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1st Regional Training Course for the South Eastern European ENIC/NARIC Network
Sarajevo, 15-16 and 25-26 August 2005

15-16 August 2005


Monday, August 15^th
09:30	Registration of participants
10.00	Welcome
10.15	The international legal framework on recognition issues Conventions, in particular the Lisbon Convention. Basic principles of the Recognition Convention.
11.30	Break
12.00	Subsidiary documents: recommendations, codes of good practice, etc.
13.00	Implementation of international legal instruments at national level. National legislation.
13.30	Break
14.30	The National ENIC office Tasks and responsibilities. The ENIC/NARIC Charter.
15.30 (-17.00)	The ENIC network Its tasks, services, resources and tools. Its relation with the NARIC network. Its role in the Bologna process. Its connections with other networks in Europe and world-wide


Tuesday, August 16^th
10.00	Professional recognition. Regulated professions. EU directives.
11.00	The example of Slovenia – legislation, status of the national ENIC/NARIC office, tasks in the national context.
12.00	Break
12.15	The example of Estonia – legislation, status of the national ENIC/NARIC office, tasks in the national context.
13.15	Discussion
13.30	Break
14.30 (-17.00)	The Terms of Reference for a national ENIC/NARIC office

25-26 August 2005


Thursday, August 25th
09.30	Registration of participants
10.00	Report from the BiH ENIC on its study visit to the Estonian ENIC.
10.30	Networking with partners, stakeholders and target groups - Group work
11.15	Break
11.30	- Presentation of the group work to the plenary
12.00	- Synopsis: Guidelines and tools to establish and maintain a network with partners, stakeholders and target groups
13.30	Break
14.30	Diversities of educational systems. General criteria for comparing systems and credentials
16.00 (-17.00)	The CoE/UNESCO Recommendation on Criteria and Procedures for the Assessment of Foreign Qualifications


Friday, August 26th
10.00	Basic Tools for the Recognition Process (the file’s contents, information resources, the ENIC’s database, fraudulent documents, ENIC terms of reference)
10.30	The Recognition Process from Application to Decision (guidelines/principles for processing an application, receipt of application, verification of documents, assessment of the qualification, result of the assessment)
11.00	Break
11.15	Case Studies: Academic degrees, translations
13.00	Break
14.00	Case Studies: Fraudulent documents
15.30	Case Studies: Tricky cases brought by the participants
16.00	Break
16.30	Information sources on recognition – publications, catalogues, web sites, databases, etc.
17.00	Conclusions

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