On May 4th of this year the Minister of Education and Science included a new qualification into the Polish Integrated Qualifications System (IQS): “Designing the didactical processes of distance education for adults”.

Persons with this new qualification will be developing online courses and designing functionalities and technical solutions based on the content provided by subject experts. Their work will be guided by the principles of andragogy, online methodics, knowledge from different fields as well as the newest trends in education and technology.

This qualification is designed for persons who want to work in the field of online teaching methods in such places as higher education institutions, language schools, training institutions and companies using online tools to support and educate employees.

The qualification is at Polish Qualifications Framework level 6, which is also the 6th level of the European Qualifications Framework.

The official announcement is available here (only in Polish).