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The Module Level Indicator
an EQF-based Instrument for Equivalence Checksof Vocational and Higher Education Modules
Dr. Wolfgang MüskensCvO University of Oldenburg
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Vocational vs. Higher Education in Germany
Bachelor (3 or 4 years)Certified senior clerk /Master craftsman„Fachwirt“ / „Meister“Apprenticeship„Ausbildung“(up to 3.5 years)
age (approx.)
1625
Master (1 or 2 years)(Technical) Businessspecialist „Betriebswirt“
higher education
Secondary School
1922
1 -3 years of workexperience1 – 3 years of workexperience
30
vocational education
Doctorate
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Resolution of KMK* at 28 June 2002
“Knowledge and skills obtained outside higher educationcan be accredited towards a degree in the context of a –possibly also blanket – classification if they [...] areequivalent in content and level to the part of the degreeprogramme that is to be replaced […].” (KMK, 2002).
Legal basis of accreditation of prior vocational learning
*) KMK – „Kultusministerkonferenz“: Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany
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