Abstract

The UK’s higher education system is one of the most unique and complex of all that exists not only in Europe but also throughout the world. A comprehensive system of qualifications and training programs demonstrates transparency and facilitates mobility of staff and students. The level of autonomy of higher education institutions in Great Britain is the highest compared to similar institutions in other countries. More than 150 higher education institutions and the number of students in individual universities and colleges ranges from 500 to more than 150,000.It is noted that the national qualifications standards based on national professional standards are integral parts of the quality assurance system for vocational education and training in the UK; the national framework of qualifications, the levels of which are described in terms of score units. In higher education, the regulation of qualifications of higher educational establishments is carried out with the help of a special document “Academic Infrastructure”, which contains: the framework of qualifications of higher education in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland; academic standards in various fields of knowledge, which describe the expected outcomes of mastering disciplines, including skills and the level of development of abilities, competencies, specification of training programs.

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