1. Frazer Wallace – UK NEC Coordinator
For information related to UK NARIC’s member services, please contact:
Simon Potter
September 2015

3. qualifications are better understood

4. Statement of Comparability: English Language Assessment
Individual Services
Statement of Comparability:
Official document that states how international qualifications compare to UK ones.
English Language Assessment
Provides proof of English language capability for the purposes of immigration.
Career Path Report
Provides a detailed description of qualification and information about education system in which it was issued.
Additional services:
Fast track SoC (48hr or 24hr)
Translation waiver scheme
SoC for Early Years Sector
qualifications are better understood

5. Services for Organisations
UK NARIC offers a range of services to organisations. Online databases of information relating to global education systems draw together all the country-specific intelligence and insight we gather.
Over 800 organisations use the UK NARIC service; over 200 are based overseas.

6. 834 95% 27% Services for Organisations MEMBERS RENEWAL RATE
INTERNATIONAL
27%

7. UK NARIC – Members by Sector

8. UK NARIC Members: Service Usage
Rank
Mem Enqs 2013
DB views 2013 1
China
India 2
Pakistan 3 UK
Nigeria 4
France 5
USA
In the past 18 months there have been substantial increases in both the number of enquiries UK NARIC receive from members and the usage of our principal database International Comparisons. The major reason for the current surge of interest is compliance oriented.

9. International Comparisons Database
UK equivalent level of over 3,000 qualifications
Secondary to postgraduate level qualifications
Over 195 countries listed

10. UK NARIC: Training and Seminars
We hold sessions throughout the year that help members and non-members understand more about qualifications and skills from overseas.
The sessions are split into General and Specialised:
General Sessions
•Using UK NARIC's Online Databases
•Evaluating International Qualifications
•Evaluating Qualifications Using UK NARIC's International Comparisons
•Degrees of Deception: Combating Education Fraud

11. UK NARIC: Training and Seminars
Specialised Sessions (Country-Specific):
• Education in Eastern EU Member States
• Education in China
• Education in English Speaking Africa
• Education in India, Pakistan & Bangladesh
• Education in Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand
• Education in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
• Higher Education Reform in Europe: The Bologna Process
• Education in Latin America
• Education in the Middle East
• Education in the United Kingdom
• Education in Europe

12. Europass: Function
Europass
Mobility
Transparency
Recognition

13. European Skills Passport
NEW Europass Portfolio
Other docs.
European Skills Passport
Lang.
Pass.
Dip
Suppl.
Cert.
Mobility
The Documents: CV
Cover Letter
The component parts are distinct and separate and can be used individually or in association with one another.

14. Percentage increase on previous year
Europass Curriculum Vitae
Year
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Number
4,293
30,954
39,016
53,839
84,343
120,983
153,518
396,514
Percentage increase on previous year
621%
26%
38%
57%
43%
27%
158%
Cumulative Total
35,247
74,263
128,102
212,445
333,428
486,946
856,460
What does it do?
The Europass CV helps users highlight their skills, qualifications and work experience. It is free of charge, available to all and can be downloaded or completed and edited online.
TOTAL CVs completed online across Europe:
59,981,558

15. Europass Curriculum Vitae

16. Joint UK/Irish CV tutorial Video

17. Europass2Spreadsheet
Europass CVs in Europass XML / PDF+XML

18. Additional Documents European Skills Passport
An electronic folder that is designed to provide documentation to support and supplement your Europass CV. It enables upload of any documents e.g. the Language Passport, NARIC SoC, qualification certificates, or references.
Europass Cover Letter
Cover letter template that is useful for inexperienced job-seekers. The user-friendly editor provides suggestions as to the sort of information that should be provided in a cover letter

19. Percentage increase on previous year
Europass Language Passport
Helps individuals to promote their language abilities.
Users record their:
informal language skills –self assessment CEFR;
academic language courses;
linguistic experience – work or study placements.
Year
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Number
248
1,128
1,499
1,919
1,473
3,047
1,497
4,202
Percentage increase on previous year
 N/A
 355%
 33%
28%
-23%
107%
-51%
180%
Cumulative Total
1,376
2,875
4,794
6,297
9,314
10,811
15,013

20. Percentage Increase on previous year
Europass Mobility
Often used to record work placements, academic or Erasmus + placements
Completed by the organisations responsible for organising and hosting the experience
Helps individuals to identify key skills when applying for work and study
Intended for any person undergoing a mobility experience whatever their age or level of education
Year
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Number 68
1,309
2,321
1,799
2,575
2,959
3,019
Percentage Increase on previous year
N/A
1,825%
77%
-22%
43%
15% 2%
Cumulative total
1,377
3,698
5,497
8,072
11,031
14,050

21. Europass Mobility

22. Europass Certificate Supplement
A supplement to a vocational qualification certificate.
Specific to the qualification rather than the individual.
Can be issued in paper format on graduation, or made available from an online database.
Provides additional information on the degree or diploma, in particular:
Content, key skills and grading,
Level with in the NQF and information on the issuing awarding body,
The function of the qualification and any professional status.
Aids recognition of qualifications.
Helps employers and education providers understand the level and content of qualifications.

23. Europass Certificate Supplement
Currently Issued by:
Interested UK Awarding Organisations:

24. Europass Diploma Supplement
Developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO.
Issued to students by Higher Education Institutions on completion of a qualification.
Provides additional information about the qualification related to its:
Nature
Level within the national qualification framework
Context
Content
Status
Aids international transparency and academic / professional recognition by:
Credential evaluators
Admissions officers
Academics
Employers
Citizens

25. It is an electronic document, though hard copies can be printed.
Higher Education Achievement Report
Developed in the UK as a result of the Burgess Implementation Steering Group (previously the Measuring and Recording Student Achievement Scoping Group).
The HEAR incorporates the Diploma Supplement template as an exit document, but there are several additional features:
The HEAR is an on-going student record, accessible by the student at any time during their academic career.
On completion of studies the HEAR becomes fixed – the HEAR Diploma Supplement.
It is an electronic document, though hard copies can be printed.
It provides additional information on non-academic achievement, verified by the awarding institution.

26. HEAR: Current / forecast implementation
2008
HEAR trialled by 18 HEIs
2010
Trial extended to an additional 12 HEIs, taking the total to 30
2013
16 HEIs have so far issued over 45,000 HEARs to graduates
An additional 29 institutions expected to issue the HEAR in the next academic year – taking the total number to 45.
100 HEIs have indicated they are working towards the HEAR.
One supplier of IT solutions for issuing the HEAR estimates that it will have issued 300,000 HEARs by September 2014.

27. Thank you and questions