Transcript Darko Mali
ECVET AIMS AND KEY DOCUMENTS
DARKO MALI (CPI, LJUBLJANA) BLED, 17 SEPTEMBER 2013
EU POLICY CONTEXT
Emphasis on collaboration between EU member states, as a basis for mobility and LLL 2002
Copenhagen
2004
Maastricht
2006
Helsinki
2008
Bordeaux
2010
Brugge
2008: EQF Recommedations 2009: ECVET/EQAVET Recommedations ET 2020 Youth on the Move New skills for jobs
EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY
•
IVET as an attractive learning option
with high relevance to labour market needs and pathways to higher education;
Flexible systems
based on the recognition of learning outcomes and supporting individual learning pathways; •
Cross-border mobility
as an integral part of VET practices; • Recognition of the mobility training experience has to be ensured through the use of
ECVET
;
Validation of non-formal and informal learning provides pathways for up-skilling and reintegration of people to the labour market.
The adoption of an outcome-based approach for vocational qualifications, as promoted by the EQF and ECVET, is key to
achieving this;
By 2020, systematic use of EQF, ECVET and Europass aimed at transparency of qualifications and portability of learning outcomes
IN 2020…
… learners
will benefit from higher quality training. …They will complete some of their studies abroad or there will be foreign learners in their classes …
… vocational teachers
will have more opportunities to cooperate with colleagues abroad. Their working environment as well as their teaching and learning methods will be different … …
training institutions
will find it easier to cooperate internationally, thanks to European-wide approaches, such as the EQF and the ECVET, which make it easier for students to transfer their learning between organisations … …
businesses
will also be involved in delivering training through providing practical placements for learners.
A COHERENT SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS
Quality assurance of VET providers and systems Mutual trust Progressive access to VET qualifications Transfer and recognition Transparency of VET qualifications Learning outcome approach Promoting LLL Transfer and recognition from NFIL to formal system Non formal and informal learning
ECVET: ONE OF THE TOOLS
The European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) is one of several European tools designed to make
qualifications systems more easily understood and flexible
throughout the European Union and so
support more mobility for workers and learners
THE OBJECTIVES OF ECVET
Instrument for mobility and recognition
• Recognition of learners‘ achievements • Stimulating exchanges and mutual trust (supporting mobility) • Recognition of learning outcomes without extending learners ‘ education and training pathways (facilitating lifelong learning)
ECVET PROCESS AND INSTRUMENT
Host provider LEARNING AGREEMENT Sending provider
Learning unit is implemented Learning outcomes are assessed LEARNING UNIT LEARNING UNIT Lerner ‘s credit in individual transcript of record
Learning outcomes are recognised as part of the intended qualification
Credits are validated
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Increases
consistency
between the European tools (as they all follow this approach);
Linking
the occupational and the educational standards used for the definition of qualifications and VET learning processes, and, at a macro level,
education and the labour market
; Introducing a
common language
;
Clarifying
the relationships between different forms and contexts of learning;
Call for dialogue on the relevance and quality of qualifications
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
A MoU is an
umbrella agre
ement A MoU is an agreement between competent institutions which set
credits transfer framework for implement students‘ mobility and for
In a MoU partners identify possible content for students‘ mobility (
learning units
) A MoU establishes partnership‘s
procedures for cooperation
LEARNING AGREEMENT
Operational framework
for mobility exchanges
More detailed information about the qualifications concerned, the mobility exchange and the procedures and criteria for assessment, validation and recognition of LO
Assessment form and criteria as part of LA
WHY TO USE ECVET IN SCHOOLS AND IN COMPANIES?
The preparatory phase of ECVET implementation has started in all European countries What is the cost-benefit relationship of implementation?
ECVET can be implemented by linking ECVET to the needs of education and training
„ECVET is useful when we are thinking about the quality and quality development of our education!“
THE ADDED VALUE OF USING ECVET
Transparency and transferability Recognition Fostering mobility, lifelong learning and cooperation Positive labor market effects Improvement of quality of education Increase the attractiveness of VET
POSSIBLE OBSTACLES
Great variety of VET systems
: same/ defferent goals, different ways Impact of VET varies in diferent educational systems Functions and responsibilities of actors vary
Lacking commitment
of national authorities
Lacking knowledge
/ information of VET teachers and trainers Lacking common terminology, templates, (assessment) standards
MORE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT
Information
on VET systems and levels of education
Contact person
in every country
Examples and experiences, good practice Common language and tools Support for establishing mobility networks