RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS A PRESENTATION BY Premendra Raj
RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS A PRESENTATION BY : Premendra Raj Mehta President Council of Architecture, India
KEY ISSUES • Concerns regarding lack of recognition • Varying requirement of Qualification • Difference in Educational System • Differences in Standards of Education • Possible approaches for Recognition of Qualification
COMPETENCE OF A PROFESSIONAL q Registration or Licensing q Professional exam q Educational attainments q Experience q Other requirements
MARKET ACCESS ? q Lack of recognition/recognition procedures of § Qualification § Education § Training § Experience § Examination
NATURE OF ACCOUNTANCY SECTOR q Exam and Registration by the same authority q No university degree required q Set of professional exams along with practical training q Licensing on passing of exam
NATURE OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, MEDICINE, PHARMACY ETC q. Acquiring education and registration by different agencies q. University Degree upon successfully undergoing the prescribed educational programme at a college q. Practical training during education q. Registration after requisite experience and passing a professional exam, after attaining educational qualifications.
VARYING REQUIREMENT OF QUALIFICATION q Architect § 5 year degree course in architecture after 12 th standard or § Post-graduate qualification in architecture q Structural Engineer § Civil Engineer with 2 years of experience or § Post graduate degree in structural engineering q Requirement of qualification may be changed/ enhanced from time to time
VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM q q q q q Eligibility Admission to Professional course Course of studies Course duration Student teacher ratio Qualification of teachers Practical training Physical and academic infrastructure Evaluation system Qualification granted Purpose of qualification Accreditation system Formal or non-formal education / Distance education
STANDARDS OF EDUCATION q Output oriented q Standards without a standardisation q Lower and Higher standards q Demand of professionals and increased number of institutions q Maintenance of minimum standards q Societal and professional recognition
RECOGNTION OF QUALIFICATION • Information gap - Country wise requirement • Relative status of qualifications of different countries to be established – Equivalence of comparable educations – Harmonisation exam – Deficiency removal packages • Professional exams
POSSIBLE APPROACHES FOR RECOGNITION q Accountancy sector disciplines template q Mandate in Article VI : 4 (WPDR) q Article VI: 6 (Adequate procedures? ) q Article VII (Recognition/MRA) q Article XVIII (Additional Commitments)
MARKET ACCESS WILL IT BE A WINDOW OR A DOOR
THANKS
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