Hans Mulder - EXIN Congress 2014 - The eCF in the Dutch Bachelor education

international IT-exams

Jun 21 2014

Oct 16 2014

Apr 01 1964

A brief history

Former or still active standards for ICT used in Higher Education:• AMBI (1964-2005) • The HBO-i-Profile (1997->)• L-Paso-model for e-Leadership (2001)• Roles and functions in IT NGI (2001, 2014)• e-Competences Framework (2009 ->)• iEXA Framework (2014->)

Opening Efficiency Beurs 25-10-1972

AMBI (1964-2005)

Major difference with characteristics in IT today: Function & Construction of the Business missing

• Back to: de kern

• The present: beroepsprofielen, I-tracks, …

• The future: Het internationale curriculum van de 21ste eeuw

Jun 21 2014

Oct 16 2014

Apr 01 1964

Governmental call

Resolution in Dutch parlement March 22th 2012

..need for quality beyond all doubts..

.. and HEI’s testing autonomously..

.. possibly damaging results for civil recognition or diplomavalue..

.. requests central, independent examination for bodies of knowledge..

Considering the….

… in close collaboration with the professional field..

Law for HE, research- and sciencepolicy

Finding the right universities

Education:- iEXA exams for iProfessionals (polytechnic level)- 12 exams on business, information and IT systems

Lauching university of applied sciences

LOI university of Applied Sciences

Finding the right exam institute (EI)

Shortlist: 5 EI’s of good reputation

RFI

RFP

2 selectedEI’s

Con-

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non-Dutch versions Dutch version

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Facts on e-CF for ICT:• Version 3.0 (CWA 16234)• 5 competence areas:

- Plan- Build- Run- Enable- Manage

• 40 e-competences identified• 5 e-competence proficiency

• levels (e1 – e 5)• related to EQF levels 3-8• 23 ICT Profiles (CWA 16458)

e-Competence Framework 3.0(e-CF)

Guidelines for the exam framework

1. Use the structure of AMBI: 3 basic exams and 9 core exams2. Add the function and construction of business3. Integrate to maximum 3 levels of contextual complexity4. Integrate the IT-lifecycle and IT-architectural layers5. Refer in the specifications and study goals to the e-CF6. Administer to each exam a substantial study load 7. Refer to well known and widely accepted literature in HE8. Exam(line)s can be used individually as much as possible

Development of the exam framework

AMBIL-Paso

HBO-i ProfileE-CF

Becomes…..

The Framework

EXIN Associatie iEXA exam (Learning Path independent, Learning Outcomes)

21 june 1st iEXA exams

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