Booklet Recognition of Foreign Qualifications de france

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RECOGNITION OF FOREIGNQUALIFICATIONS


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HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYABILITYThe ENIC-NARIC France Centre has implemented a set of

procedures based on the Lisbon Convention to evaluate

foreign qualifications. This enables the centre to issue

“comparability certificates”, which are useful for suppor-ting job applications (if the profession in question is not

regulated) or for continuing studies in a French higher

education institution.

The ENIC-NARIC France Centre also contributes to the

construction of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)

and closely follows its developments. It has established

partnerships with higher education institutions and main-

tains close ties with quality assurance organisations.

It promotes the EHEA’s mobility tools (Diploma Supple-

ment, ECTS credits, national and European certification

frameworks, etc.) and participates in the development of

tools supported by EHEA ministries, such as the European

Area of Recognition Manual, which was mentioned in the2012 Bucharest Communiqué.

The promotion of these mobility tools acts as a support

for vocational integration. The ENIC-NARIC France Centre

collaborates with employers and public administrations to

raise awareness of good practices in the area of qualifica-

tion recognition, so a given qualification can be appropria-

tely interpreted during recruitment processes and/or entry

examination preparations.

Annual meeting of the

ENIC-NARIC centres,

July 2014.

EXPERTISEEXPERTISE

EXPERTISE

EXPER

QUALIFICATION RECOGNITION

The ENIC-NARIC France Centre is the national information centre for the academic

recognition of foreign qualifications. Affiliated to the CIEP since 2004, it promotes

international mobility by facilitating the interpretation of academic pathways.

It also actively contributes to the construction of the European Higher Education Area.

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It also issues expert opinions to ministerial (or inter-minis-

terial) commissions and centres in the ENIC-NARIC network

on foreign and national academic pathways.

What is a comparability certificate?A comparability certificate is an official document thatestablishes an equivalence between a foreign qualifica-

tion and a level of the French and European certification

frameworks. It facilitates the interpretation of internatio-

nal academic pathways, whether this is to continue one’s

studies in a French education institution or to lend the

qualification weight in the eyes of an employer. In order to

THE ENIC-NARICNETWORKThe ENIC-NARIC

France Centre is part

of the international

ERIC-NARIC network,which comprises 55

countries. Created on the

initiative of the European

Commission, the Council

of Europe and UNESCO,

this network aims to

promote international

mobility by facilitating

the interpretation of

academic pathways.

It is a leadingpartner in the

implementation

and the consolidation

of the European Higher

Education Area. The

ENIC-NARIC France

Centre has been the

president of this

network since

June 2015.

produce comparability certificates, the ENIC-NARIC France

Centre has drawn up an analytical framework using diffe-

rent criteria that uphold the principles of international

texts and the good practices of the ENIC-NARIC network.

The comparative analysis that is undertaken also examines

the individual’s academic pathway on a case-by-case basis.To be eligible for a comparability certificate, training must

last for a minimum of six months on a full-time basis and

lead to a qualification. The ENIC-NARIC France Centre also

issues study and/or training recognition certificates, which

are useful for periods of university study that did not lead

to the award of a qualification.

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Belgium

Italy

Romania

Russia

PortugalSpain

Algeria

Cameroon

Morocco

Tunisia

North America5%

Distributionof qualification

recognition requests

Asia Pacific 4% Latin America 4%

Africa 15%

Europe(non-EU)

16%

EuropeanUnion 24%

Middle East

and NorthAfrica 32%

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EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

The ENIC-NARIC France Centre participates in many Euro-pean and international projects on mobility tools and the

internationalisation of higher education. These projects are

carried out within the framework of European Commission

projects, such as Erasmus+ and the Tempus programme.

They cover different aspects of qualification recognition:

standardising and disseminating good recognition practices

among higher education and public institutions, developing

a quality assurance system based on the norms and direc-

tives in force, and establishing qualification recognitioncentres in regions outside the European Union. The CIEP

deploys experts as well as members of partner countries to

ensure the development of these projects and their impact

in other regions of the world.

Flagship projectsEU-MTR “Supporting the use of mobility tools

in qualification recognition”

Partners: the project is coordinated by the CIEP in

partnership with the ENIC-NARIC Centres of Croatia,

France, Italy, Latvia and the Netherlands.

Aim: to train different actors involved in mobility (training

institutions, public administrations, employers, etc.) inthe use of recognition tools that favour the mobility of

students and workers across Europe.

Tempus RecoNow “European Neighbourhood and

Partnership Instrument (ENPI): Disseminating good

practices of foreign qualification recognition in countries

of the South”

Partners: University of Bologna, CIMEA – Italian ENIC-NA-

RIC Centre, the Ministries of Higher Education of Jordan andthe Palestinian territories.

Aim: to disseminate good practices of foreign qualification

recognition in countries of the South, by establishing a

national recognition and information centre on foreign

qualifications and a university-based recognition centre in

Jordan and the Palestinian territories.

Other projects aiming to promote recognition tools and

mobility issues in the countries of Latin America and other

regions of Mediterranean countries are currently being

proposed to the European Commission.

Members of the team

leading the EU-MTR project

“Supporting the use of

mobility tools in qualification

recognition”,

CIEP, May 2015.


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TRAINING FOR UNIVERSITIESAgainst the backdrop of enhanced cooperation with uni-

versities, the CIEP has approached university admission

services in order to provide training to enable them to better

interpret foreign students’ academic pathways. In addition,the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Develop-

ment has called upon the ENIC-NARIC France Centre within

the framework of training put in place on the “études en

France” platform, which is aimed at the admissions depart-

ments for foreign students. These training sessions aim

to make universities familiar with the “études en France”

platform and what it offers in terms of following up online

registration procedures for “CEF-procedure countries”1 and

to explain foreign qualification recognition procedures.Closer collaboration with the CIEP is envisaged to support

universities in the admission of foreign students.

International conference on the

internationalisation of higher education,

mobility and employability, CIEP, May 2015.

1. Implemented in 33 countries, the CEF procedure is a mechanism that enables

candidates to access study opportunities in France and to receive support

throughout the entire process, from applying for a visa to keeping track of the

advancement of their digital case file.

TRAININGTRAINING

TRAININGTRAINING


Through training courses, workshops and international conferences,

the ENIC-NARIC France Centre contributes to standardising qualification

recognition good practices, to a better understanding and use of mobility tools,

and to the consolidation of the competencies of its institutional partners.

COURSES


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TRAINING AS PART OF EUROPEANAND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTSTraining sessions are organised in collaboration with Euro-

pean countries that are partnering within the framework

of the Erasmus+ and Tempus programmes. The EU-MTR

project (“Supporting the use of mobility tools in qualifi-

cation recognition”), coordinated by the CIEP, has given

rise to training courses and conferences on mobility tools

for foreign qualification recognition. This training is aimedat higher education institutions, public administrations

and employers.

The ENIC-NARIC France Centre is participating in the

STREAM project to design and create an online training

platform on qualification recognition procedures, which is

aimed at European higher education institutions.

Lastly, since 2008 the ENIC-NARIC France Centre has taken

part in training organised by the Dutch NARIC Centre, which

is aimed at new qualification evaluators within the network.

In this context, it takes part in producing modules on the

education systems of third countries and the evaluation

of qualifications awarded by education systems in other

regions of the world (outside the ENIC-NARIC network).

TRAINING FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONSAND EMPLOYERSThe ENIC-NARIC France Centre is called upon by public

administrations and employers to provide support in in-

terpreting and evaluating foreign qualifications. These re-

quests are generally made in the context of recruitment orexamination procedures.

Examples:Nursing training institutes (Instituts de formation des

soins infirmiers, IFSI): supporting the evaluation of the

level of training of students who completed their studies

abroad and wish to take the nursing entry examination.

Versailles Local Education Authority (Rectorat de

Versailles): supporting procedures for recruiting teachers

who completed their studies abroad, in order to better

understand their academic pathway.

RecoNow project,CIEP, September 2014.

Workshop during

the international

conference on higher

education, mobility

and employability,

CIEP, May 2015.


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THE STUDIESAs part of the European projects that it coor-

dinates or partners, the ENIC-NARIC France

Centre produces project appraisals and re-

ports. It has recently published a report onthe QFS-UHSE project (“Use or potential use

of certification frameworks as a mobility tool

by higher education institutions and other

actors”), as well as the final report on the

project entitled “The use of the EQF in reco-

gnition procedures of the NARIC Centres”, and the report

on the Diploma Supplement.

The ENIC-NARIC France Centre databaseThe CIEP has created a database to reflect its decade-long experience in qualification recognition. This

database is aimed at higher education institutions, employers and administrative bodies.

Unique in France, this database compares the French national certification system with the European

Certification System (CES) for all foreign qualifications evaluated by the CIEP over the last 10 years.

It also includes a list of all the recognised and accredited education institutions in the world that have

been identified by the CIEP. Finally, the database contains country fiches that provide an explicatory

overview of certain education systems, including qualification templates, in order to better guideusers in their research.

Institutional partners, notably higher education institutions, can access the database on a

subscription basis.

Over 6,000accredited institutions

Over

2,000evaluated qualifications

In addition, the ENIC-NARIC France Centre initiated a

study, published by and for the ENIC-NARIC network, on

the network’s cooperation with other regions around the

world. Initiated in 2010 and revised in 2015, this study

analyses the migratory flows of students across the world,based primarily on statistical data from UNESCO and the

OECD. It also presents the number of recognition requests

broken down by country and recognition centre.

This data has been used to implement a number of actions

to reinforce cooperation with other regions of the world

(Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, etc.) and to enable a bet-

ter recognition of qualifications awarded in these regions.

Key factsabout our database

RESOURCESRESOURCES

RESOURCESRESOUR


CESDrawing on its expertise, the ENIC-NARIC France Centre publishes studies

aimed at its institutional partners and the ENIC-NARIC network. It also

manages a database that offers tools to process requests to recognise foreign

qualifications both reliably and effectively.


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Created in 1945, the CIEP is an institution of the French Ministry of NationalEducation, Higher Education and Research.

Its missions, which are part of the government’s international cooperation

priorities, centre on three areas of activity:

■cooperation in the areas of education, professional training and the quality of higher education;■support for the promotion of the French language around the world by training teachers and

education managers and by issuing certifications in French;

■international mobility for people through language assistant and teacher exchange programmes,as well as the issuing of foreign qualification comparability certificates.

To carry out its projects, the CIEP relies on the know-how of a team of 250 staff as well as on anetwork of over 1,000 experts and national and international partners.

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