ECVETWhat did we do? Opportunities and benefits

• Thematic dossier on ECVET;• Requests from in & outside

the network (only 2011!): ▫ RECOMFOR (Project

seminar);▫ Université Tours

(Workshop);▫ Lernia (Study visit);▫ Poland (Training of

teachers);▫ Ministry agriculture FR

(Project coordination);• Supporting the ECVET

network;• Partnership project “PEP” with

9 EVTA members: experimentation!

• Proposal for new project with EVTA members “PEP goes local”;

• EVTA is a credible partner in the field of ECVET;

• EVTA Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”)on basic ECVET principles in the EVTA network: supporting transparency, mobility and quality (EVTA label?);

• ECVET workshops as a service of EVTA for members and non members (paid);

• Better involvement of experts from the EVTA member organisations (exchange and KM);

ECVETKenwerk (NL)KCHandel (NL)FOREM (BE)IMELSA (ES)AFPA (FR)AIKE (FI)Lernia (SE)EP-Katartisi (GR)Region Centre (FR)/ DRAAF

(FR)

• Format for units in Learning Outcomes• Exchange activities and experiences• Comparison of learning outcomes of professions• Awareness raising !• Proposal for new project: PEP goes local !!• PEP ECVET magazine: good practices and experiences (Sept. 2011)

QualityWhat did we do? Opportunities and benefits

• Thematic dossier on EQAVET;• Member in the EQAVET

promotion unit: close collaboration with EACEA and EQAVET network;

• Contribution to the EQAVET newsletters;

• Establishing a “MoU” between the “EUMOVE agents” as a mark of quality and sustainable collaboration;

• New proposals to strengthen the EUMOVE partnership and system !!??;

• EVTA is a credible partner in the field of EQAVET;

• More research and analysis needed on quality assurance in the EVTA network;

• Supporting the EVTA members in setting up strategies for implementation of QA together with the “NQARPs”;

• Expansion of the EUMOVE agents network with more partners via projects and “EVTA partnership agreements”;

• To build further on the work of Training of Trainers.

« EU-MOVE »

1. PLAN:purpose

4. ACT:Feedback

procedure for change

3. CONTROL:Awareness & evaluation

2. DO: Implementation

1. Quality criteria:• Basic criteria for work placements;• By law and regulations;• Network of country agents via EVTA;• Workplacements based on competence profiles;

2. Supporting implementation:• EVTA partners • Sectoral centres of expertise• Database with work placements;• Tools for all actors;• Supporting EU consortium;

3. Evaluation : • Evaluation of trainees by the mentor;• Evaluation of the work placements;• Network of country agents;• Monitoring the mobility rates;

4. Feedback:• To EVTA, the country agents;• To steering committee;• Adjustment of the EU move services;

Attractiveness of VETWhat did we do? Opportunities and benefits

• Tender CEDEFOP submitted;• EVTA is working on different

issues related to attractiveness:▫ Mobility/ EUMOVE/ work

based learning;▫ ECVET▫ Quality assurance;

• EVTA puts LLL and the role of VET in a broader perspective (labour market, new skills);

• Declaration of VET providers Associations;

• More and better collaboration with other VET providers associations to strengthen the role of VET providers;

• More research and analysis needed on attractiveness of VET in the EVTA network: lack of data of member organisations;

• Good practices on work based and competence based learning: Supporting evidence based policies!;

• Strengthening the role of companies in VET via work based learning;