Issue 88 May 2019

Successful Naric Northpaves way for furtherNations and RegionseventsOver 160 attended the first UK NARIC conference inScotland Naric North at the University of Strathclydein Glasgow on 21 May The event was presented inassociation with Europass and the conferenceexhibition featured Pearson PTE Academic IELTSETS TOEFL Cambridge Assessment English andEdinburgh-based experts in communicationmarketing and visit experience platforms GeckoEngage Speakers included Professor Phil Harris ExecutiveDirector of the University of Chester BusinessResearch Institute and the Universitys WestminsterChair of Marketing and Public Affairs who gave thebenefit of his experience in developing partnershipsand recruitment worldwide and who has developedChesters profile especially in China READ MORE

NCUK InternationalFoundation Yearbenchmarked to UK HongKong US and AustralianframeworksUK NARIC have independently evaluated the NCUKInternational Foundation Year (IFY) and found itcomparable to

GCE A Level standard UKHong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education(HKDSE) standard Hong KongAdvanced Placement standard USSenior Secondary School Certificate ofEducation standard Australia

(When a minimum of grade D is achieved for all IFYmodules and at least 72 points for the subjects havebeen achieved) Northern Consortium UK Ltd (NCUK) is an awardingbody which delivers a range of qualifications that

Main theme announced forUKNARIC19 45 NovemberThe main theme for the 23rd UK NARIC annualconference can be announced UKNARIC19 will beheld on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 November 2019at the QEII Centre [pictured above] in WestminsterLondon The 2019 main overarching theme will be VisionValues Impact The international backdrop in which we all operatecontinues to be uncertain Brexit remains unresolvedand without clear end dates and there is increasingfriction in relations between the West and Chinawhich puts a premium on planning for diversificationThe new UK international education strategy ispushing for growth yet the UK overall sends mixedsignals to the outside world READ MORE

QCAS new UK NARICqualification verificationservice launchedA new UK NARIC qualification verification service hasbeen launched in association with Qualification Checkndash the Qualification Checked At Source (QCAS)service QCAS officially launched at our recent Naric Northevent has been developed in response to thegrowing problem of education fraud and fake

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Opportunity for UK HEIs totest new admissions toolAs part of the Allocating Credits to EU ProfessionalTraining Programmes (ACEPT) project UK NARIC isseeking a number of UK higher education institutionsto test the usability of a recognition tool this autumnThis tool could be used by admissions officers tofacilitate the recognition of professional trainingprogrammes If you are from a UK university or HEI and would beinterested in participating in the testing please emaile4naricorguk The latest progress meeting for the ACEPTproject was held in Malta on 14 May hosted by theMaltese NARIC together with representatives from theENIC-NARICs in the UK the Netherlands Latvia andCroatia READ MORE

LIREQA project holds finalconference in LithuaniaThe LIREQA project held its final conference inVilnius Lithuania on 22 May [pictured above] UKNARIC attended the event hosted by the LithuanianENIC-NARIC (SKVC) The conference focused on linkages betweenacademic recognition and quality assurance and wasgeared to those working within QA agenciesENICNARIC centres and HEIs The Linking Academic Recognition and QualityAssurance (LIREQA) project findings showed that alack of communication and information aboutrecognition can be a barrier for students and thatquality assuring the recognition procedures carriedout by HEIs can improve consistency and fairness READ MORE

documents UK NARIC has worked with QualificationCheck a UK-based company to co-develop astreamlined and cost-effective service for UK NARICmembers educational institutions professionalbodies and employers READ MORE

Admissions Level 1 and 2training Leeds 45 JuneThe next of our popular Admissions Officer trainingdays will be at Leeds Trinity University TheAdmissions Level 1 day is on 4 June and theAdmissions Level 2 day is on 5 June There are still places available on half-day trainingworkshops coming up in June In Glasgow Education in India Pakistan ampBangladesh and Education in English SpeakingAfrica are on 11 June Evaluating InternationalQualifications and Degrees of Deception ndash CombatingEducation Fraud on 12 June READ MORE

UK NARIC CEO speaks atUNESCO leadership forumin KazakhstanUK NARIC CEO Dr Cloud Bai-Yun spoke atthe UNESCO Leadership Forum for Quality HigherEducation in Almaty Kazakhstan on 24 May [Pictured above from left Ms Zhou Zhong - AAUAssociation of Asian Universities Mr Wang Libing -Chief UNESCO Bangkok Bureau Dr Cloud Bai-YunMr Wan Changda - National Higher EducationResearch Institute Malaysia Mr Kan Yue - Director ofUNESCO APEID Centre] Cloud took part in the panel discussion Skills andQualifications Recognition in Europe and Asia-PacificSpecifically the panel examined the ways ofdeepening the links between national qualificationsframeworks READ MORE

ABECS project to develop testdigital Open BadgesIn April Zara Green of the Centre for Professional Qualifications andLambros Pardale Europass Coordinator for the UK attended thesecond European project meeting of ABECS (Aligning Badges ESCOand the Certificate Supplement) in The Hague [pictured left] Themeeting included project partners READ MORE

UK NARIC acknowledged inNOKUTs new recognition proposals

NOKUT the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education hasacknowledged UK NARICs assistance in their new publication ORIONProposed adjustments to criteria for the general recognition of foreignhigher education NOKUT undertook a study trip to UK NARIC inNovember 2017 [pictured left NOKUT team in Cheltenham] READMORE

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