Strasbourg, 2012

Ministry of Education and Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Since 2010 Republic of Kazakhstan – is a full member of theEuropean Higher Education Area

Kazakhstan’s Academic Mobility Strategy till 2020 was adopted

Kazakhstan is a government member of the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education

Six Kazakh universities are members of the European Universities Association

National Qualification Framework was adopted.2

Republic of Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan – member of the Bologna Processmember of the Bologna Process

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National Qualifications Framework National Qualifications Framework

NQF developed and adopted by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection

Kazakhstan NQF is compatible with the EQF on 8 levels

In the NQF Dublin descriptors are used.NQF based on BFUG recommendations,

consisted of 11 steps

Upcoming tasks

Adoption of gradual implementation

plan for the NQF Creation of WG

on self-certification

Discussion of dataon self-certification

by BFUG

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Measures on implementation Measures on implementation of NQF and NQSof NQF and NQS

Based on the NQF, the sectoral qualifications frameworks in the field of education and science, labor, and agriculture have been developed

We have stated the elaboration of professional standards. They already exist in the oil and gas, tourism, engineering, agricultural

areas for 118 occupations

The basis of institutional model of independent verification of qualifications are in place.

Independent centers for verification of qualifications in the oil and gas,

mining and tourism sectors are being created in pilot mode .

Implementation of the NQF and NQS is provided in the Strategy of education development for coming decade.

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