Welcome to the ECVET Thematic seminar Bucharest 23 & 24/09/2014
Our ECVET thematic seminar
The team The ECVET Team Didier Elena Logistics: Séverine Notetaker : Martine Keith will introduce the topics and speakers and manage the reports of the workshops Gabriela, Michel, Rob and me : Facilitators during the workshops Thanks to our 5 speakers: Kristina, Sophie, Alexis, Christian and Viorel
The participants You are 25 participants and speakers + EU Commission Coming from 20 EU Member States National/Regional Authorities in the field of VET and employment: National Agencies for the Erasmus+ Program, National Reference Points for VET qualifications, and organisations with responsibility for ECVET s implementation; research and higher education institutions; social partners and companies:
Focus on ECVET and the labour market Designing qualifications to meet the needs of the labour market WS 1: ECVET principles WS 2: ECVET technical specifications UNITS Designing training to meet the needs of the labour market WS 3: How could ECVET principles increase employers involvement in training
Results of the questionnaire
1. How is information on labour market needs collected 9-50% 6-33% 3-17% 8-44% 10-56% 3-17% 6-33% 1-6%
2. What kind of information related to the needs of the LM is collected? 7 39% 11 61% 6 33% 14 78% 8 44% 11 61% 12 67% 11 61% 2 11% 10 56%
3. This information is used for 6 33% 13 72% 9 50% 10 56% 3 17%
4. Do you feel confident that you have a full picture of the needs of the LM? 5 28 % 11 61 % 2 11 %
5. Do you think you can improve the collection of information?
How to improve collection of information? So we have to pick up more and more informations from different sources in order to focus on special trends. More simplier approach Interconnection of existing databeses at the central/regional/local authorities More interaction with employers from the field - mainly on local level More systematic data collection would be beneficial. a permanent table (once or twice a year) between authorities and LM could be helpful.
61. Can you give an example of where you have used ECVET principles to respond to LM needs? On mobility projects in creation new content for curriculum National project for improvement of the vocational ECVET principles are used in projects for validation of learning outcomes. ECVET pilots on connection of European Instruments The ULOs we, at AFP VET Centre have designed for our mobility projects were designed by mixing the existent Regional Standards with the labour market need, collected though the independent submission of 5000 questionnaire addressed to employers in Italy, Malta, Germany and Spain. Results have been analysed and merged with local standards. Negotiation then started with Competent bodies in other countries to achieve an agreement
62. Can you give an example of where you have used ECVET principles to respond to LM needs? In development activities we try to improve the methodology of describing competencies, knowledge in qualification and educational standards by using ECVET project experiences organization of practical training in VET My company has been involved in several projects dealing with ECVET and in particular in the drawing up of compence standards using the KSC descriptors. All of them are dealing with transport and logistics qualifications. The following projects tackle these issues, for example : CENTRAL project (Leonardo programme) PROMETEO project (Leonardo programme) METALOG project (Leonardo programme) Design qualifications.
63. Can you give an example of where you have used ECVET principles to respond to LM needs? Learning outcomes are used for job descriptions and training curricula. If new labour market needs are inculded in a curricula, then they will be expressed as ksc. Additional unit/units to the national training standard can be created, in order to respond to a specific need of a company.
7. Are employers or their representatives involved in the DESIGN of the Training?
8. Are employers or their representatives involved in the DELIVERY of the training?