On behalf of the Educational Research Institute, we would like to invite you to participate in an international conference organised under the auspices of the “Support to central government administration, awarding bodies and quality assurance institutions in implementing stage I of the Integrated Qualifications System” project, entitled: "Sectoral approach to qualifications – qualifications frameworks, occupational standards, sector skills councils". 

The conference will present the experiences of different countries on including qualifications attained in the non-formal education sector in national qualifications frameworks. The main focus will be on the models developed, which are based on a detailed analysis of the systems in seven EU countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland, Poland and UK-Scotland.

Skopje was host to a regular stream of experts on European qualifications systems in 2016-2017. October 17, 2017 was the official closing date of the Twinning Project “Further improvement of the system for development and implementation of the National Qualifications Framework” implemented under Twinning contract MK 13 IPA SO 02 15 by the Educational Research Institute (Leader) in a consortium with Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of Croatia and the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership of the United Kingdom.

The Educational Research Institute is leading a Twinning project entitled „Further improvement of the system for development and implementation of the National Qualification Framework” in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Twinning Reference No. MK 13 IB SO 02).