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programme’s duration is shorter than one semester.

 

 

1.7. Summary decision-making flow chart 

The process of classifying learning activities based on broad categories is summarised in the 

decision-making flowchart below. 

 

Figure 5: 

Classification of learning activities based on the three broad categories

 

 

 

 

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General concepts and definitions 

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Classification of learning activities 

– manual 

Note 1: link between the CLA and the national framework of 

qualifications 

The 

national framework of qualifications (NFQ) is defined as ‘the single, nationally and 

internationally accepted entity, through which all learning achievements may be measured 

and related to each other in a coherent way and which define the relationship between all 

education and training awards’. The NFQ could take the form of a regulatory document which 

stipulates the qualifications and their relative positions in a hierarchy of learning 

achievements as well as the bodies that provide or deliver these qualifications (awarding 

bodies). 

The NFQ covers both education and training and is independent of the pathway leading to the 

award of the qualifications included in it. The national awarding bodies typically include 

public bodies with the authority to define and/or recognise the value of a qualification, which 

positions it in the NFQ. They are not limited to ministries of education, although ministries are