Visit to

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Visit to .. Volunteer State Community College
Marc Veldhoven November 9, 2007
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The Netherlands in Europe
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ROC de Leijgraaf in The Netherlands
Marc Veldhoven President of De Leijgraaf
Community College Proces Manager MBO
2010 Educational Redesign
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Vocational training and educational training
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Vocational training and educational training

• BVE total of 630.000 participants of which
• 485.000 in vocational training
• 145.000 adult education
• 70 institutions

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Vocational training and educational training

• BVE 4.2 billion euro per year,
• 12 of total budget for education
• 66 institutions, mainly regional educational
  centres(ROCs)

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Vocational Training Adult Education Institutes
at this moment

• 2007
• 39 Regional Training Centres (ROCs)
• 12 Agricultural Training Centres (AOCs)
• 18 smaller, specialised VET institutes
• An average ROC (Community College)
• 158 VET courses
• 9000 VET students
• 2500 adult education students

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Finances

• 100 Lump sum, no declaration
• Financing based on the number of students two
  years earlier
• Full time student approx 5000,-
• Apprenticeship system approx 35
• Student budget 80 participation and 20 for the
  diploma
• Additionally 10 of total student budget for
  buildings

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Curriculum

• Responsability of each college
• Free choice of didactical approach
• No compulsory schedule of lessons/courses
• Compulsory number of contact hours
• Compulsory minimum of workplacement
• Strong link to the regional situation and
  agreements with regional companies

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Qualification Structure (1)

• The courses are divided in 4 levels
• 2 learning pathways leading to the same
  qualification with possibility of changeovers
• School based students, 346.000 enrolments
• Work based employees, 139.000 enrolments
  (apprenticeship system)

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Levels Learning routes

• Level 1 assistant training
• Level 2 basic vocational training, leading to
  fledgling qualified tradesman level
• Level 3 vocational training, leading to
  independent tradesman level
• Level 4 middle-management and specialist
  training
• Level ½ 141.000 students.
• Level ¾ 336.000 students

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Qualification structure (2)

• Choice of pathways depends on economic situation
• At present a new qualification structure is being
  developed
• More focus on core competences and citizenship
• Less qualifications (to increase the transparency
  dynamism)

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Educational reforms

• From homework to self-study
• From reports to port-folios
• From teaching to coaching
• From examinations to assessments
• From whole-class to individualization
• From whole teaching route to free choises
• From class learning to distance learning
• From knowlegde to hard soft skills

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The dutch delegation

• Teachers
• IT officers (CIOs)
• Department Managers
• RD managers
• Operational managers(COOs)
• Presidents (CEOs)
• Publishers
• Software Hardware resellers / producers
• Consultants

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Conference tracks

• Track I Emerging and Future Educational
  Technology
• Track II Teaching and Learning
• Track III Student and Community Services
• Track IV Leadership and Organizational
  Development
• Track V Enterprisewide Systems and
  Infrastructures
• Track VI Workforce Partnerships and
  Collaborations
• Track VII Math, Science, Allied Health, and
  Vocational Education

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The goals of our visit (is always personal)

• Exchange of ideas
• Sharpening the mind
• Getting acquainted with the Community College
  system.
• Special interest in IT solutions in learning
  teaching.- in the classroom- in the college
  organization
• Distance Learning
• Positioning Associate Degrees in Higher Education

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An invitation .

• Sunday, November 11, 2007830 a.m. - 930 a.m.
• Conference Tracks / Track IV
• Training on the Job in and out of College
  Success Stories From the Netherlands Marc
  Veldhoven John Schobben
• Country, Level 4, RH ( Renaissance Hotel)

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Thanks for your warm welcome