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Prepared byInternational Qualifications Assessment Service
Government of Alberta9th Floor, 108 Street Building, 9942 108 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5K 2J5Phone: 780-427-2655 Fax: 780-422-9734
www.immigration.alberta.ca/iqas
2012 the Crown in right of the Province of Alberta, Government of Alberta International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
Revised December 2016isbn: 978-0-7785-9566-3
Welcome to the Alberta Governments International Education GuidesThe international Qualifications Assessment service (iQAs) developed the international education Guides for educational institutions, employers and professional licensing bodies to help facilitate and streamline their decisions regarding the recognition of international credentials.
These guides compare educational systems from around the world to educational standards in canada. The assessment recommendations contained in the guides are based on extensive research and well documented standards and criteria. This research project, a first in canada, is based on a broad range of international resources and considerable expertise within the iQAs program.
organizations can use these guides to make accurate and efficient decisions regarding the recognition of international credentials. The international education Guides serve as a resource comparing Alberta standards with those of other countries, and will assist all those who need to make informed decisions, including:
employers who need to know whether an applicant with international credentials meets theeducational requirements for a job, and how to obtain information comparing the applicantscredentials to educational standards in Alberta and canada
educational institutions that need to make a decision about whether a prospective studentmeets the education requirements for admission, and that need to find accurate and reliableinformation about the educational system of another country
professional licensing bodies that need to know whether an applicant meets the educationalstandards for licensing bodies
The guides include:
a country overview
a historical education overview
descriptions of school education; higher education; professional, technical and vocationaleducation; teacher education
grading scales
educational credentials documentation
a bibliography
placement recommendations for comparison with established standards and applicationin Alberta, canada

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ContentsList of Figures viiiList of Tables viiiCountry Overview 1
Land 1People 2
Population 2Language and culture 2Religion 2Polish residents in Canada 3
History 3Origins and the Piast Dynasty (prior to 1386) 3Jagiellonian Poland (13861572) 3PolishLithuanian Commonwealth (1572 1795) 4Stateless nation (17951918) 4Rebirth through the Second World War (191845) 4The Holocaust 5From the Peoples Poland to the Third Republic (1945present) 5
Administration 6State administration 6National symbols 6Territorial administration 7
Economy 7
Historical Education Overview 8The Piast Dynasty (prior to 1386) 8Jagiellonian Poland (13861572) 8PolishLithuanian Commonwealth (15721795) 9A Stateless Nation (17951918) 10Rebirth and The Second World War (191845) 11From the Peoples Poland to the Third Republic (1945present) 11
School Education 13Overview 13Structure of Education 14Types of Schools 15
Public schools 16Non-public schools 16
School Year 16Administration 16
State responsibilities 16Territorial responsibilities 17
The Central Examination Commission 17Preschool Education 17Compulsory EducationPrimary School 18
Before the 1999 reform 18Since the 1999 reform 18
Compulsory EducationLower Secondary School (gymnasium gimnazjum) 20Post-Compulsory EducationSecondary School 21
Before the 1999 reform 21Since the 1999 reform 21
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Higher Education 25Overview 25Before the 1990 Reform 25
Institutions 25Admission 26Modes of study 27
The Transition (19902005) 27After the 2005 Reform 28
Administration 28Accreditation and quality assurance 29Other national bodies 29Types of institutions 29Education structure and credentials 30Admission 31Fees 31Language of instruction 31Academic year 31Examinations and grading 31European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) 32Diploma projects and diploma examinations 33
First-Cycle Degree Programs (Studia Pierwzego Stopnia) 33Title of licentiate (tytul licencjata) and title of engineer (tytul inzyniera) 33
Second-Cycle Degree Programs (Studia Drugiego Stopnia) 33Masters degree (tytul magistra) 33
Sample First-Degree and Second-Degree Programs 34Engineering (studia inzyinierskie) 34Nursing and midwifery (pielegniarstwo i poloznictwo) 35Physiotherapy (fizjoterapia) 37
Long-Cycle (Integrated) Degree Programs ( jednolite studia magisterskie) 39Professional degrees 39
Sample Long-Cycle Degree and Professional Programs 40General medicine (kierunek lekarski) 40Dental medicine (kierunek stomatologiczny/dentystyczny) 42Law (prawo) 44
Third-Cycle Degree (Doctoral Studiesstudia doktoranckie) Programs 45Degree of doctor (stopien doktora) 45
Teacher Education 46Before the 199199 Reform 46
Pedagogical lyceums (Liceum pedagogiczne) 46Teachers training institutes (Studium nauczycielskie) 46Preschool education institutes (Studium wychowania przedszkolnego) 46Higher education for teachers 47
Since the 199199 Reforms 47Post-Secondary Education for Teachers 47
Teachers colleges (Kolegium nauczycielskie or KN) 47Foreign language teachers colleges (Nauczycielskie kolegium jezykow obcych or NKJO) 50University-level teacher education (wyzsze studia) 51Post-diploma teacher education (studia podyplomowe) 53Professional certification 54Teachers in higher education 54

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Technical and Vocational Education 55Before the 1999 Reform 55
Basic vocational schools (zasadnicza szkola zawodowa) 55Secondary schools incorporating vocational and professional training 55Technical and professional secondary schools (technikum, liceum zawodowe) 56Post-lyceum and post-matriculation schools (szkoly policealne, szkoly pomaturalne) 56
After the 1999 Reform 57Apprenticeship training (szkolenie zawodowe) 58Basic vocational school (zasadnicza szkola zawodowa) 58Supplementary secondary schools for graduates of basic vocational schools 60Technical secondary schools (technikum) 61Post-lyceum professional schools (szkoly policealne) 62Diploma of professional qualification 63Grading scale 64
Grading Scales 64Before the 199199 Reforms 64After the 199199 Reforms 65
School education 65Colleges (kolegia) 65Degree programs 66European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) 66
Documentation 67School Education 67
Administration of documents 67Format of documents 67
Colleges 69Administration of documents 69Format of documents 69Names of documents and credentials 69
Higher Education 69Administration of documents 69Format of documents 69Names of documents and credentials 70
References 71Print Resources 71Internet Resources 71
Internet publications 71International websites 71Polish websites 71
Appendix APlacement Recommendations 73Appendix BSample Documents 75
Appendix B1. TemplateMatriculation Certificate (swiadectwo dojrzalosci) 75Appendix B2. Matriculation Certificate from General Secondary School (swiadectwo dojrzalosci liceum ogolnoksztalcacego) (1996) 77Appendix B3. TemplateCertificate of Completion of General Secondary School (swiadectwo ukonczenia liceum ogolnoksztalcacego) 81Appendix B4. TemplateCertificate of Completion of Technical Secondary School (swiadectwo ukonczenia technikum) 83

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Appendix B5. TemplateCertificate of Completion of Basic Vocational School (swiadectwo ukonczenia zasadniczej szkoly zawodowej) 86Appendix B6. Title of Licentiate (tytullicencjat) 88Appendix B7. Title of Master (tytulmagister) 89Appendix B8. Doctor of Science (doktora nauk) 90Appendix B9. Index (indeks) 91Appendix B10. Diploma Supplement 93Appendix B11. Diploma of Completion of Foreign Language Teachers College (dyplom ukonczenia nauczycielskiego kolegium jezykow obcych) 98Appendix B12. Certificate of Completion of Post-Diploma Studies (swiadectwo ukonczenia studiow podyplomowych) 99
List of FiguresFigure 1: Location of Poland in Europe 1Figure 2: Map of Poland 1Figure 3: Polands Flag 6Figure 4: Polands Coat of Arms 6Figure 5: Polands Administrative Regions 7Figure 6: Structure of