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Continuing Professional DevelopmentTrade Union – University Collaboration
Lars Skjold Wilhelmsen
European Conference on Lifelong EducationBergen 28.- 30.April 2005
A collaboration between:A collaboration between:
The Norwegian Engineers and The Norwegian Engineers and Management Association (Flt)Management Association (Flt)
University of BergenUniversity of Bergen Bergen University CollegeBergen University College
FLTFLT (Norwegian Engineers & Managers Association)(Norwegian Engineers & Managers Association)
Organizes engineers & Organizes engineers & managersmanagers
18 000 members18 000 members More than 90% within More than 90% within
private sector/industryprivate sector/industry Collective agreements Collective agreements
for all members on for all members on national levelnational level
Member of the Member of the Norwegian Norwegian Confederation of Trade Confederation of Trade UnionsUnions
HistoryHistory
19901990The Flt-congress The Flt-congress decides to focus on decides to focus on education as the education as the major membership major membership benefit.benefit.
HistoryHistory
19921992
FLT establishes an education FLT establishes an education fund - financed by the employers fund - financed by the employers - through collective agreements- through collective agreements
The fund is administrated by FLT The fund is administrated by FLT owned company Addiscoowned company Addisco
Allots scholarship to members Allots scholarship to members after application after application
Scholarship amount varies with Scholarship amount varies with the educations form & length – the educations form & length – but are but are considerableconsiderable
HistoryHistory
19961996FLT started to developFLT started to develop
systems for e-learningsystems for e-learning
……as an offer to as an offer to
members working offshoremembers working offshore
- on oil rigs- on oil rigs
HistoryHistory19961996
The focus now changed from The focus now changed from knowledge acquisition to knowledge acquisition to competence developmentcompetence development
The employees need to The employees need to provide, maintain & develop provide, maintain & develop his or hers competence his or hers competence continuously to secure continuously to secure employabilityemployability
19991999FLT establishes Addisco Ltd, FLT establishes Addisco Ltd,
a company which both develop a company which both develop
and provide educationand provide education
- mainly through e-learning- mainly through e-learning
Addisco is Latin for “to learn in Addisco is Latin for “to learn in additon”additon”
HistoryHistory
ADDISCO`s objectives are to ADDISCO`s objectives are to secure the employability of FLTs secure the employability of FLTs members by:members by:– deliver tailored education the members deliver tailored education the members
and the industry needs & demandsand the industry needs & demands
– to provide a flexible form to provide a flexible form of teachingof teaching - - tailored to meet employees need for tailored to meet employees need for further education and lifelong learning in further education and lifelong learning in a “working context”a “working context”
– to continuously develop new courses to continuously develop new courses tailored to meet existing & future tailored to meet existing & future competence needscompetence needs
Learning the Addisco way means:Learning the Addisco way means:
Flexible learning based on the students needs, not the Flexible learning based on the students needs, not the UniversitiesUniversities
The opportunity to combine education, work & family The opportunity to combine education, work & family lifelife
The possibility to enter all programs based on factual The possibility to enter all programs based on factual knowledgeknowledge
All programs are at university level and give credit All programs are at university level and give credit points according to ETCSpoints according to ETCS
1999:1999:
2005:2005:
The first courseThe first course
* Frontline Management* Frontline Management
Licensed from Flts sisterorganizationLicensed from Flts sisterorganization APESMAAPESMA Rewritten and adapted to a Rewritten and adapted to a
Norwegian Norwegian setting – 15 credit points – volume setting – 15 credit points – volume literatureliterature
Model for teaching/learningModel for teaching/learning
Part time (half time)Part time (half time) Self-studySelf-study 4 gatherings (Friday – Sunday)4 gatherings (Friday – Sunday) Assignment to each module (5)Assignment to each module (5) Interaction with the other students Interaction with the other students
(LMS)(LMS) Interaction with the teachers (e.mail)Interaction with the teachers (e.mail) Seminar related to each module (LMS) - Seminar related to each module (LMS) - asynchronousasynchronous
Use of the LMSUse of the LMS
MinMin MaxMax
No loggingsNo loggings 3535 366366
TimeTime 6.5 hrs6.5 hrs 316.3 hrs316.3 hrs
Average: 113 times, 77.5 hrs
Satisfaction with the courseSatisfaction with the course
1 2 3 4 5 6
3. helgesamling
1. helgesamling
2. helgesamling
5,4
5,3
5,1
ResultsResults
CompetanceCompetance AA BB CC DD EE FF ∑∑
Non-formalNon-formal 22 44 22 22 22 1212
FormalFormal 11 22 33 -- 11 -- 77
1st cohort:
Today 127 of 158 have passed final examination90% enrolled with non-formal background – the 7thcohort is now taking the course
The technology programmeThe technology programme
FrontlineManagement
ManagerialEconomics
TQM in OperationalControl
PersonnelPsychology
From non-formal to formal From non-formal to formal statusstatus
In February 2004 the UoBs Board decided with pursuant to a provision that students enrolled in the Frontline Management course on the basis of non-formal qualifications, and who fulfil the 4 courses in the technology programme, will be given formal admission qualification!
ChallengesChallenges
* To design courses combining participants world of practice and working experiences with accademic requirements
* To create a context for the teaching and learning which stimulate and motivate the students
* To learn the students to transform their experiences into an accademic context
MBA Technology MBA Technology ManagementManagement
A course based MBA composed of 8 compulsoryunits + 4 units chosen from a list of 15 units.
Conducted through distance education.
With 2 units concurrently – 3 years of study.
La Trobe University/APESMA
The MBA collaborationThe MBA collaboration
A staff member from Bergen University College orUniversity of Bergen is working as a tutor in relationto each of the compulsory units – except forone of the units
Legal Studies a compulsory Legal Studies a compulsory unitunit
While Australia belongs to common law countries,Norway belongs to civil law countries.The Legal Studies unit was rewritten to the Norwgian setting, approved by the Faculty of Law, UoB. The unit is given 15 credit points (ECTS)Conducted in the same way as Frontline Mangement, but with an counting assignment in combination with a final examination
Volume activityVolume activity
Frontline Management: 158 7th cohort
Managerial Economics: 60
TQM in Operational Control: 49
Personell Psychology: 16
MBA – Legal studies: 9
The main reason for successThe main reason for successwith the collaborationwith the collaboration
?
The main reason for successThe main reason for successwith the collaborationwith the collaboration
Flts policy+
The academics involved!=
osmosis
Def. of osmosis:
An gradual, and often hardlynoticeable, acceptance of ideas, etc.
Thank you for your attention !
Flt
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