate recognition of academic degrees
- to describe constantly changing demands of society
towards education system and to promote description of
appropriate, constantly renewable qualifications;
- to support lifelong learning practices
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The structure of the system of education in Ukraine at present.
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Higher Education Qualifications Framework of Ukraine
Structure of
Education
Higher
education
Education and
Education
Period of Educational
qualification
institutions
studies
document
levels
Levels of
Education
Non-complete
Higher Education
Vocational
school,
College
Junior
Specialist
3 years
Basic Higher
Education
Institute
Bachelor
4 years
Specialist
+1 year
Complete
University,
Higher Education Academy
Master
Diploma
of junior
specialist
Bachelor’s
diploma
D. of Specialist
Master’s
+1.5 year
diploma
Postgraduate Education
Structure of Education
Postgraduate Education
Postgraduate Scientific
Qualification Program
Highest Scientific
Qualification Program
Levels of
Education
Education
institutions
Scientific
degree
Higher Education
Institution
Higher Education Candidate
Institution
of Science
Higher Education Doctor of
Institution
Science
Period Educatio
of
nal
studies document
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Technical high
schools
7%
Colleges
28%
Vocational
schools
2%
Universities
19%
Academies
5%
Institutes
39%
STRUCTURE OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF THE
I-IV LEVELS OF ACCREDITATION ACCORDING TO THE TYPES
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Specialist
32%
Junior
specialist
23%
Master
7%
Bachelor
38%
Gaining of educational and qualification levels
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Modernization of the structure of the system of education
in Ukraine in accordance with the EHEA requirements
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Doctors of
Science
8%
Other
catigories
92%
DOCTORS OF SCIENCE IN COMPARISON TO TOTAL NUMBER OF RESEARCH AND
EDUCATIONAL STAFF OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF THE III-IV
LEVELS OF ACCREDITATION
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Cycle
ІІІ cycle
Doctoral
program
II Cycle
Master’s
program
І cycle
Bachelor’s
program
Short cycle
within I cycle
Professional
higher
education
Qualification
Level
title
V
Doctor
ІV
Master
IIІ
Bachelor
ІІ
Specialist
I
Junior
Specialist
Type of a
document that
confirms
qualification
HEI
that awards
qualification
Doctor’s diploma
University,
academy
Master’s diploma
University,
academy
180-240
Bachelor’s
diploma
Institute, college
within the
structure of
University
120
Specialist,
Diploma of
Higher Education
College
60
Junior Specialist,
Certificate of
Higher Education
College
ECTS
60-120
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Examples:
Health:
І.
Nurse
ІІ. Doctor's assistant
- Junior Specialist
- Specialist
ІІІ. Doctor-laboratory assistant - Bachelor of Medicine
ІV. Doctor
- Master of Medicine
Education:
ІІ. Kindergarten teacher (Pre-school education) - Specialist
ІІІ. Teacher (Primary school )
- Bachelor of Education
ІV. Teacher (Basic and senior school)
- Master of Education
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Placement of qualifications in qualifications framework
Present academic/ scientific
degrees (before reform)
Equivalent
(after reform)
Doctor of Science degree
Doctor’s degree
Candidate of Science degree
Doctor’s degree
Specialist (5-6 років)
Master’s degree
Specialist (4 роки)
Bachelor’s degree
Junior Specialist
(not less than 2 years)
Specialist,
Diploma of Higher Education
Junior Specialist
(not less than 1 year)
Junior Specialist,
Certificate of Higher Education
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Basic educational problems the country faces at
present:
- development of principles, mechanisms and
procedures of the introduction of doctoral study as
Bologna cycle III
- employment of bachelors - graduates of the first
cycle
- creation of the quality assurance system for
higher education, which would correspond to the
European standards and norms
- provision the student and teaching staff mobility
- extension of the social partnership practice.
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Methodological problems of the creation of the
National
Higher
Education
Qualifications
Framework:
- securing balance between description of level
requirements for qualifications and their precision,
possibility of assessment and measurement,
functionality of a system
- taking into account academic and professional
components of qualification descriptors and their
equivalency
- improvement and enhancement of the
description of level requirements for qualifications
based on the principle of simplicity
- taking into account differences in the national
systems, the national and sectoral peculiarities
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THANK YOU!
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