It also has some of the most recognised qualifications in higher education in music.
The CSCSE has published procedures and criteria for the assessment of overseas higher education qualifications on its website.
Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region.
The CSCSE is the sole national authority to evaluate foreign academic qualifications of higher education for official recognition in China.
The Scottish Government has highlighted its creation of an extra 2, 000 places for Scots students from poorer backgrounds and record numbers of students acquiring higher education qualifications.
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The Department for Education and Skills said vocational qualifications were central to the government's education reforms.
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David Blunkett, former education secretary who in 2000 introduced Labour's proposals for increasing the value of vocational education and qualifications, said he disapproved of the whole climate being created around vocational subjects.
In the London boroughs of Hackney and Islington, an independent report recommended the creation of new sixth form colleges as a step towards encouraging more young people to stay in education and gain qualifications.
Further up the road, another education quango, the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, is also being abolished.
Widening access will inevitably mean opening courses to students with poorer qualifications and less expectation of higher education - those most at risk of failure.
Education Scotland and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) have now issued the latest tranche of materials to support the new qualifications.
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Wello looks at experience, specialties, certifications, education, references and other qualifications, and then sorts trainers into three tiers by overall experience, certifications and experience on Wello.
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This integration has enabled hitherto disadvantaged people to gain equivalent qualifications with their counterparts in the formal education sector, an approach which has enabled the former to effectively participate in the cultural, economic and social development of the Kingdom like every other citizen.
Since the audit, Education Scotland said the final arrangement documents for the National Qualifications had been published by SQA in accordance with agreed timescales, as had supporting advice and guidance materials by Education Scotland.
No other qualifications were required, beyond a basic school education.
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Professor Alison Wolf, author of the government's review into vocational education, said the only sensible approach is to get a "broad-based education" equipped with skills and qualifications that employers recognize.
During the workshop James Keevy of the South African Qualifications Authority and Poonam Batra, Professor of Education, Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi will assist participants in the reflection on conceptual and methodological approaches to developing frameworks of qualifications and certifications, pathways in defining standards of professional competence, among other topics.
And for education ministries trying to reinvent their curriculums and qualifications, such global comparisons are becoming a key factor.
It also abolishes a number of education quangos, including the the QCDA (Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency), which Mr Blunkett described as "very worrying factor".
Qualifications: The qualifications section provides insight into the experience, skills and education the hiring manager has in mind for the person they feel will be capable of excelling in the role.
He then became foreign minister at Mr Chavez's request, prompting criticisms from some quarters that he lacked a university education as a bus driver who left school without qualifications.
From January 2014, "only the highest quality qualifications" will be included in the tables, the Department for Education said.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said it is vital that the qualifications and assessment involved in every apprenticeship are rigorous, trusted, and give employers confidence in the ability of their apprentices.
According to Alison Wolf, an academic who is writing a book about vocational education and training, one reason is that some vocational qualifications do no more than certify skills that employees already have they are gained just to satisfy regulatory requirements.
Wales' education minister says the "jury is out" on the qualifications system that Wales shares with England and Northern Ireland.
We need to make sure we have an education system that is robust and rigorous, with exams and qualifications that match the world's best.
Last week a report from the charity Barnardo's said they were written off by the education system, with nearly eight out of 10 gaining no qualifications.
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Welsh Education Minister Leighton Andrews has ordered a separate review into the market qualifications.
The report, which is part of the Cambridge Review of primary education, said although there were increasing opportunities for those with good qualifications, access to these was often linked to economic background.
Whether a "graduation" ceremony will help is debatable, but what amazes me is the elitist attitude that so many people still seem to have towards further education, as exemplified by the comments here about the quality of qualifications gained.
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