The NQF in Austria – is the glass half-full or half-empty?

This article discusses the extent to which implementation of a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) in Austria has led to achievement of the desired objectives. The focus is on issues such as the impacts which the NQF has had and continues to have on the national qualifications system and on the impetuses which have been generated for its further development. The concluding question posed relates to the extent to which implementation of the NQF can be metaphorically interpreted as a “half-full” or “half-empty” glass. Assessments are based on the many years of experience of the authors. No systematic investigation of effects has been conducted thus far.