Education and Work Experience Relation.

[Keshav]

Searching the forum I found that many Asian university degrees reported not up to the par of NARIC standard that many of us loose points in education.

I am surprised when good UK universities recognise the asian universities degree for further studies, it is not equivalent in NARIC for HSMP. Is not this double standard?

If the HO found the degrees not par with NARIC, then they assume that the work experience autometically do not qualify for graduate level experience? Or all the scoring topics are independent? Is it possible to get points in work experience even unsuccessful to claim no points in education? In many cases, someone may be working in graduate level job in a senior position (outside UK scenario) even they do not possess NARIC standard degree but they are highly respected in their country.

[stanC]

Yupe I agree, I found it strange also. Asia degree is very hard to determine to be equivalent to UK degree. From my point of view as Asian, there's lots of UK uni had been joint together with Asia uni to promote their UK program and even give recogntion for some part of the studies in the Asia uni program to be equivalent to their bach degree and offer entry into their UK campus for other courses such as full degree or even up to MBA.

So how NARIC check the comparibility? My local degree is is recognized by the UK Sheffield Hallam Uni as bach degree but NARIC does not think so and issue the cert as HN Diploma.

Luckily for me as I also hold ACCA Part 2 professional certificates which according to the case worker manual is equivalent to UK bach degree.

[Keshav]

Hi stanC,

Do you have any idea that Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants semi qualified degree recognised by NARIC?

[pantaiema]

If people from non EU nationals study in the UK they will pay 3-4 times higher then UK/EU student. That is why the admission for non UK/UE student is so easy for non EU/UK nationals.

When talking about money everything could be different.

Pantaiema

Searching the forum I found that many Asian university degrees reported not up to the par of NARIC standard that many of us loose points in education.

I am surprised when good UK universities recognise the asian universities degree for further studies, it is not equivalent in NARIC for HSMP. Is not this double standard?

[Keshav]

Yes Pantaiema, you rightly said.

My basic question is still unanswered - when non UK/EU education is non-graduate level for HSMP purpose, do case worker award points for experence based on same "non-qualified" degree? In that non UK/EU country, the work demands graduate level knowledge. So the basic question is, for HSMP, education and work experience are inter-related or not for awarding points?

I am asking this question because the HSMP scoring areas seems independent.

Moderators, Senior members can clarify please.

[stanC]

dear keshav,

i've no idea about that but if this association is recognized everywhere then there might be a chance. Problem is NARIC is not able to check the professional qualification.