Quality assurance in ecvet
mobility
LEONARDO DA VINCI
qaecvet DESCRIPTION
• I – Introduction
• II – problematic and objectives
• Iii – presentation of the partners
• Iv –process
• V – timeline
• VI – impact
I - introduction
• The ECVET Recommendation invites European Countries to
apply Quality Assurance when using ECVET
• Nevertheless it appears that so far the stakes and the process
to apply Quality Assurance in ECVET have not been clearly
defined and is therefore hardly understood by the different
partners
• It is then suitable to set up a process to define, explain and
describe the goals and objectives that in the future will allow
the implementation of ECVET
• 9 partners from different countries and with their own
specificities will then work on QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ECVET
MOBILITY
II - problematic
and objectives
PROBLEMATIC
The project aims to enlighten VET stakeholders how to apply
Quality Assurance when using ECVET. It intends to contribute to
solve the following main problems:
• Lack of information on ECVET terms and on the description of
the Quality Assurance Process
• Different stakeholders are not aware of the exact process of
ECVET in their own country
• Different stakeholders are not conscious about the
expectations of other stakeholders on ECVET
• There is not any guideline explaining to the stakeholders what
are the steps they have to follow to implement Quality
Assurance in ECVET Mobility*
• Lack of cooperation between relevant organisations in Europe
on Quality Assurance in ECVET Mobility
• * It actually already exists Using ECVET For Geographic Mobility (2012) –
PART II OF THE ECVET USERS’ GUIDE that the new guideine will aim to
complete
http://www.ecvet-projects.eu/Documents/ECVET_Mobility_Web.pdf
OBJECTIVES
These are the points this project aims to achieve:
• To give further information to VET promoters about clear and
measurable goals and objectives at each of the four stages of
the VET Quality Assurance process (planning, implementation,
evaluation and review)
• To contribute to a better understanding of Quality Assurance
and ECVET’s technical specifications (e.g. the Memorandum of
Understanding and the Learning Agreement among VET
stakeholders)
• To encourage VET promoters to use the ECVET system to
support the geographical mobility of learners in a partnership
framework
• To enhance collaborations between employers and other VET
stakeholders
• To utilize the different experiences on Quality Assurance and
ECVET in partner countries
III – PRESENTATION OF
THE PARTNERS
Partner n°1 : MÜSİAD
The IndependenT IndusTrIalIsTs’ and
BusInessmen’s assocIaTIon
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Mrs. Zuhal Yüce
• MÜSİAD is a non-profit, voluntary-based
businessmen’s association aiming to promote
internal and external trade which therefore leads to
the development of Turkey’s economy.
Partner n°2 : SPRS
The Studio of Self-Awareness and SelfRealization
• Kaunas, Lithuania
• Mrs. Egle Pauziene
• The goal of this non governemental organization is to
increase the recognition by people or communities
of their own capacities and opportunities through
community projects, group seminars and or
individual consultations with qualified specialists.
Partner n°3 :
School Inspectorate of Iasi County
• Iasi, Romania
• Mrs. Liliana Romaniuc
• This local educational authority, public institution
aims to continuously evaluate and increase the
learning standards to reach the highest quality of the
educational services.
Partner n°4 :
Eurofortis SIA
• Riga, Latvia
• Mrs. Adela Vitkovska
• Eurofortis SIA is an educational and consultation
center providing innovative solutions to schools and
enterprises aiming to convey new educational
techniques and ideas amongst teachers and quality
development working with the management team.
Partner n°5 : EGInA
European Grants International
Academy Srls
• Foligno, Italy
• Mr. Altheo Valentini
• EGInA Srls is a private consultancy body dealing with
numerous EU projects such as Lifelong Learning,
Transnational Mobility, multilateral projects and the
implementation of training activities.
Partner n°6 :
Gungoren Technical and Indusrial
Vocational High School
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Mr. Adem Kocatürk
• Gungoren Technical and Indusrial Vocational High
School provides three kinds of instructional
programmes (Anatolian Technical, Technical and
Vocational High Schools), in various department such
as IT Technology, Machinery and Electronics.
Partner n°7 :
SUPSI - DSAN
• Manno – Lugano, Switzerland
• Prof. Andrea Cavicchioli
• The DSAN SUPSI launches numerous researches at
local, national and international levels in different
fields such as studies on the elderly, rehabilitation
and development of new technologies to improve
the health or decrease the disability of various type
of people.
Partner n°8 :
Industry Watch Group
• Sofia, Bulgaria
• Mrs. Assenka Hristova
• Industry Watch Group is a research and consulting
company dealing with education policy development
and labor market issues. IWG has significant
experience in management and coordination of
projects, organization of local and international
dissemination events.
Partner n°9 :
SCALDA
• Terneuzen, Netherlands
• Mr. Patrick De Bruijn
• SCALDA is an organisation of upper immediate
secondary education level training. It provides
subtainable training and further lifelong training
programmes in vocational education.
IV - PROCESS
The process to establish ECVET implies to go through different
steps which will lead to a better understanding of the project
• A Mutual Agreement among Projects partners on workplan
• 2 Brochures about VET Quality Assurance Process and ECVET
Technical Specifications (in English and Partner Own
Languages)
• 3 National Workshops on Implementation of Quality
Assurance in Partner Countries, Implementation of ECVET in
partner countries and Quality Assurance in ECVET Mobility in
Europe
• A Project Website including Project news and results and
outputs
• A Guideline for VET Stakeholders on Quality Assurance
Process in ECVET Mobility
• An International Conference on Quality Assurance Process in
ECVET Mobility
• The use of the Quality Circle of the European Quality
Assurance Reference Framework for VET
QUALITY CIRCLE OF THE EUROPEAN QUALITY
ASSURANCE REFERENCE FRAMEWORK FOR VET
STAGE 4
REVIEW
STAGE 1
PLANNING
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Review
STAGE 3
EVALUATION
STAGE 2
IMPLEMENTATION
Planning
• Define the learning skills the learner has to reach abroad
• Reach a common understanding between the partners about
the learning outcomes
• Settle the learning outcomes in a Learning Agreement which
will be understood and signed by the learner
• Explain and set measures up to ensure the validation and
recognition of the units
Implementation
• Make sure the learning activities are ongoing and followed by
the learner, as settled in the Learning Agreement
• Ensure that the assesment is carried out abroad
• Receive and review documentation about each learner’s
assesment
• Confirm that all the conditions to validate credits have been
respected
Evaluation
• Once the learner has returned, check if each learner’s credit
has been validated and recognized
• If not, identify the reasons why
• Collect feedbacks from learners, teachers and partner
organizatons on what worked and what did not, what were
the positive and negative points of the mobility
• *Offer to extend the evaluation all along the mobility (not only once the
learner has returned) to avoid negative experiences
Review
• Reflexion on the experience
• Provide conclusions and recommendations for the future use
of ECVET
• Create a Guideline on Quality Assurance in ECVET mobility
(clear and mesurables goals and objectives at each of the four
stages in the VET quality assurance process) to improve future
mobility exchanges
V - TIMELINE
Steps
Description of Destination
mobilities and country for
other activities mobilities only
Approximate
start date
Partners
involved
1
Preparing a
presentation
on Quality
Assurance
Process and
ECVET in
Europe
10/2013
MUSIAD
2
Preparing
Matrix
Template for I.
National
Workshop on
Quality
Assurance in
various VET
Institutions in
Partner
Countries
10/2013
LATVIA
3
Kick-off
Meeting
4
Preparation of
Brochure on
VET Quality
Assurance
Process
5
Second Project
Meeting
6
Translation of
Brochure on
VET Quality
Assurance
Process into
partners own
languages
Turkey
Switzerland
11/2013
All Partners
12/2013
P6, GEML, in
cooperation
with all
partners
02/2014
All Partners
02/2014
All Partners
7
I. National
Workshop on
Implementatio
n of Quality
Assurance in
Partner
Countries
04/2014
All Partners
8
Preparation
Workshop
Report
05/2014
All Partners
9
Third Project
Meeting
07/2014
All Partners
10
Draft Booklet
on Results of I.
National
Workshops in
English
09/2014
P5 EGINA*, in
cooperation
with MUSIAD
Lithuania
11
Booklets on
Results of I.
National
Workshops in
English and
summary in
partner
languages
12
Fourth Project
Meeting
13
Brochure on
ECVET
Technical
Specifications
in English and
Partner Own
Languages
10/2014
P5 EGINA*
* EGINA replaces in
this task the former
organisation CNOS
who has left the
project
Italy
10/2014
All Partners
10/2014
P6, GEML, in
cooperation
with all
partners
14
II. National
Workshop on
Implementatio
n of ECVET in
partner
countries
11/2014
All Partners
15
Booklets on
Results f II.
National
Workshops in
English and
summary in
partner
languages
12/2014
P7, DSAN, in
cooperation
with all
partners
16
Fifth Project
Meeting
02/2015
All Partners
Romania
17
III. National
Workshop on
Quality
Assurance in
ECVET Mobility
in Europe
03/2015
All Partners
18
A Guideline for
VET
Stakeholders
on Quality
Assurance
Process in
ECVET Mobility
04/2015
P8, ITPIO, in
cooperation
with all
partners
19
Sixth Project
Meeting
04/2015
All Partners
Latvia
20
Booklet on
Results of III.
National
Workshops in
English and
summary in
partner
languages
21
International
Conference on
Quality
Assurance
Process in
ECVET Mobility
22
Preparing Final
Report for
National
Agencies
Turkey
05/2015
P2, SPRS, in
cooperation
with all
partners
06/2015
All Partners
07/2015
All Partners
vi - IMPACT
• To improve the quality and to increase the volume of mobility
throughout Europe
• To improve the quality and to increase the volume of cooperation between institutions or organizations
• To improve the transparency and recognition of qualifications
and competences, including those acquired through nonformal and informal learning
• Promoting an awareness of the importance of cultural and
linguistic diversity within Europe, as well as of the need to
combat racism, prejudice and xenophobia