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

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

• EMCET 2, Budapest, 9. 11. 2006
• Department for occupational standards development

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HISTORY OF STANDARDS

• Phare Support Programs 1996 98 in VET
  (Introduction of Dual System in VET, Social
  partnership)
• Phare Mocca Programme 1998 2000
  (Modernisation of curricula, accreditation of
  nonformal learning and assessment of vocational
  education for youth and adults in Slovenia)

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2 WAYS OF ACQUIRING NATIONAL VOCATIONAL
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)
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2 WAYS OF ACQUIRING NATIONAL VOCATIONAL
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)
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PROCEDURE
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SOCIAL PARTNERS

• Trade unions
• Chambers / employers organisations
• Ministries

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SECTORAL COMMITEES FOR OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS

• Composed of representatives of socials partners
• Make a decision on development of new / update
  of existiting occupational standards
• Steer a process of the development of
  occupational standards
• Responsible for a coherent qualification
  structure in sectors

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KEY WORDS

• OCCUPATION is a statistical and analytical unit
  into which the work that is similar in content
  and complexity, and normally done by one
  individual, is classified.
• NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION 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.
• VOCATIONAL STANDARD 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.
• VOCATIONAL COMPETENCE is the proven ability to
  use knowledge, skills and competences for
  creative, efficient and ethical performance in
  complex and changing vocational conditions and in
  social in private life.

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OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD

• Occupational competencies defined at a certain
  level
• Professional knowledge and skills needed to
  perform these tasks

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EXAMPLE OF OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD

• HOLIDAY ACTIVITY ORGANIZER / ESCORT
  ANIMATEUR 8120.001.5.0
• Standard Clasification of Occupations
• ANIMATOR IN TOURISM 5145.04
• Proficiency level
• V.
• Professional Competencies
• Candidate
• plans, prepares, carries out and controles
  his/her own work
• pays regard to the measures of rational
  consumption of energy, material and time
• protects health and environment
• communicates with co-workers, experts and
  customers
• communicates with guests fluently in two foreign
  languages and speaks one foreign language on
  basical level
• develops enterprising qualities, skills and
  behavior
• accepts and informs guests
• organizes and carries out walks and excursions
• organizes and carries out day time animation
• organizes and carries out evening animation
• organizes and carries out sport and recreative
  animation
• organizes and carries out special thematic events

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EQF IN SLOVENIA

• EQF is still in development
• Responsible institution is not yet defined

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REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING IN VET

• General requirement is university degree in
  teaching or professional university degree with
  additional exams in teaching
• Professional requirements depend on vocational
  field