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Monitoring ECVET implementation strategies in Europe in 2013

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Monitoring ECVET implementation strategies in Europe in 2013

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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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Training quality and relevance

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.

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18 Mar 2014

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Working Paper No. 22 The aim of the European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) is to allow individuals to gain a full vocational education and training (VET) qualification, or to update/upgrade their VET qualifications in a flexible way, by use of credits.

ECVET requires qualifications to be described in terms of learning outcomes that will be then defined as units that might translate into credits. Learning outcomes recognised in form of credits may be transferred between education and training institutions, whether in the same country or abroad, and accumulated towards achieving a full or a partial qualification. If the VET system allows it, learning acquired in non-formal and informal settings may be assessed and validated as credits to be used for transfer and accumulation purposes. In this context, ECVET is more likely to reach its full potential if linked to the European qualifications framework (EQF)/national qualifications framework (NQF) developments that support the description of qualifications in terms of learning outcomes, as well as with national arrangements and practices for validating non-formal and informal learning.

This report covers ECVET developments in 38 countries and regions up to September 2013; it is the fourth since 2010, when Cedefop started its regular ECVET analysis in relation to national VET reforms. The deadlines of the ECVET recommendation set 2013 as the year for ECVET’s gradual application to VET qualifications at all levels of the EQF, following more than three years of testing and development.

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Qualification frameworks

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Skills recognition

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TVET systems

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Europe and Central Asia

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Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

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Finland

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Germany

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Hungary

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Italy

Latvia

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Norway

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Serbia

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Slovenia

Spain

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Switzerland

Türkiye

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Sub-Regional Workshop on Apprenticeship Systems in Europe

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Sub-Regional Workshop on Apprenticeship Systems in Europe

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English

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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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Publication Date:

24 Feb 2014

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Provides a summary of the workshop held from 9-12 December 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. Structured apprenticeship programmes are increasingly recognised as key policy tools to facilitate school-to-work transitions, as they combine (a) directly applicable experience at the workplace, and (b) applied knowledge and skills that enable the trainee to understand the logic behind the job s/he is tasked with, cope with unpredictable situations, and acquire higher level and transferable skills. These programmes also give the apprentice a chance to demonstrate his/her productivity potential to companies who may be otherwise reluctant to hire fresh graduates. Apprenticeship programmes might thus present a crucial strategy to respond to the severe youth employment crisis affecting the European region.

This publication provides a summary of the sub-regional workshop on apprenticeship design, organized by the ILO. The workshop was meant to (1) share experiences and to reflect on existing apprenticeship systems in Europe, (2) enhance the level of understanding of quality apprenticeships, and (3) develop feasible action plans for improving apprenticeship systems in each six countries that participated (Cyprus, Greece, Poland, Lithuania, Portugal, and Spain); all with tripartite delegations.

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Apprenticeships

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Europe and Central Asia

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Cyprus

Greece

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Portugal

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New Opportunities, Portugal

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New Opportunities, Portugal

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English

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Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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Access to training

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Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.

This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business.

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There is a critical need for a greater overall investment in education and training, particularly in developing countries. Education and training investments should be closely linked to economic and employment growth strategies and programmes. Responsibility should be shared between the government (primary responsibility), enterprises, the social partners, and the individual. To make lifelong learning for all a reality, countries will need to make major reforms of their vocational and education and training systems. School-to-work schemes for young people should integrate education with workplace learning. Training systems need to become more flexible and responsive to rapidly changing skill requirements. Reforms should also focus on how learning can be facilitated, not just on training for specific occupational categories.

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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.

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11 Jan 2013

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The publication provides an overview of The New Opportunities Initiative in Portugal. This programme is the first example of a formal recognition of informal and non-formal qualifications within the Portuguese national education system. It aims to open possibilities for low-qualified workers to build on their professional experience and skills developed though their working lives to obtain a secondary diploma. This is carried out by motivating low-skilled adults to embark in a system of informal and non-formal skills recognition, accreditation and certification, with complements of formal learning of 4th, 9th and 12th grades education or/and a vocational certification. To implement the programme, a new framework of recognition, validation and certification of competences was developed that totally differed from the traditional curricula. It is to lead to the introduction of a new service from both the public and private sector, and to be a true contribution to a second chance of many low-skilled workers in the modern competitive market.

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