INCA is the International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive. It provides regularly updated descriptions of government policy on education in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and Wales, and makes particular reference to the curriculum, assessment and initial teacher training frameworks in place. A description for South Africa has recently (October 2009) been added.
Production of the website is funded by the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) in England and managed and updated by the International Information Unit at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).
The INCA website focuses on education provided in schools and to the 3-19 age range.
To access the available policy data, select the country and subject heading of your choice from the drop-down menus, select mainstream or special education, and ‘Go’. Or view the additional INCA website features – thematic probes, thematic studies, and comparative tables.