{"id":11054,"date":"2025-01-01T13:38:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T18:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/award-programs\/hall-of-acclaim\/inductees\/2024-inductees\/beka-tavartkiladze\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:33:14","slug":"beka-tavartkiladze","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/award-programs\/hall-of-acclaim\/inductees\/2024-inductees\/beka-tavartkiladze\/","title":{"rendered":"Beka Tavartkiladze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11177 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beka-Tavartkiladze-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beka-Tavartkiladze-150x150@2x.png 300w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beka-Tavartkiladze-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beka-Tavartkiladze.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beka has made a significant impact on the lives of immigrants around the world by opening doors for them to start a new life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has 22 years of experience working at World Education Services and is known around the world as an expert in international education systems and the recognition of international academic credentials.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beka has been active on various high profile Canadian and international committees and panels, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Groningen Declaration Network, and as a member of the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) Quality Assurance Framework, OECD Forum Engagement Group: Future of Work, and Expert Advisory Panel of the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He regularly works with licensing bodies, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and higher education institutions. In addition, he assisted the CICIC on the development of the PanCanadian Quality Standards in International Credential Evaluation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beka worked closely with the IRCC and played a key role in developing Canada\u2019s Express Entry points grid program and securing the role of WES in implementing this initiative, which began in 2012.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beka continues to dedicate his career to this important work, benefitting countless immigrants and newcomers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:06bcab9f-e5f2-403a-9521-51f5706d4209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pan-Canadian Quality Standards in International Academic Credential Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:06bcab9f-e5f2-403a-9521-51f5706d4209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Competency Profile for an Academic Credential Assessor<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:06bcab9f-e5f2-403a-9521-51f5706d4209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Practices and Guidelines &#8211; Assessing the Qualifications of Refugee \u2013 Canadian Information Centre for International Education (CICIC)<\/a> and Council of Ministers of and Education, Canada (CMEC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigating Through Mase \u2013 Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation, (CLER) International, Melbourne, Australia \u2013 2017\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beka-Tavartkiladze.docx-EmbeddedFile.ppt.pdf\">Melbourne CLEAR 2017 PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Credential Recognition for Regulated Professions Without Official Documents &#8211; Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation, (CLER) Conference, Philadelphia 2018\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beka-Tavartkiladze.docx-EmbeddedFile.ppt-2.pdf\">CLEAR 2018 Final Sept 26 PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacrao.org\/events-training\/event\/2019\/10\/03\/default-calendar\/reconvening-after-aacro's-fall-symposium-global-recognition-in-international-admissions-and-credential-evaluation\">AACRAO&#8217;s Fall Symposium: Global Recognition in International Admissions and Credential Evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Led a webinar on <a href=\"https:\/\/wenr.wes.org\/events\/event\/educational-transformation-select-countries-central-asia-bologna-process\">Educational Transformation in Select Countries in Central Asia after the Bologna Process<\/a>, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Delivered a podcast on GlobalEd Talk on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/weswenr\/ep-04-education-reform-in-central-asia\">Education Reforms in Central Asia<\/a>, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Presented on Innovative Approaches to Migration and Mobility &#8211; Metropolis International Conference, Sydney, Australia \u2013 2018<\/li>\n<li>Conducted a webinar on <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.wes.org\/on-demand-facilitating-access-to-higher-education-for-refugees-with-limited-documentation.html\">Facilitating Access to Higher Education for Refugees with Limited Documentation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Participated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i17PzYUw9nM\">European Qualifications Passport for Refugees (EQPR)<\/a> workshop<\/li>\n<li>Led a discussion at DAAD Conference &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/pretalx.com\/mtd2022\/speaker\/QAR7NR\/\">A Recognition Model for Refugees and Asylum Seekers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Led a workshop: Empowering refugees: Strategies for Qualification Recognition along with South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) colleagues at International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) conference<\/li>\n<li>Presented at UK ENIC 2021 Conference on Improving the Recognition Climate for TNE Addressing the Global Assurance Gap<\/li>\n<li>Led a workshop on <a href=\"https:\/\/siiej.org\/sessions2022\/2022080014\/\">Standards of International Credential Assessment<\/a> at the Summer Institute on International Education, Japan (SIIEJ) in Osaka, Japan 2022<\/li>\n<li>Presented on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?event=strengthening-regional-cooperation-on-skills-development-under-the-carec-program\">Strengthening Regional Cooperation on Skills Development under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program: Key Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Collaboration<\/a> Tbilisi, Georgia 2022<\/li>\n<li>Presented at GDN Annual Meeting &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/38518b17-4c58-416f-9b09-f87a80410ba8\/websitePage:b8658f35-6e85-4e7c-aace-bb4a4af2098f?session=045d576e-2579-4290-87f8-958bd82e640f\">Quality Assurance in Credential Assessment: Trusted Official Electronic Exchange of Data &amp; Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Presented at the PIE Live North America &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7130255044418932737\/\">Expert Panel: Qualification Recognition and Regional Trends<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Presented at the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) conference and Canadian Bureau for International Education &#8211; \u201cUnveiling the Dynamics: A Comprehensive Exploration of International Credential Mobility.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Presented at TAICEP 2024 &#8211; Why the Recognition of All Lifelong Learning Credentials Matter?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other contributions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrote an article on <a href=\"https:\/\/wenr.wes.org\/2017\/12\/how-georgia-fought-academic-corruption\">Georgia: A Post-Soviet Model for Fighting Academic Corruption<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Podcast on Experiences of International Education \u2013 discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3Cspj3gLUTlIn6fDZIgQHb?si=8134d9a32e114150&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=248382e0de2a4c2e\">The Life-changing Power of Credential Evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Personal Interview &#8211; Georgian\/English magazine, <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/observer-diplomat\/docs\/diplomat_february_2024\">DIPLOMAT<\/a> &#8211; 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PHOTOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144830-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144830-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144830-179x150.png 179w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144830.png 556w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144830-179x150@2x.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144819-230x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144819-115x150@2x.png 230w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144819-115x150.png 115w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144819.png 549w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144819-230x300@2x.png 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144755-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144755-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144755-226x150.png 226w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144755.png 554w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144755-226x150@2x.png 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144741-300x223.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144741-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144741-202x150.png 202w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144741.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144728-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144728-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144728-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144728.png 557w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144728-200x150@2x.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144711-250x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144711-125x150@2x.png 250w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144711-125x150.png 125w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144711.png 546w, https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-144711-250x300@2x.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beka has made a significant impact on the lives of immigrants around the world by opening doors for them to start a new life. 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