Awarding of professional qualifications
Awarding of professional qualifications is the assessment of conformity of the professional competence of a person applying for a professional qualification with the requirements specified in the professional standard.
Principles
- competence based approach: bases for assessment of professional qualification are real skills and knowledge, irrespective of the ways of learning
- is voluntary, unless otherwise prescribed by law
- assessment is separated and independent from teaching
- takes place on the basis of person's application
- professional examination is for a fee
Awarding Body
A professional council decides on giving the rights of a awarding body.
Functions:
- to develop and approve the procedure for the assessment and award of professional qualifications
- to establish and approve the calculation of costs related to the issue of professional certificates
- to organize professional exams
- to issue professional certificates
Professional Qualifications Committee
Professional Qualifications Committee are formed by the awarding body.
To ensure impartiality, committees consist of the parties interested in awarding professions in the given field: specialists, employees, employers, trainers, representatives of professional associations
The aim of professional qualifications committee is to
- prepare the procedure for awarding
- decide on the form and manner for assessment
- approve the instructions for the assessment and the examination materials
- decide on awarding or refusing to award profession to the person
- resolve the complaints
- appoint, if necessary, assessment committee(s)
