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Transparency and Recognition of Vocational Competences in Europe

Karin Küßner, National Contact Point ECVETSIEC Conference, Berlin 09.08.2013

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When Visions become real …

Imagine ….

… „Mechatronic Fitter“ from Germany

will be employed in Denmark!

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When Visions become real …

Imagine ….

… a worker holding a qualification CVET-level 6 gets access to higher education!

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… a trainee spends 6 month of training abroad

which is fully recognized in home country!

When Visions become real …

Imagine ….

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What´s needed?

ESCO

European Toolkit

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Learning outcomes

„Statements about what a learner knows, understands and is able to do on completion of a learning process,

defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence.“

„Statements about what a learner knows, understands and is able to do on completion of a learning process,

defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence.“

* EQF/ECVET-Recommendation

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Example: ZOOM „Master Craftsperson in motor vehicle technology”

Titel of Qualification Master motor vehicle engineer

EQF level 6

Units of learning outcomes

U1 Order processing and time planing

U2 Service and maintenance

U3 Service, repair and retrofitting

U4 Diagnosis

U5 Testing, final inspection and vehicle handover

U6 Organising HR processes and managing staff

U7 …

U10 Marketing, customer acquisition and loyalty

Cross-curricularlearning outcomes

He/she is able• to act with social and ecological responsibility,• to adopt a quality management,• to use information and communication technology

Titel of Qualification Master motor vehicle engineer

EQF level 6

Units of learning outcomes

U1 Order processing and time planning

U2 Service and maintenance

U3 Service, repair and retrofitting

U4 Diagnosis

U5 Testing, final inspection and vehicle handover

U6 Organising HR processes and managing staff

U7 …

U10 Marketing, customer acquisition and loyalty

Cross-curricular learning outcomes

He/she is able• to act with social and ecological responsibility,• to adopt a quality management,• to use information and communication technology

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Example: ZOOM* „Master Craftsperson in motor vehicle technology”

* www.zoo-eqf.eu

Unit 2 Service and maintenance

He/she is able to carry out service and maintenance tasks, taking into account specifications, evaluate the prepared documents and check the executed tasks

knowledge skills competence

He/she is able

•to name service and maintenance specifications

•to assign the documents required for service and maintenance

•….

He/she is able

•to apply service and maintenance specifications and draw up plans•to use the various measurement and testing equipment and issue measuring and test reports

•…

He/she is able

•to delegate the service and maintenance•tasks taking into account specifications to determine the inspection requirements•….

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Unit 1 Unit 1

Unit 2Unit 2

Unit 3Unit 3

Unit 4Unit 4

Units of Learning outcomes

K K

SS

C C

K K

K K

K K

SSSS

SS

SS

C C

C C

C C

C C

K K

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Qualifikation A Qualification B

Berufstypische Aufgabe,

Arbeitsprozess

Occupational tasks, work

process

Unit of Learning outcomes

„Mobility unit“

Identify Units for learning mobility

World of workArbeitswelt

Mobility unit„Additional

competences“

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Assessment of Learning outcomes

according to national legislation and practice

Criteria have to be transparent and valid

methods have to be adequate and reliable

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Documentation of learning outcomes

• Europass mobility

• Europass certificate supplement, diploma supplement

• Skills passport

• Etc …..

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Recognition

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Implementation of European Tools Next Steps

• Communicate Added Value

• Learning outcomes as common standard for describing qualifications

• Dissemination

• Establish mutual trust

….takes time !!!!!!

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You …

know … transparency and quality assurance instruments

understand … why and how to use the learning outcome approach

are able to … describe units of learning outcomes and implement them into you work context

analyse the added value and cooperate with other european partners

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Information and Guidancewww.ecvet-info.de

Support : Guidelines, good Practice

Dialogue and exchanche of experience

National Contact Point ECVET (2010-2014)

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Further information

NKS ECVETE-Mail: ecvet@bibb.de Tel.: 0228-107 1682/1631www.ecvet-info.de

www.europass-info.dewww.ecvet-team.euwww.ecvet-projects.euwww.netecvet.comhttp://europass.cedefop.europa.euwww.eqavet.euwww.dequavet.de www.dqr.dewww.ec.europa.eu