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  • Significance of Qualification System
  • Outline of N.T.Q. System
  • Operating System of N.T.Q.
  • Conducting Procedure of N.T.Q.
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Main National Qualification Test Significance of Qualification System

Significance of Qualification System

• Broadly
  Ability (Expertise, Technology, Knowledge, etc.) evaluated or recognized according to a certain standard and procedure.
• Narrowly (Certificate)
  Certificate awarded to a person who has ability (Expertise, Technology, Knowledge, etc.) and has been evaluated or recognized according to a certain standard and procedure.
  ※ In OECD, the concept of qualification defines "Unit of recognized outcome of learning". Here, 'Learning' means official
     one conducted formally at school, college and company, and also informal one conducted informally.

• For Company
     - Serves as a signal to inform the value of human resources like individual vocational competency.
     - Supplements insufficient information for work proceeding ability and reduces the dealing cost of human resources

• For individual
     - Promotes individual vocational competency development
     - Works as a tool to enhance working condition, or to be employed, to be promoted, or to change of one's occupation

• Practicability
• Fairness
• Compatibility
• Elasticity
• Economical Efficiency

• Classification according to functional characteristics
     - Ability recognition type
     - Work-monopoly type
       ┌ License-style qualification (Attorney, doctor, etc.)
       └ Required employment-style qualification (architectural field qualification, etc)
• Type according to operating body
     - Qualification system is divided into national qualification and civil qualification according to operating body

Classification of qualifications		Test numbers	Related laws	Related Ministries	Qualifications (examples)
National qualification	Skills	512	National Technical Qualifications Act (MOEL)	Ministry of Employment and Labor(18 government agencies)	professional engineer, master craftsman, engineer, industrial engineer, craftsman, word processor, etc.
	Professional	134	Individual laws	26 government agencies	Lawyer (Attorney-at-Law Act), Doctor (Medical Service Act), etc.
Private qualification	Certified private	84	Framework Act on Qualifications (MEST)	11 government agencies	Internet Information Search, TEPS, etc.
	Non-certified private	1,057	Framework Act on Qualifications (MEST)	-	Marriage counselor, stocks analyst, etc.
	in business	109	Employment Insurance Act (MOEL)	Ministry of Employment and Labor	Digital master, customer service, etc.