PURPOSE OF RECOGNITION

SUMMARY

It is important to take into consideration the purpose of recognition when assessing a foreign qualification, in order to ensure that the assessment is accurate and relevant.

FLOWCHART

• Introduction
• Academic recognition versus professional recognition
• Assessment depends on purpose of recognition
• Recommendation
• Before the assessment
• During assessment
• Reporting of assessment
• Renewed assessment
• Examples
• Qualifications with dual purposes
• Relevance of research training to purpose of recognition
• Relevant articles RCP