The aim of developing the Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Water and Wastewater Management, Reclamation and Remediation was to create a simple tool that presents sector-specific competences in a structured way.…
The monograph presented here draws the reader’s attention to the opportunities, threats and challenges posed by the application of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in education. The authors have skillfully presented…
This report references the proposed Polish Qualifications Framework (PQF) to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). It also presents the course and progress of work on other projects undertaken to modernise…
The Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Waste Management (SQF WM) is a tool to support employers and employees of the waste management sector in the development of competences. It provides a…
The Sectoral Qualifications Framework for the Mining Sector is a tool to support mining industry employers and employees in developing professional competence. It is a structured set of competences associated with the main areas of work and business activity in the sector.
The Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Trade is a tool to support employers and employees of the trade sector in developing competences. Its aim is to improve human resources processes in companies and to help employees independently determine their career and learning pathways.
The Sectoral Qualifications Framework for the Chemical Industry is a tool to support chemical sector employers and employees in developing competences. Its aim is to improve human resource processes in companies and to help employees independently determine their career and learning pathways. It can also be a useful tool for education and training institutions.
The Sectoral Qualifications Framework for the Automotive Sector is a tool to support automotive industry employers and employees in developing competences. Its aim is to improve human resource processes in companies and to help employees independently determine their career and learning pathways. It can also be a useful tool for education and training institutions.
This publication presents the process of developing the proposed Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Public Health (SQF PH), commissioned by the Educational Research Institute to the National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, in cooperation with a group of experts and extensive consultations in the sector.
The Sectoral Qualifications Framework for the Energy Industry (SQFE) is a tool to support competence development for employers and employees in the energy sector. It is a structured set of competences representing the main areas of work and business activity in the sector.
The Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Agriculture is a tool to support professional development and skills acquisition in the agricultural sector. It can be used, regardless of the type of production specialisation, by family farmers as well as by the owners and employees of large agricultural entities.
The Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Real Estate is a tool to support the professional development of business owners and employees in the broadly understood sector of real estate.
This publication is the result of the cooperation of institutions responsible for maintaining and developing databases or registers of qualifications in selected European countries: Austria, Croatia, Latvia, France, Poland, Slovakia and Scotland.
Achieving satisfaction in professional life often depends on our readiness to acquire new competences. What counts in the labour market are the skills and knowledge that we have acquired at all ages, even after graduation from school or university. There are many ways to learn. We develop our potential while performing our duties at work, household activities or actions related to our hobby. Newly acquired competences enrich our lives and open the path to new jobs, sometimes in a completely different industry.
The validation of non-formal and informal learning is a relatively new concept in Poland, but several important steps have already been taken to introduce it at the national scale and across many types of qualifications.
Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Tourism has become the first sectoral qualifications framework to be included in the IQS, serving as the legally binding standard for all activities relating to competences…
This publication presents information on the development of the sectoral qualifications framework for the banking sector, carried out in 2012−2015. Download publication (PDF, 5 MB)
The modernization of Polish qualifications initiated with the enactment of the Act of 22 December 2015 on the Integrated Qualifications System is based on the adoption of common principles governing the qualifications operating in different areas. The integrated system consists of elements that already function in Polish society and its economy, as well as new instruments, to effectively integrate the entire system.
The Integrated Qualifications System (IQS) currently being implemented in Poland enables qualifications awarded in Poland and in other countries of the European Union to be compared by referencing them to the levels of the Polish Qualifications Framework (PQF), and thus to the levels of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). All Polish qualifications included in the IQS must be aligned to a specific PQF level.
This publication presents information on the project of developing the Sectoral Qualifications Framework for the Fashion Industry (SQF FI).
This publication presents information on the project of developing the Sectoral Qualifications Framework for the Construction Industry (SQFC).
This publication presents information on the development of the Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Development Services (SQF DS).
This publication presents information on the development of the sectoral qualifications framework for the telecommunications industry, carried out as part of a pilot project in 2013−2015. Download publication (PDF, 2…
The Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Sport (SQFS) is the industry’s interpretation of the Polish Qualifications Framework (PQF), a tool that organises all qualifications (diplomas, certificates) existing in Poland, acquired in various ways and different places, to eight competence levels, and at the same time allows qualifications to be compared to those existing across Europe.
This glossary further develops the work presented in “A Glossary of Key Concepts related to the National Qualifications System” (IBE 2011). This new version includes the terminology established in the referencing report, entitled “Referencing Report.
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