Assessment of Refugees Qualifications:

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1 Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach Marina Malgina Head f Sectin NOKUT (Nrwegian Agency fr Quality Assurance in Educatin), Nrwegian ENIC-NARIC

2 NOKUT Nrwegian Agency fr Quality Assurance in Educatin Independent agency, established by the Universities and Clleges Act in Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

3 Assessment slutins fr refugees: Nrwegian experience 2005: Special recgnitin prcedure fr refugees - respnsibility f Nrwegian higher educatin institutins : Pilt prject n the recgnitin f freign higher educatin qualificatins fr persns with incmplete dcumentatin, initiated and cmpleted n cmmissin frm the Nrwegian Ministry f Educatin and Research (KD) 2013: Recgnitin prcedure fr persns withut verifiable dcumentatin (UVD-prcedure) 2014: UVD-methdlgy as a crucial element in SiU s Students at Risk scheme 2015: NOKUT launches idea f a multi-natinal actin n recgnitin f refugees qualificatins Eurpean Qualificatin Passprt fr Refugees 2016: NOKUT s qualificatin passprt fr refugees Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

4 NOKUT s general recgnitin NOKUT cnsiders The accreditatin status f the educatinal institutin and the qualificatin in the cuntry where the educatin was received The duratin f the prgram The grade btained in the prgram NOKUT s decisin states The duratin f the prgram The credits recgnized The crrespnding Nrwegian academic degree fr the prgram, if any NB! Equivalent/cmparable, nt identical Verificatin if necessary Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

5 NOKUT's general recgnitin In rder fr NOKUT t be in a psitin t assess the qualificatins awarded in a freign cuntry: The applicatin must be adequately dcumented and if necessary verified by the place f study r the authrities in the cuntry f rigin Identity and educatin dcuments must crrespnd Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

6 NOKUT's general recgnitin - Dcumentatin requirements A) Identificatin card B) Prf f name change C) Dcumentatin frm higher educatin D) Dcumentatin frm high schl Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

7 What if yu can t submit the required dcumentatin r if the dcumentatin is insufficient? i Applicants with freign higher educatin, whm cannt be granted general recgnitin due t missing, insufficient r unverifiable dcumentatin, will be referred t the UVD- prcedure, Recgnitin Prcedure fr Persns withut Verifiable Dcumentatin Established in May 2013 Abut 250 applicants/year Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

8 Recgnitin prcedure fr persns withut verifiable dcumentatin an alternative way t recgnitin f qualificatin Ordinary prcess fr NOKUT's general recgnitin Applicatin fr general recgnitin -Assessment f dcumentatin -Verificatin, if necessary Recgnititn prcedure fr persns withut verifiable dcumentatin Legally binding decisin n recgnitin as n par with Nrwegian higher educatin Mapping f applicant s backgrund NOKUT s assessment/level placement f qualificatins Assessment by expert cmmittee appinted by NOKUT Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

9 Status as f March 2016 Over 300 frmal decisins (May 2013 March 2016) Engineering Architecture Bilgy Chemistry Physics Mathematics Jurnalism Ecnmy Statistics Agrnmy Psychlgy Gelgy Language (Arabic, English, Dari, Spanish, French, Russian) Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

10 Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

11 Status, survey f applicants : 52 % gt relevant jb r admissin 2014: 49 % fund NOKUT's recgnitin helpful when applying fr jbs r studies in Nrway 84 % were satisfied with the recgnitin scheme 92 % wuld recmmend the recgnitin scheme t thers Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

12 Current challenges and pssible slutins Nrwegian experience : Develpment f a well-functining mdel fr this grup is resurce and time-cnsuming; Well-functinining mdel develped within ne cuntry s existing legal framewrk, within the framewrk f a given educatinal system, and based n needs and financial and human resurces available in a given cuntry might fail if cpied in anther setting r cuntry Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

13 What is an ptimal assessment slutin? Early / Fast Effective Accessible Prfessinal Fair / prvides equal treatment Prvides relevant infrmatin Prvides feasible system fr transitin and easy mbility between regins, cuntries and educatinal levels Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

14 Current challenges and pssible slutins Current refugee crisis cncerns the Eurpean states, but: Different legislatins; Different assessment practices; Different financial situatins; Different labur markets; Different number f refugees Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

15 Eurpean Qualificatin Passprt fr Refugees - Cmmn fast, effective and easy-implementable slutin What culd it be? A dcument cntaining advisry statement cncerning refugee s qualificatin(s). A dcument which prvides necessary infrmatin abut the refugee s educatinal and training backgrund, which will enable the relevant authrities in any Eurpean cuntry t better rganize fr the realizatin f the refugees plans fr the future with respect t wrk and further educatin. Wh is it fr? The Eurpean Recgnitin Passprt fr Refugees is issued t newly arrived refugees settled in receptin centers. What it is nt? The Eurpean Recgnitin Passprt fr Refugees is nt: a substitute fr identificatin r educatinal dcumentatin; a substitute fr regular recgnitin statements/authrizatin issued by the natinal recgnitin authrities in the Eurpean Cmmunity; an autmatic system that guarantees admissin t studies r emplyment in the Eurpean Cmmunity Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

16 Eurpean Qualificatin Passprt fr Refugees Family name M Given name Snia Previus name, if any N/A Passprt N. 47XXXXXX Date f issue Date f expiry Educatinal backgrund / highest educatinal qualificatin achieved 2005: Bachelr f Civil Engineering, University f Damascus, Syria (4 years higher educatin) Additinal infrmatin : Prject Assistant, Hms Building dep., Syria Language prficiency Native language: Arabic Other languages: English, French Date f birth Sex F Signature Snia M Cuntry f rigin, place f birth Syria, Hms Natinal educatin system (descriptin f the educatinal system in the cuntry where the highest qualificatin was taken) Infrmatin/guidance n further recgnitin prcedures available frm ENIC-NARIC ffices. Link t the ENIC-NARIC website Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

17 NOKUT s qualificatin passprt fr refugees Trial prject (February-March 2016) First passprt issued 24. February Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach

18 Our way ahead NOKUT is willing t share ur extensive experiences and ideas n implementatin f recgnitin schemes fr refugees; NOKUT will crdinate the prject n develpment f tlkit fr recgnitin f refugees qualificatins; NOKUT welcmes a multi-natinal actin n recgnitin f refugees qualificatins Assessment f Refugees Qualificatins: Nrwegian Apprach