Certificate, diploma or title awarded in several countries by a legally established international authority (association, organisation, sector or company) or by a national body accredited by an international authority.
Comment
- International qualifications are designed in compliance with standards (i.e. entry requirements, learning content, learning outcomes, assessment and certification) established by an international body;
- they are issued in a broad range of sectors and professions, e.g. accounting, administration and management, language teaching, education and training, financial services, industry (e.g. welding), ICT, personal services (e.g. hairdressing), sports and leisure, transport (road, air and maritime);
- this term is close to, but not synonymous with: transnational qualification / transnational certification.
Source
Based on Council of the European Union, 2017; Cedefop, 2012.