Transcript National Reference Piont for Vocational Qualifications

OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
AS A BASIS FOR VET AND FOR
ACCREDITATION OF
NONFORMAL LEARNING
HAPPY FARM, GLEISDORF, 11. 1. 2007
Urška Marentič,
Department for occupational standards development
NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
NVQ is formally recognized on the basis
of national vocational standards and
acquired on the basis of verified education
programmes or through the procedure for
assessment and verification of national
vocational qualifications.
2 WAYS OF ACQUIRING NATIONAL
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Legal bases 1:
‘The Act on VET’
defines acquiring of the national vocational
qualification through
formal educational programmes and modules
(Resposibility of Ministry of Education)
2 WAYS OF ACQUIRING NATIONAL
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Legal bases 2:
The “Act on National Occupational
Qualifications”
defines acquiring of the national vocational
qualification through the procedure of
assessment / accreditation of non-formal
learning
(Resposibility of Ministry of Labour)
PROCEDURE
Sectoral Committee
Coordination Ccommittee
Initiative
Qualification structure
Job profile
Sectoral Committee
Coordination Ccommittee
Occupational
standard
Argumentation
Committee for
Occupational
Standards
Catalogue of
knowledge and
skills
Educational
programme
Council of Experts for
VET
SOCIAL PARTNERS
 Trade unions
 Chambers / employers’ organisations
 Ministries
SECTORAL COMMITEES FOR
OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Composed of representatives of socials
partners
GOALS:
Determine the priorities in development of
occupational standards
 Give initiative to develop new or update existiting
occupational standards (5 years)
Follows the procedure of development of
occupational standards and adopts the documents
Responsible for a coherent qualification structure in
sectors
JOB PROFILE
 Detailed description of an occupation
 tasks described in fields of work (ie planning,
production, management …), level of
profficiency, working conditions, possible areas
of employment ...
 Prepared in cooperation with employers
OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD
Developed on the basis of job profile
Defines contents of national vocational
qualification on a certain level of efficiency
and defines knowledge, skills and
vocational competence. Assures
tranparency and quality of learning
results.
AGRUMENTATION
• Presentation of the branch
• Labour market needs in the
next 3-5 years
• International comparison
• Legal framework
PROPOSAL TO THE COUNCIL OF
EXPERTS FOR VET
• When the social partners agree with the
prepared standards and there is evident need for
these occupations in the branch
• Sectpral committee for vocational standards
composed of representatives of employers gives
a positive opinion on the proposal
• The Council of Experts decides on preparation
of educational programme or NOQ and proposes
the standard to the Minister of Labour
PATHS TO THE SAME TARGET
OCCUPATIONAL
STANDARD
VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION
PROGRAMME
OCCUPATIONAL
STANDARD
CATALOGUE OF
STANDARDS OF
PROFESSIONAL
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION
ACCREDITED
ASSESSING AGENCIES
YOUTH/ADULTS
ADULTS
NATIONAL
VOCATIONAL
QUALIFICATION
CERTIFICATE –
EDUCATION + NVQ
NVQ CETIFICATE
RECOGNITION AND
VALIDATION
Why recognition and validation?
 Lifelong learning, adaptability and
flexibility of the labour force
 Mutual recognition of qualifications of
citizens of EU member states
 Flexible path to continuing education
and training for employed and
unemployed
CATALOGUES FOR NVQ
Define attainment targets for one
occupational qualification which can be
acquired:
 Acknowledged through personal portfolios
of the candidate or
 Assessed in actual work environment
according to the methods and criteria defined
in the catalogue
CERTIFICATION
COMMISSION FOR ASSESSING AND
CERTIFYING OF NVQ
(for each catalogue ministry of labour
determines the list of members from
chambers and trade uninons)
ASSESSING INSTITUTIONS can be those that
fulfil conditions regarding equipment defined
in catalogues and are registered at the
ministry of labour
CATALOGUE OF STANDARDS OF
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
 Defines knowledge, skills, competencies
needed for acquiring certaing NVQ
 Contents: general information, methods and
criteria of assessment, conditions regarding
equipment for assessing institutions, conditions for
members of assessment committees
Adopted by the Council of Experts (57 by
November 2003) and defined by the ministry of
labour
Titles of the catalogues are published in the
official gazette, documents are provided on the
internet pages of the CPI
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE CERTIFICATES FOR NVQ
 Improvement of qualification structure
 Improvement of transparency of NVQ
 Lowering the structural imbalance
 Stimulation of partnership
 Opening and decentralisation of educational sistem
 Improved social inclusion
 Defining the criteria for prices of the certificates
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES
FOR NVQ FOR INDIVIDUALS
 Chance for getting verification of competences and
skills
 Greater mobility, career building
 Possibility for self-employment
 Increased self-confidence and motivation for LLL
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES
FOR NVQ FOR COMPANIES
 Improved qualification structure of the companies
 Improved quality of work – advantage over
competing companies
 Faster and cheaper acquiring of new qualifications
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