Quality assurance in ecvet mobility

LEONARDO DA VINCI

qaecvet DESCRIPTION

• I – Introduction

• II – problematic and objectives

• Iii – presentation of the partners

• Iv –process

• V – timeline

• VI – impact

I - introduction

• The ECVET Recommendation invites European Countries to apply Quality Assurance when using ECVET

• Nevertheless it appears that so far the stakes and the process to apply Quality Assurance in ECVET have not been clearly defined and is therefore hardly understood by the different partners

• It is then suitable to set up a process to define, explain and describe the goals and objectives that in the future will allow the implementation of ECVET

• 9 partners from different countries and with their own specificities will then work on QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ECVET MOBILITY

II - problematic and objectives

PROBLEMATIC

The project aims to enlighten VET stakeholders how to apply Quality Assurance when using ECVET. It intends to contribute to solve the following main problems:

• Lack of information on ECVET terms and on the description of the Quality Assurance Process

• Different stakeholders are not aware of the exact process of ECVET in their own country

• Different stakeholders are not conscious about the expectations of other stakeholders on ECVET

• There is not any guideline explaining to the stakeholders what are the steps they have to follow to implement Quality Assurance in ECVET Mobility*

• Lack of cooperation between relevant organisations in Europe on Quality Assurance in ECVET Mobility

• * It actually already exists Using ECVET For Geographic Mobility (2012) – PART II OF THE ECVET USERS’ GUIDE that the new guideine will aim to complete

http://www.ecvet-projects.eu/Documents/ECVET_Mobility_Web.pdf

OBJECTIVES

These are the points this project aims to achieve:

• To give further information to VET promoters about clear and measurable goals and objectives at each of the four stages of the VET Quality Assurance process (planning, implementation, evaluation and review)

• To contribute to a better understanding of Quality Assurance and ECVET’s technical specifications (e.g. the Memorandum of Understanding and the Learning Agreement among VET stakeholders)

• To encourage VET promoters to use the ECVET system to support the geographical mobility of learners in a partnership framework

• To enhance collaborations between employers and other VET stakeholders

• To utilize the different experiences on Quality Assurance and ECVET in partner countries

III – PRESENTATION OF THE PARTNERS

Partner n°1 : MÜSİAD

The Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association

• Istanbul, Turkey• Mrs. Zuhal Yüce• MÜSİAD is a non-profit, voluntary-based

businessmen’s association aiming to promote internal and external trade which therefore leads to the development of Turkey’s economy.

Partner n°2 : SPRS

The Studio of Self-Awareness and Self-Realization

• Kaunas, Lithuania• Mrs. Egle Pauziene• The goal of this non governemental organization is to

increase the recognition by people or communities of their own capacities and opportunities through community projects, group seminars and or individual consultations with qualified specialists.

Partner n°3 :

School Inspectorate of Iasi County

• Iasi, Romania• Mrs. Liliana Romaniuc• This local educational authority, public institution

aims to continuously evaluate and increase the learning standards to reach the highest quality of the educational services.

Partner n°4 :

Eurofortis SIA

• Riga, Latvia• Mrs. Adela Vitkovska• Eurofortis SIA is an educational and consultation

center providing innovative solutions to schools and enterprises aiming to convey new educational techniques and ideas amongst teachers and quality development working with the management team.

Partner n°5 : EGInA

European Grants International Academy Srls

• Foligno, Italy• Mr. Altheo Valentini• EGInA Srls is a private consultancy body dealing with

numerous EU projects such as Lifelong Learning, Transnational Mobility, multilateral projects and the implementation of training activities.

Partner n°6 :

Gungoren Technical and Indusrial Vocational High School

• Istanbul, Turkey• Mr. Adem Kocatürk• Gungoren Technical and Indusrial Vocational High

School provides three kinds of instructional programmes (Anatolian Technical, Technical and Vocational High Schools), in various department such as IT Technology, Machinery and Electronics.

Partner n°7 :

SUPSI - DSAN

• Manno – Lugano, Switzerland • Prof. Andrea Cavicchioli• The DSAN SUPSI launches numerous researches at

local, national and international levels in different fields such as studies on the elderly, rehabilitation and development of new technologies to improve the health or decrease the disability of various type of people.

Partner n°8 :

Industry Watch Group

• Sofia, Bulgaria• Mrs. Assenka Hristova• Industry Watch Group is a research and consulting

company dealing with education policy development and labor market issues. IWG has significant experience in management and coordination of projects, organization of local and international dissemination events.

Partner n°9 :

SCALDA

• Terneuzen, Netherlands• Mr. Patrick De Bruijn• SCALDA is an organisation of upper immediate

secondary education level training. It provides subtainable training and further lifelong training programmes in vocational education.

IV - PROCESS

The process to establish ECVET implies to go through different steps which will lead to a better understanding of the project

• A Mutual Agreement among Projects partners on workplan

• 2 Brochures about VET Quality Assurance Process and ECVET Technical Specifications (in English and Partner Own Languages)

• 3 National Workshops on Implementation of Quality Assurance in Partner Countries, Implementation of ECVET in partner countries and Quality Assurance in ECVET Mobility in Europe

• A Project Website including Project news and results and outputs

• A Guideline for VET Stakeholders on Quality Assurance Process in ECVET Mobility

• An International Conference on Quality Assurance Process in ECVET Mobility

• The use of the Quality Circle of the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for VET

QUALITY CIRCLE OF THE EUROPEAN QUALITY ASSURANCE REFERENCE FRAMEWORK FOR VET

PlanningImplementationEvaluationReview

STAGE 2IMPLEMENTATION

STAGE 3EVALUATION

STAGE 1PLANNINGSTAGE 4

REVIEW

Planning

• Define the learning skills the learner has to reach abroad

• Reach a common understanding between the partners about the learning outcomes

• Settle the learning outcomes in a Learning Agreement which will be understood and signed by the learner

• Explain and set measures up to ensure the validation and recognition of the units

Implementation

• Make sure the learning activities are ongoing and followed by the learner, as settled in the Learning Agreement

• Ensure that the assesment is carried out abroad

• Receive and review documentation about each learner’s assesment

• Confirm that all the conditions to validate credits have been respected

Evaluation

• Once the learner has returned, check if each learner’s credit has been validated and recognized

• If not, identify the reasons why

• Collect feedbacks from learners, teachers and partner organizatons on what worked and what did not, what were the positive and negative points of the mobility

• *Offer to extend the evaluation all along the mobility (not only once the learner has returned) to avoid negative experiences

Review

• Reflexion on the experience

• Provide conclusions and recommendations for the future use of ECVET

• Create a Guideline on Quality Assurance in ECVET mobility (clear and mesurables goals and objectives at each of the four stages in the VET quality assurance process) to improve future mobility exchanges

V - TIMELINE

Steps Description of

mobilities and other activities

Destination country for mobilities only

Approximate start date

Partners involved

1 Preparing a presentation on Quality Assurance Process and ECVET in Europe

10/2013 MUSIAD

2 Preparing Matrix Template for I. National Workshop on Quality Assurance in various VET Institutions in Partner Countries

10/2013 LATVIA

3 Kick-off

MeetingTurkey 11/2013 All Partners

4 Preparation of Brochure on VET Quality Assurance Process

12/2013 P6, GEML, in cooperation with all partners

5 Second Project Meeting

Switzerland 02/2014 All Partners

6 Translation of Brochure on VET Quality Assurance Process into partners own languages

02/2014 All Partners

7 I. National

Workshop on Implementation of Quality Assurance in Partner Countries

04/2014 All Partners

8 Preparation Workshop Report

05/2014 All Partners

9 Third Project Meeting

Lithuania 07/2014 All Partners

10 Draft Booklet on Results of I. National Workshops in English

09/2014 P5 EGINA*, in cooperation with MUSIAD

11 Booklets on

Results of I. National Workshops in English and summary in partner languages

10/2014 P5 EGINA*

* EGINA replaces in this task the former organisation CNOS who has left the project

12 Fourth Project Meeting

Italy 10/2014 All Partners

13 Brochure on ECVET Technical Specifications in English and Partner Own Languages

10/2014 P6, GEML, in cooperation with all partners

14 II. National Workshop on Implementation of ECVET in partner countries

11/2014 All Partners

15 Booklets on Results f II. National Workshops in English and summary in partner languages

12/2014 P7, DSAN, in cooperation with all partners

16 Fifth Project Meeting

Romania 02/2015 All Partners

17 III. National Workshop on Quality Assurance in ECVET Mobility in Europe

03/2015 All Partners

18 A Guideline for VET Stakeholders on Quality Assurance Process in ECVET Mobility

04/2015 P8, ITPIO, in cooperation with all partners

19 Sixth Project Meeting

Latvia 04/2015 All Partners

20 Booklet on Results of III. National Workshops in English and summary in partner languages

05/2015 P2, SPRS, in cooperation with all partners

21 International Conference on Quality Assurance Process in ECVET Mobility

Turkey 06/2015 All Partners

22 Preparing Final Report for National Agencies

07/2015 All Partners

vi - IMPACT

• To improve the quality and to increase the volume of mobility

throughout Europe

• To improve the quality and to increase the volume of co-operation between institutions or organizations

• To improve the transparency and recognition of qualifications and competences, including those acquired through non-formal and informal learning

• Promoting an awareness of the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity within Europe, as well as of the need to combat racism, prejudice and xenophobia