Development of a Vocational Transfer System – VQTS/VQTS II
Posted: May 9, 2012 Filed under: ECVET projects, Good practice projects Leave a comment »The projects VQTS and VQTS II were coordinated by 3s, an Austrian research laboratory. In the fields of “Mechanical Engineering” and “Electronics/Electrical Engineering” they aimed at creating a systematic procedure to ensure international transfer of vocational qualifications. The first project developed a model for a structured description of work-related competences, consisting of the Competence Matrix, Competence Profiles and Competence Profile Certificates. It describes competences and their development based on empirical investigations of work-related competences within a specific occupational field. The second project sought to further develop the principles and methods for the design of the Competence Matrix.
The Competence Matrix contains work-related competence descriptions and the progress of competence development and can be used for those purposes where the transparency of competence profiles is very important, f. example for the transfer of vocational competences acquired abroad or for the transfer and recognition of competences acquired within the official VET system as well as for competences achieved through non-formal or formal learning.
It is possible to develop a Competence Matrix for different sectors or occupational fields. For example, the VQTS model has already been transferred among others to the field of tourism (ECVET-Tour: AT) or bakery (SME Master: DE).
Find more information on the project website.
Interesting results and products can be found here.
KO-Transfer – ECVET in the energy-saving construction sector
Posted: May 9, 2012 Filed under: ECVET projects, Good practice projects Leave a comment »The KO-Transfer project was coordinated by BGZ, Berlin International Cooperation Agency and lasted from 2008 to 2010. The aim of the project was to improve transparency, comparability and cross-border recognition of construction-related qualifications.
The project activities comprised the development of competence standards (including learning outcome descriptions) and competence matrices for the following professions
- Carpenter
- Energy consultant
- Technical assistant for data processing in construction.
Additionally a first draft for a model certificate was developed. It was designed as a supplement to the actual certificate and includes the respective competence standards, thus providing a documentation of the acquired competences.
The competence matrices display the competence area, the respective competence standards, and the training years. The matrices also include a reference to the respective EQF and NQF level. The learning outcomes descriptions are included in the competence standards, with one separate document for each competence standard. The competence matrices can facilitate the comparison of qualifications from different countries, which might also prove helpful when looking for suitable partners in mobility projects. It can help training providers from different countries to communicate the competence profile of their own training offers in a transparent way, to better understand other providers’ training offers, subsequently identify any similarities/overlapping, and create mutual trust among partners.
Find more information on the project website.
Interesting results and products can be found here.
Describing units of learning outcomes
Posted: March 9, 2012 Filed under: Dissemination, Mobility practitioners, Uncategorized Leave a comment »The “Guidelines for describing units of learning outcomes” were developed by the German National Contact Point for ECVET and support stakeholders in vocational education and training in applying the learning outcomes-oriented ECVET approach. They should facilitate cooperation of partner institutions organising transnational mobility action. The guidelines are based, on the one hand, on the terms defined in the ECVET recommendation and the joint European principles which are to be tested (“technical specifications”) as well as on practical experience gained in mobility and innovation transfer projects.
Report on the development of ECVET in Europe available
Posted: February 28, 2012 Filed under: Activities, Uncategorized, Update Leave a comment »What are the strategies for implementing the European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) in Europe?
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) has undertaken detailed research into the subject. The report on the development of ECVET in Europe is now available.
ECVET on Film
Posted: February 28, 2012 Filed under: Dissemination, Uncategorized Leave a comment »Two films about ECVET in practice have been published. They present the work and solutions of several meanwhile finalized ECVET pilot projects funded by the European Commission.
- ECVET in practice – Snapshot of the work of four pilot projects
- ECVET solutions: Before, during and after mobility.
ECVET Magazine, Issue 7, February 2012
Posted: February 13, 2012 Filed under: Dissemination, Uncategorized Leave a comment »The latest issue of the ECVET magazine contains:
- an editorial by Christian Lettmayr, Acting director of CEDEFOP on the active involvement of social partners in implementing the common European tools on the VET-Agenda;
- an article on the final events of eight of the 1st generation European pilot projects (Call 2008-2012) and the key messages conveyed
- an article on the 2nd generation pilot project CPU Europe that is an element of a major reform of the vocational education and training (VET) system in the French Speaking Community of Belgium;
- an article on the 2nd generation pilot project MENECVET that aims to examine how VET qualifications of the French Ministry of National Education compare with principles of ECVET;
- an article on the 2nd generation pilot project EASYMetal which develops and tests methods and
tools to enhance transparency and permeability at the interface between pre-vocational training and vocational training in Germany; - an article on the 2nd generation pilot project ICARE that aims at developing a recognition model in the field of personal care and establish mutual trust among the partner countries involved;
- an article on the 2nd generation pilot project 2get1care that seeks to develop an approach for inter-professional and transnational transferability of training components in health professions;
- a series of news items;
- an outline of the concept of the joint Final conference of the European pilot projects on 22-23 February 2012.
Learning abroad during your vocational training: The story of Yvonne
Posted: February 10, 2012 Filed under: Dissemination, Good practice projects, Mobility practitioners Leave a comment »Training periods abroad improve your language and professional skills and boost your personal competences.
Yvonne went on two transnational mobility periods to Denmark and to Finland during her training in the field of mechatronics.
See how Yvonne did it. Find out more about the MOVET project.
New skills in the European plastics industry
Posted: February 9, 2012 Filed under: Dissemination, ECVET projects, Good practice projects Leave a comment »The economic and social context of the plastics industry in Europe shows the necessity of preparing young people and professionals for new qualifications in sustainable development.
The project Plastigreen has identified sustainable development factors affecting the traditional job of operators in the plastics industry. It offers an updated professional profile and training standards as well as a training programme which consists of six modules:
- energy and energy saving
- waste and waste prevention
- maintenance
- quality
- organisation & communication
- safety.
Find more information on the project website.
Interesting results and poducts can be found here.
ECVET Project in the field of Social and Health Care Studies
Posted: January 6, 2012 Filed under: Dissemination, ECVET projects, Good practice projects Leave a comment »Ecvet Unit for Vocational Studies in Child Care (EVOC) was a project run by Omnia, the Joint Authority of Education in Espoo Region (Finland) and funded by CIMO, the Center for International Mobility as part of European Community action programme Life Long Learning.
The EVOC project developed a unit which is part of the qualification in child care worker’s education. The EVOC-unit is defined in learning outcomes and is understood as a set of knowledge, skills and competence that is part of a qualification. The project partnership consisted of institutions from three countries, Finland, Germany and Sweden.
The unit is transferable from one country to another. In order to guarantee the mutual recognition the project partnership has also developed criteria for assessment of the corresponding learning outcomes. A handbook is available in different languages (English, Finnish, German, Swedish).
More ECVET-projects can be found in this overview of Good practice projects.
ECVET Good practice projects
Posted: December 23, 2011 Filed under: Dissemination, ECVET projects, Good practice projects Leave a comment »Want to know how ECVET works?
We will successively provide a series of good practice projects appplying ECVET in the framework of initial or continuing vocational education and training.
The project ECVET-tour aims at facilitating cross border mobility of workers within the tourism sector and also enhancing permeability between different pathways of education and training in this field. Formal, non-formal and informal acquired competences are taken into account.
More projects can be found in this overview of Good practice projects.
