Education, Employment, and Satisfaction of Needs in Colombia (2014). Baseline Proposal for the National Qualifications Framework

Abstract

The National Qualifications Framework, as a national strategy for the validation of acquired experience (VEA), aims to contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of artisans and other non-qualified trades under the assumption that qualifications allow people to improve their conditions of access to formality and the satisfaction of needs. In this regard, no methodology or baseline allows us to give a context and evaluate the impact of the strategy. Therefore, the present investigation aims to correct these two gaps in the National Qualifications Framework and, thus, determine the long-term impact of said strategy. The results show that in Colombia in 2014, there was a low educational level and that the higher the educational level, the greater the probability of formal employment and satisfaction of needs.