OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS AS A BASIS FOR VET AND FOR ACCREDITATION OF NONFORMAL LEARNING

HAPPY FARM, GLEISDORF, 11. 1. 2007HAPPY FARM, GLEISDORF, 11. 1. 2007

Urška Marentič,Urška Marentič,Department for occupational standards developmentDepartment for occupational standards development

NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

NVQ is formally recognized on the basis of national vocational standards and acquired on the basis of verified education programmes or through the procedure for assessment and verification of national vocational qualifications.

2 WAYS OF ACQUIRING NATIONAL 2 WAYS OF ACQUIRING NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONVOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Legal bases 1:

‘The Act on VET’

defines acquiring of the national vocational qualification through

formal educational programmes and modules

(Resposibility of Ministry of Education)

2 WAYS OF ACQUIRING NATIONAL 2 WAYS OF ACQUIRING NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONVOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Legal bases 2:

The “Act on National Occupational Qualifications”

defines acquiring of the national vocational qualification through the procedure of assessment / accreditation of non-formal learning

(Resposibility of Ministry of Labour)

PROCEDUREPROCEDURE

Initiative

Job profile

Occupational standard

Argumentation

Committee for Occupational

Standards

Catalogue of knowledge and

skills

Educational programme

Council of Experts for VET

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Sectoral Committee Coordination Ccommittee

Sectoral Committee Coordination Ccommittee

SOCIAL PARTNERSSOCIAL PARTNERS

Trade unions

Chambers / employers’ organisations

Ministries

SECTORAL COMMITEES FOR SECTORAL COMMITEES FOR OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDSOCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS

Composed of representatives of socials partners

GOALS:GOALS:

Determine the priorities in development of occupational standards

Give initiative to develop new or update existiting occupational standards (5 years)

Follows the procedure of development of occupational standards and adopts the documents

Responsible for a coherent qualification structure in sectors

JOBJOB PROFILE PROFILE

Detailed description of an occupation tasks described in fields of work (ie planning, production, management …), level of profficiency, working conditions, possible areas of employment ...

Prepared in cooperation with employers

OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDOCCUPATIONAL STANDARD

Developed on the basis of job profile

Defines contents of national vocational qualification on a certain level of efficiency and defines knowledge, skills and vocational competence. Assures tranparency and quality of learning results.

AGRUMENTATIONAGRUMENTATION

• Presentation of the branch

• Labour market needs in the

next 3-5 years

• International comparison

• Legal framework

PROPOSAL TO THE COUNCIL OF PROPOSAL TO THE COUNCIL OF EXPERTS FOR VETEXPERTS FOR VET

• When the social partners agree with the prepared standards and there is evident need for these occupations in the branch

• Sectpral committee for vocational standards composed of representatives of employers gives a positive opinion on the proposal

• The Council of Experts decides on preparation of educational programme or NOQ and proposes the standard to the Minister of Labour

PATHS TO THE SAME TARGETPATHS TO THE SAME TARGET

OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD

OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

CERTIFICATE –EDUCATION +

NVQ

CATALOGUE OF STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

ACCREDITED ASSESSING AGENCIES

ADULTS

NATIONAL VOCATIONAL

QUALIFICATION

NVQ CETIFICATE

YOUTH/ADULTS

RECOGNITION AND RECOGNITION AND VALIDATIONVALIDATION

Why recognition and validation?

Lifelong learning, adaptability and

flexibility of the labour force

Mutual recognition of qualifications of

citizens of EU member states

Flexible path to continuing education

and training for employed and

unemployed

CATALOGUES FOR NVQCATALOGUES FOR NVQ

Define attainment targets for one occupational qualification which can be acquired:

Acknowledged through personal portfolios of the candidate or

Assessed in actual work environment according to the methods and criteria defined in the catalogue

CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION

COMMISSION FOR ASSESSING AND CERTIFYING OF NVQ

(for each catalogue ministry of labour determines the list of members from chambers and trade uninons)

ASSESSING INSTITUTIONS can be those that fulfil conditions regarding equipment defined in catalogues and are registered at the ministry of labour

CATALOGUE OF STANDARDS OF CATALOGUE OF STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSPROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Defines knowledge, skills, competencies needed for acquiring certaing NVQ

Contents: general information, methods and criteria of assessment, conditions regarding equipment for assessing institutions, conditions for members of assessment committees

Adopted by the Council of Experts (57 by November 2003) and defined by the ministry of labour

Titles of the catalogues are published in the official gazette, documents are provided on the internet pages of the CPI

NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES FOR NVQTHE CERTIFICATES FOR NVQ

Improvement of qualification structure

Improvement of transparency of NVQ

Lowering the structural imbalance

Stimulation of partnership

Opening and decentralisation of educational sistem

Improved social inclusion

Defining the criteria for prices of the certificates

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES FOR NVQ FOR INDIVIDUALSFOR NVQ FOR INDIVIDUALS

Chance for getting verification of competences and skills

Greater mobility, career building

Possibility for self-employment

Increased self-confidence and motivation for LLL

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES FOR NVQ FOR COMPANIESFOR NVQ FOR COMPANIES

Improved qualification structure of the companies

Improved quality of work – advantage over competing companies

Faster and cheaper acquiring of new qualifications

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