Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) created framework with 8 levels of qualification within higher education covering 3 sectors: Skills, Vocational & Technical, Academic
European Commission
European Qualifications Framework: Shift towards learning outcomes in primary and secondary schools throughout EU with lessons to have stronger link to employment through work-based Learning, with recognition of vocational training.
Goals for learning foreign languages, teachers continued education, importance of using technology
Mimura Takao on Education, " Schools are facing a tough situation with the changes that are taking place in society and children's behavior, and hence teachers now need to be nurtured that can handle that situation through having advanced levels of qualifications and dynamism" - http://www.waseda.jp/ted/eng/