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Enhancing Quality in International Credential Evaluation: Key Insights from the PHOENIX Workshop

The PHOENIX workshop, held in Bishkek on April 13-14, 2006, focused on boosting quality in international credential evaluation and higher education quality assessment within social sciences and humanities. Led by Gunnar Vaht from the Estonian ENIC/NARIC, the workshop emphasized the crucial information needed for recognition decisions, such as educational system details, accreditation status, and grading systems. It explored effective networks and resources available for reliable information, while addressing the complexities involved in obtaining and managing educational data.

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Enhancing Quality in International Credential Evaluation: Key Insights from the PHOENIX Workshop

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  1. Information sources Workshop: Boosting quality: International Credential Evaluation and Higher Education Quality Assessment in SSH (PHOENIX) Bishkek, 13-14 April 2006 Gunnar Vaht Estonian ENIC/NARIC

  2. What information is needed? • educational system as a whole • Status and type of institution • system of quality assurance/accreditation • study program • access requirements; graduation requirements • grading system, credit system • purpose of studies - access to labor market and further studies • International legal instruments and agreements • National legislation and requirements

  3. The applicant should present • Application • All certificates/diplomas since secondary education • Transcripts (DS, academic transcripts, records) • Certified translations • ________________ • Is it enough to make a recognition decision? - NO

  4. Information sources • Individual contacts and Networks (ENIC) • Published sources • Unpublished sources

  5. Networks • International Networks • ENIC and NARIC • www.enic-naric.net • ENQA (European Network for Quality Assurance • www.enqa.net • EAIE (European Network of International Education) professional section ACE (Admission officers and credential Evaluators) • www.eaie.nl www.aic.lv/ace • NAFSA: Association of International Educators • www.nafsa.org

  6. Networks • AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers) • www.aacrao.org • AAU (Association of African Universities) • www.aau.org • Association of Arab Universities • www.aaru.edu.jp • Education Asia Network • www.eduasia.net • AUAP (Association of Universities of Asia and Pacific) • http://sut2.sut.ac.th/AUAP

  7. Contacts • National Ministries of Education • Quality assessment agencies • Embassies • Educational institutions • Conferences/seminars • Training courses/workshops/information days • Education institutions • (individual contacts with experts)

  8. Published sources • Databases (International and national) • Handbooks/reference books (international and national) • Periodicals • Recognition conventions • University catalogues • Websites of educational institution • Foreign Language Dictionaries

  9. Published sources (national) • Higher Education System • Handbooks of higher education institutions (e.g. “Spravochnik” in RF, or “Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education” in USA) • Comparison of foreign qualifications • Fact sheets • Country education profiles (e.g. by AEI - International Education Network/Australia; ECE - Educational Credential Evaluators/USA; publications of UNESCO-CEPES

  10. Unpublished sources • Internet search engine (eg “GOOGLE”) • Files of previous cases • Electronic mailing lists (e.g. ENIC list)

  11. Persistent problems • Too much of information • Information is not structured • Not well targeted information • Not in widely used languages • Different tasks of national ENIC offices • Complications to get authoritative and up-dated information from other regions

  12. Information provision by ENIC • Information provision on education systems and on recognition is one of the core activities of the national centres in ENIC and NARIC Networks • Acknowledging the need for relevant, accurant and up-to-date information, the national ENIC/NARIC office shall facilitate • a) access to accurate information on the national education systems • b) access to information on foreign education systems • c) giving information on recognition matters and assessment of qualifications

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