Sectoral Councils as an Institutional Mechanism for Policy on Professional Qualifications

Transformations of the labour market and education have led to changes in national system professional qualifications, particular, search for new institutional mechanisms public policy on qualifications. Based analysis relevant legal framework own reflections, article considers activities sectoral (sectoral-professional) councils that regulate qualifications standards serve as an basis reconciling interests various stakeholders policy. Differences regulation EU Ukraine been identified. In most European countries, councils, which develop analyze needs operate under a central executive body responsible or main administers coordinates councils. These clear structure state funding. Ukraine, branch are created by employers’ organizations do not regulations funding (they essentially self-governing self-regulatory). At same time, play essential role developing requirements competence employees (80% approved were developed councils). Legislative initiatives standards, designed preserve nature give them vast powers field assessed. The author’s vision functioning development collegial bodies National Qualifications Agency, based principles social partnership, includes representatives subjects This will allow expanding mechanism