Our School's Diplomas Officially Included in 

the National Qualifications Framework Certification Service Platform

Recently, The Asia Pacific School of Business (APSB) has brought exciting news: after strict review, qualification verification and multiple rounds of public notice by the Review Committee of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Certification Service Platform, the academic degrees and diplomas at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels issued by our school have been officially included in this national-level certification service platform. This has successfully achieved the precise connection and in-depth integration between our school's academic certification and China's national talent development strategy. This important achievement not only signifies that the authority and standardization of our school's academic degrees have obtained further recognition and endorsement from the official level of China, but also completely breaks the application barriers of our students' overseas distance learning academic qualifications in domestic professional scenarios, opening up a new and broad channel for the career development and academic value improvement of our students, and laying a solid foundation for our school to deepen international educational cooperation and connect with domestic talent needs in China.

As a core carrier of national qualification management and certification led by the Chinese government, the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Certification Service Platform derives its authority from profound historical accumulation, clear official attributes and a strict supervision system, and is an important support for China to promote the strategies of becoming an educational power and a talent power. The platform is directly operated by the China Vocational Education Society, supervised and guided by both the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and backed by a central mass organization (managed by the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee). Its development context can be traced back to 1917 — the China Vocational Education Society, co-founded by educational and industrial pioneers such as Huang Yanpei, Cai Yuanpei and Liang Qichao, has always adhered to the original aspiration of "enabling the unemployed to have jobs and the employed to enjoy their jobs" for a century. On this basis, the National Qualifications Framework Certification Service Platform is a national qualification certification and management platform built to meet the talent development needs of the new era. As the only official and authoritative channel in China that can legally verify overseas distance learning academic qualifications, the platform has established unified and standardized classification standards for qualifications, covering various achievements such as academic education, vocational skills and lifelong learning. Through the model of "electronic files + official verification", it has built a nationally credible "electronic storage and inquiry system for lifelong learning achievements", providing an irreplaceable official basis for the verification of academic authenticity, career development endorsement and talent flow connection. Its certification results have official recognition and social credibility nationwide, and are widely recognized by various enterprises, social organizations, industry associations and lifelong learning institutions. It is a core part of China's vocational education reform and the improvement of the talent evaluation system, and even more an important practice carrier for the country to implement the "two-step approach of academic education and professional development".

What is particularly noteworthy about the successful inclusion of our school's diplomas in the National Qualifications Framework Certification Service Platform is that this certification forms a precise complement to the well-known Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) certification (certification by the Chinese Ministry of Education's Service Center for Scholarly Exchange), clearly practicing the "two-step separate management model of academic education and professional development" implemented by the Chinese government. The two types of certifications have distinct positioning and different focuses, together forming a complete system for overseas academic certification in China, meeting the diverse development needs of different students. According to relevant national policies and the core positioning of the two types of certifications, the CSCSE certification is mainly aimed at the traditional study-abroad form that requires meeting clear overseas study duration requirements, and its core role is concentrated in institutional scenarios, including civil service examinations, public institution recruitment, household registration in first-tier cities, and employment in state-owned enterprises and public institutions. The certification process focuses on verifying the authenticity and compliance of overseas study experience, as well as the official qualifications of the institution. In contrast, the National Qualifications Framework Certification Service Platform certification is specifically for overseas distance learning, on-the-job study and other study forms that do not require going abroad, accurately matching the learning needs of modern professionals who "work while improving themselves". The certification focuses on the compliance of school qualifications, the practicality of the curriculum system, the authenticity of the learning process and the validity of graduation certificates. Its certification results are mainly used in professional scenarios such as enterprise background checks, workplace promotions and salary increases, job hunting in private enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises, industry qualification evaluation, and lifelong learning further education. It can help students establish personal lifelong qualification files, realize the precise connection between academic value and career development, and solve the long-standing pain point of insufficient recognition and lack of professional endorsement of overseas distance learning academic qualifications in domestic enterprises. This scientific model of "classified certification for different scenarios and strong support for professional development" is an important embodiment of the country's efforts to improve the modern vocational education system, promote the coordinated development of academic education and vocational education, and build a lifelong learning system. The successful inclusion of our school's diplomas in this platform is a positive response and powerful practice of this national strategy, and also demonstrates the high alignment between our school's educational direction and the national talent development needs of China.

Founded in 1995, The Asia Pacific School of Business (APSB), formerly known as Singapore Qiren College, is a leading private higher business school deeply engaged in the field of business education in the Asia-Pacific region. Adhering to the educational philosophy of "Integrating China and the West, Combining Knowledge and Practice" for many years, it is based in the Asia-Pacific region and radiates globally, committed to cultivating compound business talents with international vision, professional quality and professional ability. Since its establishment, our school has always adhered to the bottom line of educational quality, continuously optimized the curriculum system, and integrated high-quality global educational resources. It has successively become a member of several internationally authoritative educational certification organizations, including ASIC (Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges, and Universities), AMBA&BGA (Association of MBAs, AMBA&Business Graduates Association, BGA), and ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs). At the same time, after strict review, it has become a formal overseas institution recognized by the Education Office of the Chinese Embassy in Singapore and the Chinese Ministry of Education, and its educational strength and teaching quality have obtained dual recognition from the international community and the Chinese government. The official inclusion of our school's diplomas in the National Qualifications Framework Certification Service Platform is not only a high recognition of our school's educational quality, the scientificity of the curriculum system and the level of talent training, but more importantly, it further strengthens the official recognition of our school's academic degrees by the Chinese government — this means that every diploma issued by our school is not only widely recognized globally, but also can fully adapt to domestic professional scenarios through the national official certification platform, completely solving the pain point of academic certification faced by our students in domestic employment and career promotion. Whether our students choose to work in domestic private enterprises, foreign-funded enterprises, industry associations, or start their own businesses and pursue lifelong learning further education, they can have the support of officially certified academic qualifications, which greatly improves the gold content and practical value of our school's academic qualifications.

The inclusion in the National Qualifications Framework Certification Service Platform is an important milestone in the history of our school's development, and even more an important measure for our school to deepen international educational cooperation and proactively connect with the domestic talent development needs of China. It signifies that our school's educational level and academic qualifications have fully met the core requirements of China's national qualifications system, realizing the precise connection between international education and domestic talent needs. In the future, taking this opportunity, our school will further deepen its engagement in the field of business education, continuously optimize the curriculum system, integrate advanced international business teaching concepts with the development needs of domestic enterprises in China, deepen the integration of industry and education, strengthen cooperation with various domestic enterprises and industry associations, add practical courses that meet workplace needs, and improve students' professional adaptability. At the same time, our school will continue to be based in the Asia-Pacific region and face China, continuously improve the quality of education and international influence, introduce high-quality global faculty, build an international teaching and exchange platform, and cultivate more business talents with international vision and professional quality, living up to the official recognition of the Chinese government and the trust of all sectors of society. In addition, our school will specially set up a certification guidance service team to provide comprehensive and one-stop certification guidance services for all students, detailing relevant matters such as the certification process, document preparation and inquiry methods, helping every APSB student successfully complete the certification, give full play to the advantages of their academic qualifications, and move forward steadily on the road of academic improvement and professional development, realizing the same frequency resonance between personal value and China's national talent strategy.

It is reported that the National Qualifications Framework Certification Service Platform adopts a management model of "lifetime inquiry and national general use". Once the certification result is approved, it can be inquired for life through multiple channels such as the official website of the platform and the mobile applet, which is highly authoritative and convenient. After successfully graduating, our students can submit an application for certification through the platform with relevant materials such as graduation certificates, transcripts and study certificates. After approval, they will receive an official qualification certification report, which will serve as an important official endorsement for students' career development and greatly enhance their competitiveness in employment and promotion. The successful inclusion in this certification has also made our school one of the few business schools in the Asia-Pacific region that have obtained multiple international authoritative certifications and China's National Qualifications Framework certification, further demonstrating our school's educational strength, international competitiveness and industry influence, and injecting strong motivation for our school to attract more outstanding students and deepen international educational cooperation.