Learn about the education system of the issuing country

• Learn about the particular characteristics of the issuing country's:
• education system structure;
• types of educational institutions within its classification structure;
• quality-assurance practices;
• legal framework that enables the:
• operation of educational institutions (e.g., the use of the term “university” in its name);
• delivery of academic programs;
• issuing of specific academic credentials (e.g., degrees).
• Learn about the types and levels of academic credentials typically issued within this education system:
• use the qualifications framework (if one exists).

• government ministry/department responsible for education;
• quality-assurance/accrediting agency;
• licensing and professional authorities for regulated occupations;
• national information centre.

Use CICIC's Directory of Offshore Schools and International Education Resources as a starting point to locate the names of competent authorities for specific countries.