CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING OCCUPATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES

Abstract

This thesis systematizes the principal international approaches to developing criteria for assessing occupations and professional qualifications. Using a comparative-institutional analysis of methodological and regulatory documents issued by the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Standardization, the European institutions, WorldSkills International, the U.S. Department of Labor, and national qualification bodies, six complementary models are identified: the classification-taxonomic model (ISCO-08), the level-framework model (EQF and DQR), the standards-based certification model (ISO/IEC 17024), the content-analytical model (O*NET), the demonstration-based model (WorldSkills), and the sectoral competency model (Skills Framework Singapore). On this basis, a five-dimensional typology is proposed according to the object of measurement, structural reference, assessment method, psychometric quality, and institutional carrier. The findings may support the design and modernization of national systems for assessing occupations and qualifications under rapidly changing labor-market conditions.