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Comparability of qualifications

The comparison of one qualification with another based on high-level criteria that enable the degree of similarity of the qualification to be established by a non-subject matter expert.

(Comment: Comparability is a more generic form of evaluation, i.e. at a level that does not require subject matter experts, typically performed by a national information centre)

Source:
UNESCO, Level-setting and recognition of learning outcomes: The use of level descriptors in the twenty-first century, 2015


Extent to which it is possible to determine the degree of similarity of qualifications (purpose, level, learning outcomes, quality assurance, etc.) issued at sectoral, regional, national or international levels.

Comment

  • Comparability of qualifications improves individuals’ employability and mobility, one of the objectives of the European qualifications framework;
  • this term is close to, but not synonymous with: equivalence of qualifications.
Source:
Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (accessed 03/2023)


Determined for the purpose of pegging qualifications to a qualifications framework based on a wide range of criteria including purpose, specifications and characteristics of the qualification, high level learning outcomes in relation to level descriptors, credits, and quality assurance arrangements.

Source:
SADC, Glossary, 2011


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