Image credit: Mohamad Mekawi via Pexels.com   Vocational education in Lebanon is offered at several levels and falls under the auspices of the Directorate General of Vocational and Technical Education (DGTVE). Since Lebanon follows the French educational pattern, many of the qualifications are known by their French name, even when taught in Arabic. Vocational training focuses on vocational lower and upper secondary education. After completing 6 years of primary education and 1 year of lower secondary education, students are able to complete a 2-year program leading to the الكفاءة المهنية / Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle/CAP (Certificate of Professional Aptitude). Students...

  Image credit: Felix Mittermeier on Pexels.com    This two-part blog series discusses two very different types: language proficiency tests after completing a language training program and summer school language immersion programs taken through German higher education institutions.   If you missed the previous post, you can check it out here. In our previous blog post about German language programs, we focused on some of the standardized examinations that students, German and international, may take as part of their educational background. Today’s post focuses on summer school language immersion programs taken through German higher education institutions. These programs are typically...

  Image credit: Gerrit Wilcke via Pexels.comThis two-part blog series discusses two very different types: language proficiency tests after completing a language training program and summer school language immersion programs taken through German higher education institutions. Language programs are popular for students worldwide, and Germany is a popular choice. More than 100 million people worldwide speak German, with estimates ranging widely from 130 to nearly 290 million speakers. German, Austria, Switzerland, Brazil, and France make up the largest share of native German speakers worldwide. However, significant numbers of residents consider German a mother tongue or language spoken at home who...

  Image Source: Catarina Sousa, via Pexels.com   Within Australia, post-compulsory education can be offered by a number of institutions, including senior secondary schools, universities, higher education providers, and Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers known as Registered Training Organizations (RTOs). There are four organizations authorized to accredit qualifications in the vocational education and training sector in Australia: the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASA), the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC), the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA), and the Western Australia Training Accreditation Council (TAC). Because of the breadth and complexity of post-compulsory education, the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) was...

Historically, education in Samoa was coordinated with the Secretariat of the Pacific Board of Educational Assessment (SPBEA), a pan-national authority providing quality assurance and external examinations, including the South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) and the Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate (PSSC), sometimes known as the Pacific Senior School Certificate. The PSSC was offered after year 13 in Samoa, but after year 12 in other countries in the South Pacific.   In 2013, Samoa introduced their own secondary school leaving examinations after years 12 and 13. This blog post is about the primary and secondary system prior to 2013, however. Primary...