Cluster of knowledge
Modernizing the VET system –
improving performance, quality
and attractiveness of VET
National Centre for TVET Development
Romania
Composition of the cluster
The cluster is jointly organised by Task Force Fostering and Building Human
Capital (TFBHC) and the Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern
Europe (ERI SEE)
Participating countries:
• Albania
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• The former Republic of Macedonia
• The Republic of Moldova
• Montenegro
• Romania (leading country)
• Serbia
Participating organisations:
• ETF
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• KKA on behalf of the TFBHC
Overall objective
• support the regional cooperation in VET in accordance
with the diversified needs of the countries for mutual
learning, regional exchange of experience and good
practice and for encompassing the specific phases of
national reforms in VET
• Synergies with the South Eastern Europe Regional VET
Network (SEEVET-Net) of the ERI SEE is envisaged
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Reference to the ERISEE
The cluster’s overall objective is consistent with ERISEE specific
objectives for 2011:
• “Development of mutual policy learning practices through enhanced
institutional cooperation in VET in South East Europe “,
• “Further support to country initiatives in the domain of mutual
policy learning and cooperation in the field of education in general”,
• “Initiating regional exchange of policies and practices in the area of
equity and access to education, a measure of particularly relevance
for reducing the percentage of early school leavers …., as suggested
by EU2020 education benchmarks”.
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Specific objectives
• knowledge transfer on the national policies on:
– quality assurance
– VET atractiveness
• developing mutual policy learning practices and strengthening the
exchange of information and good practice among the countries
represented at the cluster
• supporting intra-country and inter-country co-operation on VET at
regional level
• formulation of recommendations for future ERI SEE support to
regional cooperation in VET
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Key output
A Compendium of Good Practices in Improving
performance, quality and attractiveness of VET,
including:Compendia.doc
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Objectives and scope
• Sources and methods
• A set of good practices on different topics of
interest, with key policy conclusions summaries
• Conclusions and implications for future
developments
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Goals for developing the compendia
• To identify factors that constitute drivers for and are
related to quality and attractiveness of VET
• To map the countries policy measures
• To improve quality and attractiveness of VET in the
region
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Proposed topics - 1
• Marketing and communication
– Developing a communication strategy targeted at the different
stakeholders
– Developing a maketing/promotional strategy
• Guidance and counselling
– Counselling service
– Employment service
• Responsiveness to students’ needs
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Improving the access to IVET
Developing flexible provision and pathways in VET
Facilitating transfers in VET system
Improving access to higher education
Responsiveness through delivery of the curriculum
Recognition of non-formal and informal learning
Supporting international mobility
Inclusive IVET
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Proposed topics - 2
• Links with labour market
– VET offer planning mechanisms
– Sector involvement
– Taking better account of labour-market requirements
• Improving teaching and learning
– VET teacher and trainer trening
– Student centred learning approach
– Work based learning
• Fostering creativity and entrepreneurship
– Creativity encouragement
– Entrepreneurship skills development
– Partnership and dialogue
• Improving quality of VET
– Quality framework developments
– Benchmarking and mutual learning
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Structure of good practice example
-content proposal-QA_IVET_ROMANIA[1].doc
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Executive summary
Objectives and scope
Context
Benefits
Factual data
Sources and methods
Contact information
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What has been achieved
MEETINGS
• kickoff meeting to agree upon the cluster’s objectives and timeline
and to decide on cluster’s outputs - 30-31 May 2011, Bucharest
• workshop on exchange of good practices on the agreed topics of
interest (with focus on quality assurance and cooperation with
social partners in VET)- November 2011, AUSTRIA
MAIN RESULTS
• agreement on the cluster’s objectives and on the working plan
• common decision on the set of topics of common interest to be
included in the compendium
• an agreed structure for the good practice examples
• draft versions of the good practice examples elaborated by some
of the participating countries
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Next steps
• Elaboration of the drafts of good practice examples by all of the
participating countries
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Workshop for discussing and revising the content of the good
practices to be included in the compendium - June 2012, ROMANIA
VET CoK Invitation 21-22 June12.pdf
• Meeting for concluding on cluster’s outputs and for identifying
priorities for further development of VET policy in region, adapted
to national needs - recommendations for further cooperation,
September – October 2012, ROMANIA
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Envisaged timeline
• Kickoff meeting to agree upon the cluster’s objectives and timeline
and to decide on cluster’s outputs - 30-31 May 2011, Bucharest
• Workshop on exchange of good practices on the agreed topics of
interest (with focus on quality assurance and cooperation with
social partners in VET)- November 2011, AUSTRIA
• Workshop for developing the content of the good practices to be
included in the compendium - June 2012, ROMANIA
• Meeting for concluding on cluster’s outputs and for identifying
priorities for further development of VET policy in region, adapted
to national needs - recommendations for further cooperation,
September – October 2012, ROMANIA
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For further information…
National Centre for TVET Development in Romania
www.tvet.ro
Tel: +4021 311 1162
+4021 312 1161
Fax: +4021 312 54 98
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