Newsletter No 7 –ELEVET
This is the seventh newsletter of
the project. The aim of the newsletter is to keep stakeholders informed about
the progress and the outcomes of the project. This letter covers the period February
to June 2013. This newsletter is published in English, Italian and Polish language.
The Aim of ELEVET
The aim of the project is to
facilitate mobility of electricians and electrical engineers in Europe by
improving transparency and establishing recognition of learning outcomes – both
acquired in formal and non-formal training paths. Further, to modernise VET
paths of electricians and electrical engineers through an integration of a set
of soft- and business skills.
Steering Committee Meeting in Denmark
The steering committee was together
with the monitoring committee meeting held in March at SDE College in Denmark.
The purpose of the meeting was to go
through the quality assessment of the project and to manage and decide on the
current project work. The main outcomes of work package 4, the Framework and
the Handbook were presented and the project roadmap was updated.
The Framework
The Framework takes its starting
point from the outcomes of conducted questionnaire and focus group interviews
carried out in the partner countries and the international focus meeting about core
soft- and business skills of electrical engineers. The most useful part of the
Framework is the methodology describing how to transfer credit points to
existing and new courses. Two cornerstones of the methodology are learning outcomes
and units of learning outcomes.
What are Learning Outcomes?
* Learning outcomes are statements
of what a learner knows, understands and is able to do on completion of a
learning process.
* Learning outcomes can be used for
various purposes such as establishing descriptors of qualification frameworks,
define qualifications, design curricula, assessment etc.
* Learning outcomes are set out in
various levels of detail depending on their purpose and context
* Learning outcomes are developed in
the process of designing qualifications. There are different approaches to
identifying and describing learning outcomes depending on the qualification
system
* Learning outcomes may be acquired
through a variety of learning pathways, modes of delivery in different learning
contexts
Source: ECVET
Questions and Answers (2011:12)
What is a Unit of Learning Outcomes?
* A unit is a component of a
qualification, consisting of a coherent set of knowledge, skills and competence
that can be assessed and validated
* Units enable progressive
achievements of qualifications through transfer and accumulation of learning
outcomes. They are subject to assessment and validation, which verify and
record what the learner has achieved and the learning outcomes expected
Source: ECVET
Questions and Answers (2011:14)
The Framework describes 15 learning
outcomes, which are broken down into a total of more than 70 units of learning
outcomes in terms of qualification categories and has a reference to the findings
of desired soft- and business skills based empirical findings of the project.
Units of learning outcomes are
further described as modules. During the course of June 2013, modules will be
published in English. Summaries will be published in Italian, Polish and
Spanish language. You can get the Framework publication from the project
website: www.elevet.sep.com.pl
Project Progress Report
The project progress report covering
the period 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2012 was submitted to the EACEA in
Brussels late January 2013. The report has now been evaluated and approved by
the EACEA. You can find the public part of the Progress Report on the website: http://www.elevet.sep.com.pl/index.php?lang=en
On 3 April
the project management met with the EACEA Office in Brussels. It was a
working meeting related to the project ELEVET implementation
based on the
materials prepared before the meeting and submitted to the Agency, during the
meeting matters relating to project management, project budget matters,
financial matters concerning the settlement between the coordinator and the
Agency and between the coordinator and the partners were discussed. Progress
Report and current activities aimed at timely completion of the project were
also discussed.
ELEVET Dissemination
ELEVET outcomes are disseminated via
the project website – the current state early June is that the website has more
than 100,000 unique visitors.
The Polish and the Spanish partners
of the project will present current outcomes of the project at a round table
session at the annual Efvet International Conference in Athens from 23 to 26
October 2013. You can read more about the conference on Efvet’s website: http://www.efvet.org A round table session gives you the opportunity to see projects
outcomes but also to debate and give feedback.
You can subscribe to ELEVET
newsletters on the project website. Newsletters are in English, Polish and
Italian language.
Next Project Meeting
The next project meeting, which
consists of a steering committee meeting, will be held in Rome on 2 and 3
September 2013. The main points of the agenda are to present and discuss the
ECVET framework proposal and to make the quality assurance of the current stage
of the project.
Contact Details
The contact details of the project
secretary are:
Tel: +48
22 55 64 329
Mobile: +48
662 186 219
Fax: +48
22 55 64 301
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