EURIAC EURIAC European Industrial Automation Class Your learning outcomes are your passport to the European labour market
EURIAC Project Information Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation project Budget about 380 000 Lead partner Kungsbacka Municipality, Sweden Project leader Elof Lindälvs gymnasium, Sweden Transnational consortium Kungsbacka municipality (SE), Elof Lindälvs gymnasium (SE), UTEK (SE), Optima (FI), ROC Westbrabant (NL), Politeknika Ikastegia Txorierri (ES), BIBB (D), Wear-Management (CH) Duration 2 years Kick-off October, 2011 Breda, the Netherlands Final conference September 19 th, 2013 Kungsbacka, Sweden
Transfer of innovation
Workplan EURIAC 2011 2012 2013 Mobility 2 Mobility 4 Mobility 1 Mobility 3 Planing & preparation Test & implementation Evaluation of test & impl. Completion Communication & Dissemination & Exploitation Oct Sep Jul- Aug June May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Jul- Aug June May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Jul- Aug Jun Project Meeting 1 (Holland 3 days) VC1 Mutual trust Project Meeting 2 (Finland 3 days) VC2 Market investigation VC4 Mobility planning VC3 Technical modules Project Meeting 3 (Spain 3 days) VC5 Recognition process VC6 Validation Project Meeting 4 (Germany 3 days) VC7 Final Evaluation Confer. (Sweden, Kungsbacka 2 d)
EURIAC Aim Create a European VET in industrial automation to facilitate young people s entry to the European labor market: Interest gap: Increase young people s interest in vocational education & industrial technology Mobility gap: Create mobility opportunities for young people in VET in industrial automation Knowledge gap: Reduce the gap between educational content & industry multi-skills requirements ECVET gap: Apply & develop ECVET in existing VET in industrial automation at EQF 4 & 5
EURIAC Results Before Mobility ECVET Glossary Units of Learning Outcomes Memorandum of Understanding Learning Agreement Student Application Student Assignment Leaflet for Mobility Checklist for Mobility Global Mobility Plan During Mobility Mobility Agenda Assessment Grids EURIAC Template Students EURIAC Template Receiving Organisation After Mobility EURIAC Template Open Questions for Discussion Recognition Process Europass Guidelines EURIAC Framework Conditions for EURIAC Implementation Additionally Market Analysis on Industry Skills Needs in Maintenance New questions to the database of the validation system ValidMaint Different project support templates Publications for communication & dissemination
Units of learning outcomes in EURIAC Market analysis Areas: Working with safety systems Working with analogue signals Working with motor controllers Working with FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) systems Work tasks: Corresponds to existent tasks in working life
Example Unit of Learning Outcomes
Recognition of Learning Outcomes Units has been identified as part national vocational qualifications and has by that been referenced to the same EQF level as the qualification. The concept of ECVET points needs further elaboration to be utilised in practice. The principles of delivering, assessing, and validating the learning outcomes are stated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Mutual Trust The learning outcomes will not be carried out and assessed again on return The achieved learning outcomes will be documented by using the Europass Mobility.
Lessons learned Using ECVET Establishing a mutual platform & language Create an ECVET glossary in which the educational systems are described in terms of ECVET Creating mutual trust & Memorandum of Understanding Visit each other to see the facilities & equipment Creating Units & Learning Outcomes Really important to involve VET teachers from start in the process Learning outcomes should be measurable & detailed Using a Learning Agreement Young VET students must be able to understand content & aim of the LA Assessing international students A real challenge! Try to find assessment criteria that are common for the job profile of the educational pathway. Still needs to be further elaborated!
Lessons learned Mobility participant Interview with EURIAC teachers & students!
Lessons learned Project Management Managing an LdV Transfer of Innovation project: Select partners & build mutual trust - Good reputation & experience - Visit each other - Shared responsibility & clear roles (WP-leadership) - Have fun together! Mutual budget & financial coordination - Project & financial coordination in the same place - Personal contact with the financial administrator in each partner organisation - Payments to partners in installments after job completion & submitted time reports
Lessons learned Project Management Communication & dissemination - All partners responsibility - Begins already when project receives approval for funding - Website, project logotype & tagline from start - Tool/solution for internal project communication Regular follow-ups & evaluations Action points after every meeting Budget for extra travel if needed Have good contacts with your National Agency
Effects & Added-value Improved learning opportunties and personal development for students Improved possibilties to enter the European labour market for students More attractive & updated VET Competence development for VET professionals Inspiration to & experience of European cooperation Development opportunities for involved organisations & qualifications
Effects & Added-value National curriculum encourage international contacts, co-operation and exchange in education An international perspective is important to be able to understand one s own reality in a global context and in order to create international solidarity. Quality Assurance (Domestic mobility in the future?)
ECVET works & adds value ECVET-ising national qualifications/units - facilitates the implementation of high quality work placement, advisory board participation & cooperation between VET & the world of work in national qualifications The shift to LO increases the student s engagement in & control of his/her learning process The EURIAC concept being based on ECVET opens up for international learning opportunities in adult/higher VET International cooperation using ECVET provides bench marking & quality assurance opportunites of national VET Practical experience using ECVET provides best practice & acknowledgement, invitation to new networks & new possibilities for international cooperation ECVET indeed provides a common language & plattform for cooperation!
Next step EURIAC II Select partners & create a project consortium Identify & agree on aim & objectives, e.g: - Continue elaboration on ECVET - Create additional units - Establish cooperation with industry for international work placement - Create a EURIAC network for international VET opportunities Write the application for an Erasmus+ partnership project Launch the EURIAC II project in October 2014
Take part of the EURIAC experience! Follow the EURIAC project at: www.euriac.eu Like us at facebook.com/euriac Contact us at: Project manager: Elof Lindälvs gymnasium Pernilla Öhberg Direct +46 300 833554 Mobile +46 709 921035 Email pernilla.ohberg@kungsbacka.se Lead partner: Kungsbacka municipality Andreas Mårtensson Direct +46 300 83 41 99 Email andreas.martensson@kungsbacka.se
Experiences - geographical mobility It was tough work at times but participating in the EURIAC project has provided me insights, new experiences, and increased professional competence that I would not have gained any other way. I now understand what is great about Swedish vocational training, but also what we need to change to improve it. Learning how to handle the ECVET tools has also improved my understanding of the Swedish and other European educational systems and I think we have a lot to gain if we would 'ECVETise' Swedish vocational training. Swedish vocational teacher When somebody now asks me what ECVET is, I explain it is like EURO for education. I don t have to change money when I go abroad. I have the right currency. Finnish vocational teacher Normally I give my students specified tasks. With the EURIAC group I decided to give them only my wishes and I asked for their suggestions in four hours. Within three hours they had figured out most problems with a reasonable solution. Me and my colleagues are now convinced you don t have to give it all to the students! Dutch vocational teacher It was two weeks of very hard work, but it has been really amazing. It was my first time in this kind of project. To see the interest and the enthusiasm of the students, feeling them wanting to learn and work was a stimulus for me to continue working with them. They helped me a lot! Spanish vocational teacher "For the first time I understood precisely what my qualification was about and what I would be able to do, understand and know when returning home from the Netherlands. The funny thing was that I understood the description of this learning opportunity better in English, than I have ever done trying to interpret the learning content of the national courses in automation in Swedish." - Swedish EURIAC student