Education and training in Romania
NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY
JUNE 2015
Nicolae Postăvaru -President
Recognition
1. Goals of the education and training system in Romania
2. Actors involved in education and training system
3. Romanian Education System Legislative framework and structure
3.1.A. The structure of the Romanian Education
The structure
of the Romanian Education System
Lifelong learning
Tertiary education
Non-university tertiary education
Secondary education
Primary education
Ante preschool education
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3.1.B. The structure of the Romanian Education
European and National Qualification Framework
3.2. Romanian Education Diagram
3.3. Higher Education
The Flowchart of enrollment and recording qualifications
in Romanian National Register of Qualifications in Higher Education
Validation and enrollment of qualifications in Romanian
National Register of Qualifications in Higher Education
Accreditation Romanian Agency for Quality
Assurance in Higher Education
RecordingRomanian Agency for Quality
Assurance in Higher Education
A. According to the legislation, the main purpose of the education and vocational training for children, young people and adults is to develop competences, in the form of a multifunctional and transferable set of knowledge, skills/abilities and aptitudes, necessary for:
Achieving personal life objectives in accordance to one’s personal interests, expectations and aspirations;
Social integration and active civic participation to the society;
Facilitating employment for a sustainable economy;
Developing education based on dignity, tolerance and observance of human fundamental rights and freedom;
Cultivation of sensibility towards human problems, the moral and civic values and respect for nature and natural, social and cultural environment, see United Nations Resolution no. 65/309/2011.
3.4. Lifelong Learning
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3.4. Lifelong Learning B. Strategic pillars in Lifelong learning
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Lifelong Learning
The strategy for lifelong learning in Romania is based on four pillars related to access to lifelong learning, its relevance, an attitude to learn always and everywhere and partnerships with stakeholders.
Pillar 1 – Access - measures to reach the target of involved population in learning programs up to 10% by 2020.
Pillar 2 – Relevance - education and training system meet the skills required by the labour market see slide 25.
Pillar 3 – Learning attitude - functional literacy and key competencies.
Pillar 4 – Partnerships – close collaboration between social partners and relevant stakeholders.
4.A. Adult Education in Romania
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5.A. Adult Education in Romania The process of authorization of the professional training providers
5.B. Adult Education in Romania Conditions on the eligibility for the professional training providers
Conditions on the eligibility for the
professional training providers
to be legal established in
Romania
activity of professional training to be
foreseen within the
incorporation paper of the
provider
to have fulfilled the legal payment obligation to the
public budget, according to the
law in force
6.A. Romanian Qualifications Framework - ROQF
6.B. Romanian Qualifications Framework - ROQF
6.C. Romanian Qualifications Framework - ROQF
7. Quality assurance
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Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-university Education-RAQAPE
Romanian National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education-RAQAHE
- National Accreditation Center for informal and non-formal education
7. Quality assurance
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Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-university Education-RAQAPE
Romanian National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education-RAQAHE
- National Accreditation Center for informal and non-formal education
Labor marketEducation marketFunds
ESCORecognitionMobility
Request
Quality assurance
Offer
Who?
JobsExperienceCertificates/Diplomas
Europass Supplements
Training providers- Publics- PrivatesAuthorized/Accredited
EmployersEmployeesUnemployedUnqualified
Without key competences
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NQF - EQF
Employers
Initiator/Specialist
Checker specialist
Professional association/regulatory institution/
institution acting in the field
Sectoral Committees
Setting occupation tasks
Establishing competencies and skillsEstablishing training plan
Development of theoretical and practical curriculum
Drawing up a list of specific equipment and machinery
Professional checking
First opinion on the Occupational Standard
NQA
Validation of the documentation
Approval of the Occupational Standard
Regulatory institutionNQA decision
Publishing on www.anc.edu.ro
Labor market representatives
Specialised Committee
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9. The key element in Quality Assurance – Occupational Standard for education and raining
Labor market representatives
Labor market representatives
Labor market representatives
Labor market representatives
Labor market representatives