Towards Managing Learning Outcomes in the Jungle of Qualification Standards

Today not only universities but also companies and professional organizations are players in the education sector. Moreover, companies and professional organizations have developed widely known and generally accepted standards and skill frameworks for specific areas that differ from universities’ study programs in terms of ease of understanding and extent of applicability. In order to ensure conformity among all players, mapping of standards, skill frameworks, and study programs should be performed and where applicable in this process ICT solutions should be applied. The paper addresses the above mentioned issues and proposes possible solutions by introducing learning outcomes management technology containing the component for supporting the mapping of learning outcomes to qualification/competence standards and accreditation criteri