Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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A Comparative Analysis of Evaluation and Recognition of Foreign Qualification in Germany, Denmark, and Norway

독일, 덴마크, 노르웨이의 해외자격 평가인정제도 비교 분석

  • Chae, Jae-Eun (Gachon University, Department of Public Administration)
  • Received : 2020.01.14
  • Accepted : 2020.03.20
  • Published : 2020.03.28
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Abstract

This study aims to provide the policy implications for the Korean government which has to attract foreign workers with higher education degrees in order to address shortage of human resources. As a way of doing this, the study has compared the foreign qualification evaluation and recognition (FQER) systems in Germany, Denmark and Norway. The results of the study reveal that the three countries are similar in that they have developed their own FQER systems according to the Lisbon Recognition Convention and has thus provided everyone with opportunities to have his/her qualifications evaluated fairly. However, there are differences in terms of the evaluation target, the recognition of prior learning and the linkage between the evaluation and employment approval for foreigners among the three countries. These cases altogether provide meaningful policy implications for the Korean government that has to develop its own FQER system in the near future.

우수한 해외인적 자원의 확보와 활용은 저출산, 고령화로 인해 인구절벽 위기를 직면하고 있는 우리 사회의 중요한 과제라고 할 수 있다. 이에 따라 최근에 '외국인 고용허가, 귀화허가'와 관련된 규제들이 완화되고 있으나, 해외인재 유치에 필수적인 '해외자격 평가인정제도'의 도입에 관한 논의는 거의 이루어지지 않고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내에 해외자격 평가인정제도 구축에 필요한 지식 토대를 마련하기 위해 글로벌 차원의 해외자격평가인정제도의 도입배경과 주요 이슈를 검토하고, 해외자격 평가인정 분야의 선도 국가라고 할 수 있는 "독일, 덴마크, 노르웨이" 사례를 비교 분석하였다. 분석 결과, '평가대상, 선행학습 경험인정, 고용허가와의 연계' 등의 면에서 국가간 차이가 있지만, 3개국 모두 1997년에 제정된 유럽 자격상호인정 협약(리스본 인정 협약)에 따라 2000년대부터 해외자격 평가인정체제를 구축하고 있었다. 특히 인구 규모가 작은 노르웨이와 덴마크의 경우 해외자격 평가인정과 외국인 고용허가를 적극적으로 연계하는 특징이 있었다. 이러한 점들은 국내에서 해외자격 평가인정제도를 도입하는 데 있어 고려해야 할 점들에 대해 시사하는 바가 크다.

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