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ROMANIA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND YOUTH

NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT Phare TVET

Vocational education and training in the perspective of

lifelong learning– European context–

Madlen Şerban Sinaia, 14th of May 2009

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”Vocational education and training 2010”

Priorities of the vocational training 2008-2010

1.Using European tools and mechanisms in the field of vocational education and

training

2. Improving the quality and attractiveness of vocational education and training

3. Increasing the correlation of the VET offer with the labor market demand

4. Efficient government and cooperation in VET

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1. Using European tools and mechanisms in the field of vocational education and

training

Purpose:

Improving transparency of qualifications and promoting mobility

Premises:

- Qualifications describes based on learning outcomes;

- Operational mechanisms of quality assurance; - Coherent implementation of the European

instruments.

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1. Using European tools and mechanisms in the field of vocational education and

training

Measures:1.1. Elaborating the necessary

instruments for implementing mechanism regarding

EQF and ECVET:• common methodologies to all member states for qualifications

described by means of the learning outcomes;• instruments and methodologies for common competences at

the sector level;• European networks supporting the development of EQF and

ECVET with sectoral representativeness;• drafts for learning validation in nonformal and informal

contexts combined with the used of ECVET, valorized in the context of the National Qualifications Framework;

• quality assurance instruments.

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1. Using European tools and mechanisms in the field of vocational education and

training

Measures:

1.2. Improving coherence of various instruments (by means of experimenting)

• Europass, EQF, ECVET;• ECTS and ECVET, in the perspective of lifelong learning.

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2. Improving the quality and attractiveness of vocational education and training

PurposePurpose:: Increasing attractiveness, accessibility and Increasing attractiveness, accessibility and quality will allow VET to have an important role quality will allow VET to have an important role in the educational policies and strategies in the educational policies and strategies regarding lifelong learning in the view of regarding lifelong learning in the view of achieving the following 2 objectives achieving the following 2 objectives ::

1.1. PromoPromoting simultaneously equity, ting simultaneously equity, competitiveness and innovation competitiveness and innovation (d(dooubluble role e role of the education: social and economicof the education: social and economic););

2.2. FacilitaFacilitating the possibility that the citizens ting the possibility that the citizens may acquire the competences necessary for may acquire the competences necessary for changing a job, making use of an active changing a job, making use of an active citizenship and personal developmentcitizenship and personal development..

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2. Improving the quality and attractiveness of vocational education and training

MMeasureseasures::

1.1. MMeasures aiming access to disadvantaged groupseasures aiming access to disadvantaged groups::

1.1. M1.1. Measures on the disadvantaged groups in the risk of easures on the disadvantaged groups in the risk of marginalization, in particular those that drop-out of school marginalization, in particular those that drop-out of school and have a low level of qualifications or no qualification at and have a low level of qualifications or no qualification at allall;;

1.1.1. 1.1.1. Acquiring key competences as prerequisite for Acquiring key competences as prerequisite for VET;VET;1.1.2. Consolida1.1.2. Consolidating partnerships in schools, local actors ting partnerships in schools, local actors

(including local public authorities) and the business (including local public authorities) and the business environmentenvironment;;

1.2. Elimina1.2. Eliminating any type of discrimination with respect to ting any type of discrimination with respect to access and participation to access and participation to VETVET;;

1.2.1. 1.2.1. Providing access both to women and menProviding access both to women and men;;

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2. Improving the quality and attractiveness of vocational education and training

MMeasureseasures::

1.1. MMeasures aiming to provide access to disadvantaged easures aiming to provide access to disadvantaged groupsgroups::

1.3.1.3. Promo Promoting Vting VET ET among students, parents, adultsamong students, parents, adults;;1.3.1 Promo1.3.1 Promoting excellence in ting excellence in VET VET through European through European

competitions competitions (ex: Euroskills) ;(ex: Euroskills) ;1.3.2. Promo1.3.2. Promoting best practices on successful career by ting best practices on successful career by

acquiring professional qualificationsacquiring professional qualifications; ;

11.4. .4. Improving counseling and guidance throughout the entire Improving counseling and guidance throughout the entire life.life.

The recommendation in December The recommendation in December 2008 2008 on Lifelong counseling on Lifelong counseling suggestssuggests::

- - promopromoting counseling for the duration of professional ting counseling for the duration of professional training and during the transition from school to jobtraining and during the transition from school to job;;

- promopromoting adult counseling systemsting adult counseling systems..

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2. Improving the quality and attractiveness of vocational education and training MMeasureseasures::

2.2. MMeasures at the VET systemeasures at the VET system

2.1. 2.1. PromoPromoting innovation and creativity in ting innovation and creativity in VET VET

2.2. 2.2. Improving permeability of the VET system Improving permeability of the VET system and continuous learning in VET in higher and continuous learning in VET in higher education education throughthrough::- de- developing qualifications based on the learning veloping qualifications based on the learning

outcomes both in outcomes both in VET VET and in higher educationand in higher education;;- cor- corrrelaelation of 2 systems and their specific study tion of 2 systems and their specific study

prorammesprorammes

2.3. 2.3. PromoPromoting active participation ting active participation ENQA - VET ENQA - VET

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2. Improving the quality and attractiveness of vocational education and training

MMeasureseasures::

2.2. MMeasures at the level of VET systemeasures at the level of VET system

2.4. 2.4. DeDeveloping the professional profile of actors veloping the professional profile of actors involved in VET involved in VET ((teachers, trainers, counselorsteachers, trainers, counselors) ) by:by:

- - the vocational training of teachers/trainers with the the vocational training of teachers/trainers with the main priority of technologic development, labor main priority of technologic development, labor market demand and societymarket demand and society;;

- promo- promoting teachers’ and trainers’ mobilityting teachers’ and trainers’ mobility

2.5. 2.5. Establishing VET policies on relevant data Establishing VET policies on relevant data and research results by and research results by means of means of::

- - rresearches measoring the efficiency of VET systemsesearches measoring the efficiency of VET systems;;- - relevant statistic data for progress assessment and relevant statistic data for progress assessment and

monitoring allowing also comparability between monitoring allowing also comparability between countriescountries

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3. Increasing the correlation of the VET offer with the labor market demand PurposePurpose::

AdaptAdapting VET policies to the demands of the labor market ing VET policies to the demands of the labor market and involving social partners for a more secure career and involving social partners for a more secure career development and increasing competitivenessdevelopment and increasing competitiveness

MMeasureseasures::1.1. DeDeveloping anticipatory planning veloping anticipatory planning

instruments focused on jobs and instruments focused on jobs and competencescompetences

One takes into account the Recommendation in December 2008 on “New competences for new jobs” aiming to offer an answer to the short term work force deficit and medium term competence forecast (both quantitative and qualitative), following, in the order of priorities, the SME needs

These will be achieved by: developing anticipatory planning instruments at the European level

from the 2020 perspective; creating sector monitoring centers that will identify the needs of

qualifications, occupations and jobs at the regional, national and European level

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3. Increasing the correlation of the VET offer with the labor market

MMeasureseasures::

2. 2. CorelaCorelatingting VET VET with the labor market includeswith the labor market includes::

– involving the social partners in drafting, implementing and assessing VET policies;

– consolidating the collaboration between the professional associations and those of social partners and the business environment, in particular through collaboration projects between the representatives of education systems and social partners;

– rendering efficient mechanisms, including the financial ones, specific for adult training, especially on the job and in SME (The Action plan for adult education and training adopted by the European Council in May 2008);

– developing and implementing the validation and recognition of learning outcomes acquired in a nonformal and informal context.

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3. Increasing the correlation of the VET offer with the labor market

MMeasureseasures::

3. 3. Increasing the mobility of persons Increasing the mobility of persons participating in training courses based on on-participating in training courses based on on-the-job learning considering, in particular, the-job learning considering, in particular, initial vocational training,initial vocational training,, , as followsas follows::

- - iimplementmplementing the recommendations of the European work ing the recommendations of the European work group for mobilitygroup for mobility;;

- t- the transfer and recognition of the learning outcomes he transfer and recognition of the learning outcomes acquired on the period of mobility in the context of using acquired on the period of mobility in the context of using the the EQF EQF andand ECVET; ECVET;

- - creating long time partners between the vocational creating long time partners between the vocational training organizers and the practice organizerstraining organizers and the practice organizers..

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3. Increasing the correlation of the VET offer with the labor market

MMeasureseasures::

4. 4. Increasing the contribution of higher Increasing the contribution of higher education to lifelong learning and education to lifelong learning and professional integration by means ofprofessional integration by means of::– eencncoourauraging the continuous vocational training ging the continuous vocational training

for adults in the higher educationfor adults in the higher education;;– implementimplementing the validity of informal and ing the validity of informal and

nonformal learning outcomes in higher nonformal learning outcomes in higher educationeducation;;

– dedeveloping the study programmes oriented on veloping the study programmes oriented on providing the employment of graduates in the providing the employment of graduates in the higher educationhigher education;;

– implementimplementing the conclusion of the charter made ing the conclusion of the charter made by EUR sent to the ministers of educationby EUR sent to the ministers of education..

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4. Efficient government of the Copenhagen process and cooperation in VET

PurposePurpose::Consolidating the Copenhagen Process and ensuring the coherence of specific policies in VET, theoretic secondary education and higher education

MMeasureseasures::

1.1. Improvement of the European cooperation in VET by Improvement of the European cooperation in VET by ::

Increasing the coordination of activities of work groups and Increasing the coordination of activities of work groups and active networks at the European level as well as the active networks at the European level as well as the dissemination of recommendations formulated in view of dissemination of recommendations formulated in view of informing the VET policies at the European and national levelinforming the VET policies at the European and national level;;

Determining new work methods and modalities for experience Determining new work methods and modalities for experience exchanges at the local level and informing national policies exchanges at the local level and informing national policies regarding the results received in these activitiesregarding the results received in these activities;;

IInvolving the multiple actors in creating and implementing the nvolving the multiple actors in creating and implementing the specific TVET instruments, as well as rendering efficient the specific TVET instruments, as well as rendering efficient the national consultsnational consults;;

Increasing the efficiency of the collaboration between the Increasing the efficiency of the collaboration between the European Commission and Member StatesEuropean Commission and Member States..

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4. Efficient government of the Copenhagen process and cooperation in VET

MMeasureseasures::

2.2. Ensuring the implementation and monitoring Ensuring the implementation and monitoring of the Copenhagen Process by means ofof the Copenhagen Process by means of::

fifinancing the European Social Fund of the reforms in the nancing the European Social Fund of the reforms in the VET domainVET domain;;

uusing the facilities of the LLL integrated programmesing the facilities of the LLL integrated programme;;

continucontinuing work in the field of statistics, indicators, ing work in the field of statistics, indicators, benchmark in collaboration withbenchmark in collaboration with Eurostat, OECD, CEDEFOP, Eurostat, OECD, CEDEFOP, ETF.ETF.

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4. Efficient government of the Copenhagen process and cooperation in VET

MMeasureseasures::

3. 3. Increasing visibility of the Copenhagen Process by Increasing visibility of the Copenhagen Process by meansmeans::

Presenting the contribution to the Process upon achieving the Lisbon

objectives;

Explaining connections between the Copenhagen Process and the Bologna Process;

Ensuring the visibility of the vocational training from the perspective

of its essential role within the European Process on the vocational education and training;

Increasing the connection between the Copenhagen process with the policies on the pre-university education, multilingualism and adult education.

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4. Efficient government of the Copenhagen process and cooperation in VET

MMeasureseasures::

4. Consolida4. Consolidating experience exchanges and ting experience exchanges and cooperation with third countries and cooperation with third countries and international organizations with a continuousinternational organizations with a continuous::

experience exchange and cooperation with third countries, especially with those involved in the process of European integration and participating in neighbor polices, with the ETF support;

promoting mechanism and instruments of the Copenhagen process in third countries;

collaborating with international organizations such as : UNESCO, Council of Europe, OECD.

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Strategic documents based on assessments from EU

Member States

The Copenhagen Statement (November 30, 2002)

Maastricht Communiqué (December 14, 2004)

Helsinki Communiqué (December 5, 2006)

Bordeaux Communiqué (November 27, 2008)

Followed by Bruges Communiqué în December 6 – 7, 2010 (the assessment will be made in the period October –February 15 2010)

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