BE-TWIN
Technical Meeting
Brussels 15 June 2009
Simonetta Bettiol
U.S.R. Veneto – Ufficio II°
COD.ID:LLPLDV/T01/2007/IT/188
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SESAMO is a TOI LdV project
which exploits the results of:
ECVET CONNEXION
H.E.LE.N.
B.E.A.TR.I.C.
COD.ID:LLP-LDV/T01/2007/IT/188
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SCENARIO
Student’s mobility in IVET system
Learning context
A
Learning context
B
Qualification context
A
Qualification context
B
• Formal
• Non-formal
• Informal
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Learning
outcome*
ECVET: ‘ LLL and system focused
on a person ’
Formal
Formal
Informal
non formal
* knowledge, skill, competence
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ECVET
A practical and concrete device aims at facilitating the
transfer and the accumulation of learning outcomes of
a person moving from one training context to another
one and / or from one certification system to another
one.
A process which enables to describe methodologically
a qualification in transferable units of learning
outcomes and that can be accumulated (in
knowledge,
skills
and
competences)
with
associated credit points.
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ECVET CONNEXION
OBJECTIVES
The “ECVET CONNEXION” study, on the one
hand, aims at analysing the IVET system in
Europe from the angle of the training provision
(nature,
organisation,
programs,
offer
delivering,…); on the other hand, at
identifying
the
obstacles
to
the
implementation of the proposed ECVET
mechanism;
and
to
formulate
recommendations favouring its development.
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Consortium
The
ECVET CONNEXION study has been lead
from January 2006 to December 2006.
Association Nationale pour la Formation
Automobile (ANFA – French training organisation
for the Automobile Services Branch)
French Ministry of education, lead partners;
Central Administrations 13,
Regional Administrations, 3
Sectoral Organisations 8,
Training Organisations 8,
Organisations specialized in VET analysis 5
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Analysis
Technicality (Capability to match the technical
specifications of the ECVET device). This
condition is concerned with the necessity for all
the IVET subsystems to adopt a “common
grammar”.
Flexibility of training pathways (Capability of
training providers to propose and manage
individualised training pathways). This condition
is set of the individual mobility in different
contexts with the recognition of learning
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outcomes.
Analysis
Autonomy of training centres (capability of training
providers to mobilise the necessary resources, to take
initiatives and conclude agreements). This condition
underlines the necessity for the training providers to have
a minimum autonomy to organise their training provision
and to make agreement with partners.
Permeability, mutual trust: (Capability to recognise the
learning outcomes acquired in another context). This
condition is concerned with the need of openness to
mobility and to other learning contexts. They should
accept the evaluation and the allocation of credit points
given by partners and possess appropriate tools, in
particular in the area of quality assurance, facilitating
the development of mutual trust.
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Typology of IVET sub systems
KNOWLEDGE-Directed
Training is perceived as a preliminary period before
active professional life, a time during which the
basics are acquired, they will be used after, then
employability will be built on this base. At the end of
this period, the learner will face the complexity of
real professional situation: the learner acquires skills
and competences in the training centre / in
laboratory situation, and the employer will adapt him
to real-life situations.
Employability of the learner is deferred
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Typology of IVET sub systems
EMPLOYABILITY
Training is based on occupation. Close association of
professional groups across all stages of the process
constitutes an essential element of the system.
Companies are a key stakeholder of the process.
Learners should be operational (capable of
undertaking work) at the end of the training.
Immediate employability of the learner is expected
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Typology of IVET sub systems
ADAPTABILITY
Training is focused on professional adaptability: the
notion of occupation is wide. The occupation is
considered as learnt after an adaptation period
during which the acquired competences are verified.
This contextualization takes place during the first
employment.
Employability of the learner is potential
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Typology of IVET sub systems
COMPETENCES PORTFOLIO
Training is focused on progressive and individual
acquisition of qualifications. It is composed of
autonomous modules which can be combined/ gathered
depending on the circumstances, in order to fit to the
requirements of employment/position held. The training
pathway is composed of successive validation of the
learning outcomes enriching progressively the
competences portfolio of a learner. The employability of
the learner allows him a “flexible” composition of a
competences portfolio.
Employability is constructed by assembling by the learner
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KNOWLEDGE
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EMPLOYABILITY
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ADAPTABILITY
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PORTFOLIO OF COMPETENCES
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TECHNICALITY
Propositions and Actions
Combination of the technical specifications
of the ecvet system
•Sharing of good practice
•Works on the crucial importance of the units
organization
•Identification of the main receptive elements
of systems to the implementation of ECVET
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TECHNICALITY in SESAMO
AVAILABILITY OF CLEAR SEMANTIC MODELS
FLEXIBILITY
Propositions and Actions
Favouring recognised mobility and
facilitating personalisation of the training
•Favouring the implementation of training
modules adapted to recognised mobility
•Increasing the average period of geographic
mobility
•Facilitating the recognition of learning outcomes
through mutual trust in evaluation
•Making training organisations compatible with
managed mobility
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FLEXIBILITY in SESAMO
VETLINKS Web Platform
It is a web tool designed for VET which:



facilitates the comparison between learning
outcomes of training path belonging to
different systems
makes it easier for training centers to
manage mobility
helps to design modular training courses
AUTONOMY
Propositions and Actions
Developing the expertise of the
stakeholders
•Developing the expertise in the production of
qualifications, in the area of evaluation and in
the implementation of mobility projects
•Training the training centres to the
management of individualised training
pathways
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AUTONOMY in SESAMO
Developing the expertise of the
stakeholders
•Simulation activities among training centres to
manage training pathways in mobility
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PERMEABILITY
Propositions and Actions
Building bridges across the systems
•Making training offers compatible (access to
writing methodologies, presentation and
procedures of curricula development,
exploitation of actual experimentations)
•Developing networks of training centres
•Appreciating and using the relations between
the ECVET system and the existing European
tools (EUROPASS, EQF, etc.)
•Developing specific units devoted to mobility
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PERMEABILITY in SESAMO
Building bridges across the systems
•Developing networks of training centres
•Valorising the relations between the ECVET
system and the existing European tools
(EUROPASS, EQF, etc.)
•Developing specific units devoted to mobility
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