Education and training in Romania
NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY
Nicolae Postăvaru -President
JUNE 2015
1. Goals of the education and training system in Romania
Recognition
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
Future
Present
The structure
of the Romanian Education System
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8
7
Lifelong learning
6
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Tertiary education
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Non-university tertiary education
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Secondary education

Primary education

Ante preschool education
5
4
3
2
1
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
Recording
Romanian Agency for Quality
Assurance in Higher Education
3.4. Lifelong Learning
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;
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Facilitating employment for a sustainable economy;
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Developing education based on dignity, tolerance and observance of human fundamental
rights and freedom;
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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
B. Strategic pillars in 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 4 – Partnerships – close collaboration between
social partners and relevant stakeholders.
Pillar 4 – Partnerships
Pillar 3 – Learning attitude
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 2 – Relevance
Pillar 1 – Access - measures to reach the target of
involved population in learning programs up to 10%
by 2020.
Lifelong
Learning
Pillar 1 – Access
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Relationships in education and training
4.A. Adult Education in Romania
The system for monitoring and information in professional
training and the responsible instituion
4.B. Adult Education in Romania
Legend :
Standardization of education and training
in relation to labor market
4.C. Adult Education in Romania
In progress
Working
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
to be legal
established in
Romania
Conditions on the
eligibility for the
professional training
providers
to have fulfilled
the legal payment
obligation to the
public budget,
according to the
law in force
activity of
professional
training to be
foreseen within
the incorporation
paper of the
provider
6.A. Romanian Qualifications Framework - ROQF
6.B. Romanian Qualifications Framework - ROQF
6.C. Romanian Qualifications Framework - ROQF
7. Quality assurance
National Qualifications Authority
- National Accreditation Center
ROMANIAN AGENCY FOR QUALITY
ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Romanian National Agency for Quality
Assurance in Higher EducationRAQAHE
NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
AUTHORITY
Romanian Agency for Quality
Assurance in Pre-university
Education-RAQAPE
ROMANIAN AGENCY FOR QUALITY
ASSURANCE IN PRE-UNIVESRITY
EDUCATION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
for informal and non-formal education
NATIONAL GROUP FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE
7. Quality assurance
National Qualifications Authority
- National Accreditation Center
ROMANIAN AGENCY FOR QUALITY
ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Romanian National Agency for Quality
Assurance in Higher EducationRAQAHE
NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
AUTHORITY
Romanian Agency for Quality
Assurance in Pre-university
Education-RAQAPE
ROMANIAN AGENCY FOR QUALITY
ASSURANCE IN PRE-UNIVESRITY
EDUCATION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
for informal and non-formal education
NATIONAL GROUP FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE
8. Representatives Standards for education and training
Request
Education market
Funds
Quality assurance
Offer
Who?
Certificates/Diplomas
Europass Supplements
Training providers
- Publics
- Privates
Authorized/Accredited
Labor market
ESCO
ISCED
ROC/ISCO Recognition
8
7
6
5
8
7
5
4
3
3
2
1
4
3
5
Mobility
2
6
2-3
3-4
5-8
2
1
9
unqualified
Jobs
Experience
Employers
Employees
Unemployed
Unqualified
Without key competences
9. The key element in Quality Assurance – Occupational Standard for education and raining
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Labor market representatives
Employers
Setting occupation tasks
1
Initiator/
Specialist
Establishing competencies and skills
Establishing training plan
Development of theoretical and practical
curriculum
Drawing up a list of specific equipment and
machinery
2
Checker specialist
Professional checking
Labor market representatives
3
Professional association/
regulatory institution/
institution acting
in the field
First opinion on the Occupational Standard
Labor market representatives
4
Sectoral Committees
Validation of the documentation
Labor market representatives
5
NQA
Approval of the Occupational Standard
Labor market representatives
Specialised
Committee
NQA decision
Publishing on www.anc.edu.ro
Labor market representatives
Regulatory institution
Thank You !