Organised range of mechanisms, structures and activities which enable the citizens of a country to access education and training opportunities leading to qualifications adapted to their needs, and giving access to employment, recognition of skills and qualifications, career development, and lifelong learning.
Comment
- A national qualifications system requires a legal framework, an institutional framework, a quality assurance framework, and the involvement of education and training stakeholders;
- it can be made up of several subsystems and include a national qualifications framework.
Source
Cedefop; ETF, 2016.