Educational Qualification Standard

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Introduction
Australia is considered to be one of the major choices of students all across the
world due to its superior quality of educational system. The quality of educational
system of the nation is reflected in its literacy rate. Since 2010, the literacy rate of the
nation is as high as 99 percent (macrotrends.net, 2020). The remaining 1 percent
chiefly signifies lack of literacy amongst the aboriginal and Torres islander population. In
the following paragraphs, a detailed discussion of the educational framework of
Australia has been conducted. Additionally the support system of the Educational
system and the impact of this system on the Australian society has been discussed.
Discussion
Educational framework in Australia
The Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) specifies the educational qualification
standard in the nation. The (AQF) separates Australian education system from several
nations. Founded in 1995, the AQF is a national framework that includes, in addition to
the school-leaving certificate, certificates from the tertiary education sector (higher
education and technical education and training) to the Senior Secondary Education
Certificate. The chief aim of AQF is as follows:
1. To provide a nationally consistent recognition of outcomes that has been
achieved in the post compulsory education (Dolan, 2019).
2. To develop flexible pathways that will allow the students to move easily between
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3. To promote both national as well as international recognition of qualification that
has been offered in Australia (Teather & Hillman, 2017)
4. To standardise credit arrangements for students to changing institution or higher
educational levels
AQF governs all Australian qualifications, which formally determines the standard of
education indicated by each credential. In general, each certification leads to the next
certification (see below) within the context of the school.
Getting a nationally standardized program makes it easy for students to seek
their studies, because the direction to take is obvious. This also makes it much easier to
pass from various states and regions or institutions, since there is no ambiguity created
by varying credential titles and standards of education. The total number of AQF level is
10 and following are its qualification type.
The AQF offers certificates within a common system in three major education sectors
(the school sector, the vocational education and training (VET) sector, and the higher
education sector), and provides advice on the ties between them (Aqf.edu.au, 2020).
These are the approved certificates, categorized as per the field in which they are most
frequently issued.
Schools sector VET sector Higher education
sector
Senior Secondary Certificate of Certificate I
Certificate II
Diploma
Advanced diploma