The National
Qualifications Authority of Ireland
co-hosted this conference with the Higher
Education Authority, supported by the
Further Education and Training Awards
Council, the Higher Education and Training
Awards Council and the Irish Universities
Quality Board. The conference attracted an
international audience of over 150 delegates
from countries across the European Union and
beyond. The conference aimed to contribute
to building mutual trust and understanding
in order to better achieve the shared goals
of supporting individuals lifelong learning
and mobility.
An issues
paper was prepared by Dr Bryan Maguire of
HETAC and made available in advance of the
conference. This identified a number of
issues for consideration. These were framed
around five themes as follows:
Why two
meta-frameworks?
How are
qualifications frameworks supporting
mobility?
European
Directives on the regulation of
professions and the meta-frameworks
