National Qualifications Framework (NQF) was approved by a decree  N120/N of the Minister  of Education and Science of Georgia on December 10, 2010. The document includes all the qualifications and different levels of general, vocational and higher education competences that exist in Georgia.  The NQF defines what type of knowledge, skills and values an individual should have in order to receive a certifying document of completion at a corresponding level – School Certificate (Attestat), Vocational Diploma, Diploma.

The NQF  supports:

• Establishment of a  learner, vocational student, and student- oriented educational system;
• Promotion of Education received in Georgia and its correspondence to international standards
• Student and learner mobility process.

The NQF is based on the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (LLL).

National Qualifications Framework

By Order N149 of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia the format of the state educational document – Diploma Supplement was approved on April 2005.

The Diploma Supplement was approved according to the format developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES. The Diploma Supplement aims at the description of the content of an educational programme successfully completed by a person of respective qualification.

Diploma Supplement