European Credit for Vocational Education and Training ECVET TWG progress report

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European Credit for Vocational Education and
Training ECVET TWG progress report

• ACVT meeting 17/11/2005

Michel Aribaud, DG EAC Unit A3
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Contents of the report

• Preamble

• General issues

• Technical provisions

• Units

• Credit points

• Memorandum of understanding

• Credit profiling

• National contacts

• Mobility and ECVET

• ECVET database

• ECVET label

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Contents of the appendix

• Glossary

• Questions/answers

• Checklist for the information package

• ECVET technical working group

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The ECVET ambition an example
Learning context A
Learning context B
Mr X has an opportunity for a learning period
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The ECVET ambition an example
Learning context A
Learning context B
Mr X has an opportunity for a learning period
(abroad )
Mr X achieves L.O.
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The ECVET ambition an example
Learning context B
Learning context A
Now Mr X wants to transfer home new L.O. to
include them for the qualification
Achieved and assessed L.O.
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The ECVET ambition an example
Learning context B
Learning context A
But he cant, because of barriers
Achieved and assessed L.O.
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Barriers

• No accumulation
• No validation
• No transfer
• No common understanding

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The ECVET ambition an example
Learning context B
Learning context A
ECVET would mean Mr X can transfer home his new
L.O.
Achieved and assessed L.O.
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The ECVET ambition an example
Context AQualification (only if competent
body A validates L.O. achieved in context B)
Learning context A
NB! The L.O. gained are now an integrated part of
his qualification
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ECVET LLL Routes to Qualification
Academic learning context
On the job learning context
All relevant life experience learning context
Or Mixture of all the above learning context
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ECVET LLL Routes to Qualification
Academic learning context
On the job learning context
All relevant life experience learning context
Or Mixture of all the above learning context
Qualification
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ECVET LLL Routes to Qualification
Academic learning context
On the job
Assessment validation of learning outcomes
All relevant life experience
Or Mixture of all the above
Qualification
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ECVET A Learning Outcomes (L.O.) oriented system
Validation of L.O.
Accumulation / capitalisation of L.O.
Transfer of L.O.
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The heart of ECVET Units of L.O.

• Units defined by a coherent set of KSC
• knowledge
• skills
• Competences

Unit
Learning Outcomes
Content of units is thus independent of training
methods, learning approaches, etc
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The heart of ECVET Units of L.O.
VET Qualification
Number, size, EQF level, characteristics and
credit points value of units are defined at
national level by competent bodies
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Units a flexible framework for L.O.
Regarding a qualification, units can be

• Transverse / specific

• General / specialised

• Optional / mandatory

• Specifically related to mobility

• Interdependant / independant

• Common to several qualifications

• Global / divided into sub-units

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Credit Points to supplement units
Qualification
Credit Points allocated for qualification and
each unit, by competent bodies
Unit
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Criteria for allocating credit pointsbackground
information
The contents of a qualification in terms of range
and/or volumeof knowledge, skills and
competences to be acquired.
Reference to the amount of learning activities or
notional workload necessary for a learner to
attain the set of learning outcomes corresponding
to a part or whole qualification.
Reference to a notional average length of
programmeleading to such a qualification

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Credit Points an example
VET Qualification
20 Points
75 Points
40 Points
15 Points
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Using credit points an example
Learning context B
Learning context A
Qalification A requirement 75 credit points
5 credit points awarded by B and validated for
qualification A by competent body A
Achieved L.O. assessed by B
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Achieving ECVET ambition
1. Qualification units
EngineeringECVET
2. Learning outcomes validation procedures
4. Methodology for allocating and awarding credit
points
3. Assessment processes
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ECVET a tool box

• Principles and general rules

• Guidelines for learning outcomes

• Guidelines for units

• Guidelines for credit points

• Guidelines for assessment validation

• Memorandum of understanding

• All relevant instruments and documents

• Templates

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European, national and sectoral levels
European level
National sectoral level
Qualification
E.Q.F. reference andguidelines
N.Q.F.,
Procedures, processes, competent bodies
Units
Common principles guidelines
Assessment
Common principles guidelines
Procedures, processes, competent bodies
Procedures, processes, competent bodies
Validation
Common principles guidelines
Certificate, award
Procedures, processes, competent bodies
Accumulation/capitalisation
Common principles guidelines
Procedures, processes, competent bodies
Common principles and guidelines forallocation,
awarding, validation and transfer
Procedures, processes, competent bodies
Credit points
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ECVET next steps

• Launch studies and experimentations

• Initiate pilot projects

• Review and finalise technical specifications
  (final report end of 2006)

• Design practical and concrete tools

• Prepare implementation at national and European
  level

• Promote and disseminate

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Summary

• Assessment, Validation and transferof learning
  outcomes

• Qualification structured with
• units of learning outcomes

• Credit points for qualification and units of
  learning outcomes

• Memorandum of understanding for mutual trust

• Guidelines (for units, credit points, Learning
  Outcomes )