This is the final report for the study evaluating the Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC) against recent European Union educational reforms.
The overriding aim of the study was to: (1) assess to what extent European policies and related national developments in the area of education and training may have an impact upon the functioning of the Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications; and (2) examine whether certain aspects of these policies should be integrated into the ‘acquis’ on professional qualifications.
Within the scope of the study were a number of important EU educational reforms: (1) the Bologna process, as well as work undertaken as part of the ‘Tuning’ project; and (2) the development of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), including National Qualification Frameworks (NQFs) and the Framework for Qualifications in the European Higher Education (FQ-EHEA). These reforms have largely evolved in parallel (or subsequent) to the development and introduction of Directive 2005/36/EC and are not integrated or acknowledged in the provisions of the Directive. As part of the wider evaluation of the Directive, it was therefore felt to be important to consider the specific impact of these education reforms on the functioning of the Directive, particularly given that some elements, notably the Bologna process, are mature policies with over a decade of development behind them.
Revised Final Report
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