European Framework for Work Experience

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European Framework for Work Experience

• Shaharazad Abuel-Ealeh
• Philippa Smith
• Careers Research Advisory Centre (CRAC)

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Presentation Outline

• Introduction and Project Background
• Research Findings
• Valorisation
• What Next?

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Project Background

• Work experience in UK
• CRAC InsightPlus project
• European platform
• Our objectives and outcomes
• Framework
• Guidance
• Accreditation

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Many countries, one Europe...

• Little commonality or structure in work
  experience
• Transition into work is not clearly defined or
  supported
• Research findings

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Competencies and standards

• Influencing Negotiating
• Customer Awareness
• Self Development
• Managing Change
• Time Management
• Networking

• ICT Skills
• Verbal Written Communication
• Numbers for Business
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Critical Thinking Problem Solving

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Valorisation

• Strengths of our partnership
• Technical competency
• design, website, publishing
• Partner networks
• Influence in the EC
• Joint Actions Funding
• Pilots in Finland, Germany, Romania, Spain, UK

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What next?

• Challenges
• Accreditation System
• Sustainability
• Rest of Europe
• Rest of the world
• Opportunities
• Conference
• Mobility Projects
• Further Development
• European Council For Work Experience

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Partners

• (Institute of Leadership
• Management)
• www.i-l-m.com
• GERMANY
• (Europaïsches Institut für
• Bildung an der TU Dresden)
• www.eipos.de
• (Thüringer Institut für
• Akademische Weiterbildung)
• www.tiaw.de
• SPAIN
• (Fundación General de la
• Universidad de Valladolid)

• UK
• www.crac.org.uk
• www.camprof.com
• www.work-experience.org

FINLAND www.utu.fi ROMANIA (Executive
Agency for Higher Education Research
Funding) www.uefiscsu.ro BELGIUM (Kellens
Consulting) www.kellensconsulting.be EUROPE-WIDE
www.uee.info