Today, the Maldivian higher education sector is growing
rapidly, with an increasing number of higher education providers entering the
sector to meet the demand. Emerging from this growing importance of higher
education is the concomitant requirement to assure the quality of
qualifications awarded in testimony of educational attainments. Thus, the
Maldives National Qualifications Framework (MNQF) is designed to:
MNQF provides a comprehensive and coherent national framework
that facilitates quality improvement, quality assurance, and private sector
participation in post- secondary education. MNQF also ensures that students,
employers, education providers and the community at large easily understand
the learning outcomes involved in various qualifications.