Qualifications Frameworks in Canada

A qualifications framework is a tool that

  • describes the main purposes and learning expectations for each qualification in a particular education system, and the relationship between the different qualifications;
  • provides the continuum of learning expectations along which any new qualifications can be placed in that education system;
  • provides a context for policies on credit transfer and qualification recognition that facilitate lifelong learning;
  • assists in comparing one's own standards with those in other education systems, whether for purposes of study elsewhere or the export of programs to other jurisdictions.

Qualifications Frameworks in Canada

The Canadian Framework
The Canadian Degree Qualifications Framework - A Ministerial Statement on Quality Assurance of Degree Education in Canada [PDF]

Ontario

Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island)
Maritime Degree Level Qualifications Framework [PDF]

Qualifications Frameworks in the World


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