ECVET partnerships and recognised mobility

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ECVET partnerships and recognised mobility

• Sabine Tritscher-Archan
• Institute for Research on Qualifications and
  Training of the Austrian Economy
• 4 and 5 Decembre 2008

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Austrian Qualifications System
Eight years of schooling (primary and secondary
I)
Apprenticeship (dual system)
School based VET
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Apprenticeship Key Players

• Ministry of Economics
• responsible for the enterprise-based part of
  apprenticeship training
• Vocational Training Act
• regulations for the individual apprenticeships
  standards for training and for exam
• Social partners (via Federal Advisory Board on
  Apprenticeship)
• submit expert opinions to the Economics Ministry
  (e.g. on the introduction of new apprenticeships,
  change of existing ones etc.)
• part of the examination committee (final
  apprenticeship examination)
• Apprenticeship office
• first apprenticeship authority delegated by
  Ministry of Economics
• examines possible training enterprises
• examines LO acquired in other contexts for
  possible recognition
• Ministry of Education
• responsible for the school-based part of
  apprenticeship training
• Federal School Organisation Act
• framework curricula for the part-time vocational
  school
• Part-time vocational school
• class teachers carry out examinations
• assess students, hand out certificate

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Apprenticeship recognition, transfer and
accumulation

• Legal regulations
• LO acquired in school based VET (reduces
  apprenticeship period) responsibility
  apprenticeship office
• LO acquired in related apprentices (reduces
  apprenticeship period) responsibility
  apprenticeship office
• LO acquired at the work place (replaces
  apprenticeship period) job description,
  certificates, on-site visits etc.
  responsibility apprenticeship office
• Comparison of curricula
• coordinated by apprenticeship office
• consultation of vocational experts
• trust

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Apprenticeship Use of ECVET elements

• Units
• added value description of qualifications in
  terms of learning outcomes and units
• common language
• information on quality assurance
• information on evaluation
• ECVET points
• give additional information
• give hints about the relative weight within a
  qualification
• national context / permeability might play a
  role

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School based VET Key Players

• Ministry of Education
• responsible for educational legislation
• framework curricula for VET schools
• Regional Education Authority
• implementation of framework curricula
• supervision of schools
• Schools
• class teachers carry out examinations
• assess students, hand out certificate

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School based VET recognition, transfer and
accumulation

• Legal regulations
• LO acquired in school based VET (reduces
  schooling period) responsibility
  school/headmaster
• LO acquired in related apprentices (reduces
  schooling period) responsibility
  school/headmaster
• Comparison of curricula
• Regional Education Authority
• trust

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School based VET Use of ECVET elements

• Units
• added value description of qualifications in
  terms of learning outcomes and units
• common language
• information on quality assurance
• information on evaluation
• ECVET points
• give additional information
• give hints about the relative weight within a
  qualification
• national context / permeability might play a
  role