Issue 86 March 2019

Cambridge ProfessionalDevelopment Qualificationsbenchmarked to UKAustralian and SouthAfrican frameworksUK NARIC was commissioned by CambridgeAssessment International Education to undertake anindependent benchmarking of the CambridgeProfessional Development Qualifications (PDQs)certificate and diploma to the UK Australian andSouth African education systems The Cambridge PDQ Certificate was found to becomparable to READ MORE

Over 100 set to attendNaric North special dealfor team developmentPlaces are filling up for our Naric North event inGlasgow on 21 May You can still take advantage ofour team development deal on delegate places buythree get one free [email link ndash ask for a specialdiscount code for the free place] The delegate rateshave been kept down to a very reasonable pound135 perperson and you can book now Our keynote speaker is Professor James MillerDeputy Vice Chancellor of Glasgow CaledonianUniversity This is the first UK NARIC conference outside ofLondon allowing for more READ MORE

Updated languages forTranslation Waiver ServiceWe have updated our languages for the TranslationWaiver Service (TWS) The service is now availablefor Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese DanishFrench German Italian Japanese MacedonianNorwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian RussianSerbian Spanish Swedish Turkish

Successful internationalhigher education trainingdays in DubaiIn Dubai UK NARIC has just completed twosuccessful training days on international highereducation run in partnership with British CouncilIELTS [some of those taking part are pictured above] An international higher education briefing for schoolcounsellors was delivered on 27 March On 28 Marchthere was a training day on international admissionsThe venue was kindly provided by MiddlesexUniversity Dubai in the citys Knowledge Park Feedback on the events was very positive and UKNARIC expects to be further developing itscollaborations in the MENA READ MORE

Syrians in Jordan projectconnects with 1000refugeesUK NARICs one-year Syrians in Jordan project isnow in its final wind-down phase Since the projectsMarch 2018 launch over 1000 refugees have appliedfor the scheme The project has provided refugees with UKNARIC recognition statements whichgive information about the levels of qualifications andskills of Syrian refugees and give guidance on workand study opportunities available In cases of refugees having partial or missingqualification documentation UK NARIC personnel inJordan have interviewed READ MORE

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Is recognition affected byBrexitAmidst continuing Brexit uncertainty we havereceived enquiries about how qualifications and skillsrecognition or how UK NARIC services might beaffected by different potential Brexit situations The key document governing recognition is the LisbonRecognition Convention The UK is a signatory to theConvention and remains a signatory post-Brexit READ MORE

UK NARIC attends Train toTeach events to supportaspiring teachersTrain to Teach events [pictured above] along withevents such as the Hertfordshire Teacher RecruitmentFairs (Teach in Herts) have enabled UK NARICrepresentatives to meet aspiring teachers withqualifications from all over the world These events are attended by the DfE teachertraining advisers and teaching advocates They haveenabled UK NARIC to give face-to-face advice tothose with international READ MORE

Last call for Sydney trainingupcoming dates in CheltenhamThe UK NARIC training team is in Sydney on 11 and 12 April Thereare still a few training places left the full line-up of workshops ison our training schedule We return to the UK in Cheltenham for trainingworkshops on 14 May and 15 May READ MORE

e-VALUATE recognition of MOOCsand SPOCsUK NARIC attended a conference [panel discussion pictured left] in TheHague Netherlands on 28 March as part of the e-VALUATE projectwhich addresses the recognition of new forms of online learning such asMOOCs and SPOCs READ MORE

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