Transparency of Croatian Qualifications for Enhanced Recognition

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The overall objective of the TRACER project is a national initiative for removing obstacles to recognition of qualifications issued by the accredited higher education institutions in Croatia, both for the purpose of accessing further studies and the labour market. There is a need in Croatia for a more structured and updated information provided in the Diploma Supplement which would help higher education institutions, employers, recognition centres as well as other stakeholders to easily understand graduates' skills and competences. Also, Croatia needs to address the issue of the implementation of the commitment from the Paris Communiqué related to the digitalization of the Diploma Supplement and 'student data exchange in a secure, machine-readable and interoperable format, in line with the data protection legislation'. Project TRACER - Transparency of Croatian Qualifications for Enhanced Recognition is aiming at creation of new legal framework for the Diploma Supplement and creating preconditions for future digitalization of the Diploma Supplement. Also, the project will use already existing good practise in the Netherlands in order to enable Croatian higher education institutions staff and employers to enhance their competences and become aware of possibilities and advantages that that this Bologna tool offers. The project outcomes will include: - Draft By-law on Diploma and Diploma Supplement - Feasibility Study on the implementation of the Digital Diploma Supplement Platform in Croatia - Guidelines on the Diploma Supplement. The partners: Ministry of Science and Education, Croatia and Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Netherlands