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Building quality assurance frameworks to s upport high quality ECVET mobility Workshop 1

The workshop will help us to • Identify the linkages between ECVET, EQAVET and the IVET Mobility Scoreboard indicators with a view to the further development of quality frameworks for mobility; • Identify the minimum standards to support high quality ECVET mobility; • Identify the actions required by national authorities and other stakeholders to develop mutual understanding of quality systems; Identify ways in which practitioners can be supported to develop quality • to support recognition and assessment according to ECVET principles. #VocationalPathways

Workshop in 2 parts, including a coffee break • Part 1 Looking at what we have learned from practice – presentations then questions/other contributions • Part 2 What are the implications for policy development? Small group discussions to help us from recommendations from the conference. #VocationalPathways

VET Practitioners How can we improve the preparation we give our VET practitioners before they embark on planning mobilities? #VocationalPathways

Quality Assurance in the transnational mobility through further education of practitioners Dr. Eszter Csepe-Bannert #VocationalPathways

The Background http://online.seu.edu www.dreamstime.com https://dragonefiles.com http://planningbusinessstrategies.com

The Needs • define standard processess and templates to make our work easier and unique • make our quality requirements on the cooperation and on mobility systematic and transparent boundle the manifold knowledge, experiences and good practices • of our networks and make these transferable

The Outcomes Learning unit 3: European approaches Learning unit 1: Learning unit 2: Transnational mobility Cooperation in in transnational within the European transnational mobility mobility apprenticeship Quality standards for the manager of transnational mobility Learning unit 4: Learning unit 5: Learning unit 6: Intercultural Transnational mobility Transnational mobility communication in at the operational level at the operational level transnational mobility – Sending – Hosting

Learning unit 3: Learning unit 1: Learning unit 2: European approaches Transnational mobility Cooperation in in transnational within the European transnational mobility mobility apprenticeship L2.1. Acquisition of L3.1. ECVET, EQF, L1.1. The European actors DQR apprenticeship system L2.2. Selection of the L3.2. Learning L1.2. Transnational sending/receiving outcomes in mobility from a institution transnational mobility business perspective L2.3. Establishing L3.3. ECVET Mobility cooperation with the toolkit L1.3. Transnational participating institutions mobility from the L3.4. Quality assurance perspective of learners L2.4. Sustainability of and recognition of cooperation in competences acquired L1.4. Transnational transnational mobility abroad mobility from the perspective of society

Learning unit 5: Learning unit 6: Learning unit 4: Transnational mobility Transnational mobility Intercultural at the operation level – at the operational level communication in the sending – hosting transnational mobility L4.1. Preparation of L6.1 . Before the L5.1. Before the apprentices for the transnational mobility transnational mobility transnational mobility - sending L5.2. During the L6.2. During the transnational mobility transnational mobility L4.2. Preparation of apprentices for the L5.3. After the L6.3. After the transnational mobility – transnational mobility transnational mobility hosting L5.4 Postprocessing L6.4. Postprocessing L4.3. Foreign language skills L4.4. Conflict management in transnational mobility

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Assessment methods Case studies Essay Group work and presentation Role play/simulation Multiple choice Presentation

Benefits for participants • Going beyond informing and imparting descriptors and indicators • Enable to transfer standards and indicators in own daily work • Get need oriented practical support to improve own knowledge, skills, attitudes but also own existing templates, processes, etc. purposeful and efficient #VocationalPathways

Thank you for your attention! Dr. Eszter Csepe-Bannert, eszter.csepe-bannert@coredu.de www.coredu.de #VocationalPathways

Vocational Assessor Requirements in Europe VARE project findings: Emerging themes and their implications for ECVET #VocationalPathways

Requirements of assessment systems • Continuing, modular and end-point assessment • Internal and external assessment • Theory and practical assessment • Occupational competence of assessors • Competence in assessment • Quality assurance arrangements #VocationalPathways

Lessons for ECVET • Choice of partner • Discuss and agree assessment arrangements beforehand o Learning outcomes to be assessed o Who is assessing o How they are assessing o Validation arrangements • Document in the MOU and Learning agreement #VocationalPathways

Vocational Assessor Requirements in Europe Online comparison tool. How useful? #VocationalPathways

Selecting partner countries and institutions How useful are country comparison tools in the selection of partner countries? #VocationalPathways

Using the IVET Mobility Scoreboard Torjus Abusland ReferNet Coordinator PEARL conference, Birmingham, 4-5 th July 2017 recognising international expertise #VocationalPathways

Youth on the move “ The IVET mobility scoreboard is a tool for monitoring developments in IVET mobility policies and the implementation of the 2011 Council recommendation 'Youth on the move' in European countries (EU28+ Norway and Iceland).”

Target audience For unions, associations, and organisations of IVET students • identifying issues that learners participating in mobility activities are faced with • suggest pertaining reforms For organisers of mobility projects • identifying issues when developing and running mobility projects • designing and formulating suggestions for improvement of mobility policies

Target audience For policy-makers at country level the Scoreboard is intended to be of use while preparing reforms to improve national mobility policies For EU level policy-makers the Scoreboard is intended to be of use while monitoring the implementation of EU mobility policy

The Scoreboard’s five tools Qualitative country-specific content • thematic maps depicting countries’ situations in key action areas • indicators measuring how far countries are from full implementation of the ‘Youth on the move’ recommendation • overview tables synthesising EU average performance by key action area • scorecards showing country performance in key action areas • fiches presenting detailed country data and policy suggestions

Monitoring conditions for mobility The scoreboard addresses 10 key action areas 1. information and guidance on opportunities 2. motivating learners for mobility 3. preparing learners for mobility 4. removing obstacles to mobility 5. portability of grants and loans 6. ensuring mobility quality 7. recognition of learning outcomes 8. support to disadvantaged learners 9. partnerships and funding 10. involving multipliers

Recognition of learning outcomes Criteria for monitoring progress in this area 1. Target setting 2. Scope 3. Coordination 4. Evaluation 5. Time frame 6. Visibility policy 7. Use of EU tools

Recognition of learning outcomes Criterion 3.2 : scope of recognition Description of benchmarks: • The recognition mechanism can take into account courses, credit points, units, modules, programmes, and qualifications / diplomas / degrees.

Indicator 3 Recognition of learning outcomes

Country scorecards SE UK EU .

Early feedback Are more functions needed? Puts VET mobility on the political agenda in a fresh way Highlights the need to also put political speeches into action ”Less is more” – there is a huge amount of material, is it all really needed? How comparable is the data - will the comparability increase over time? Lack of links to mobility statistics, user experiences, learning outcomes, etc

Try it out! Thank you! Torjus Abusland torjus.abusland@naric.org.uk http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/events-and-projects/projects/mobility-scoreboard

What additional information is needed to identify the right partner institutions? Pernilla Öhberg, Sweden coordinator of EURIAC (LLP TOI), EUCVET (KA.2), EURIAC Mobility (LLP VET Mobility), GoEUVET & GoEUVET 2 (KA.1) #VocationalPathways