Mobility an economic necessity, a cultural opportunity Peter Cras, general director KCH European Conference of the regions for the promoting of mobility.

Mobility an economic necessity, a cultural opportunity

Peter Cras, general director KCHEuropean Conference of the regions for the promoting of mobility in Vocationel Education and Training, Barcelona, May 2009

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creating conditions for lifelong learning

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Assessments

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• Development and maintenance of National Vocational Qualifications

Trade sector and Fashion and Textile production sector• Accreditation and support of companies that participate in formal vocational education• Research Labourmarket in relation to VET

• exams

• tests

• assesments

• evaluations

• audits

• promote and support international mobility within formal

educational programs• initiate and participate

in international projects in order to innovate and improve

vocational education

• advise and support companies in setting up HCM• competence analisys

and development• provide companies and organisation wih practicle HCM advise and tools

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Different activities,

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same perspective

In companies/organisations where professional development is adopted in the mindset of management and implemented in the day to day operations, both company and employees benefits from it.

Different activities, same perspective

• information: any place, any time, anywhere

• the world has become the playing field• flexibility and mobility will change from “nice” to “must” for many people

Mobility: an economic necessity

Mobility: a cultural opportunity• broaden your horizon about people and systems• learn to understand that “your set of values” is just “one set of values”• become “richer” as a person• the cultural opportunities depend on the position in

which the mobility takes place

KCH: Involvement in mobilityContributed to transparency of information in the National Vocational Qualifications Framework in the Netherlands:

• a competency based description of qualifications (NVQ’s Netherlands)• using the same method for all sectors• by using the same principles and language we understand a lot better what competencies are needed in what occupations• the national experience helps us in our work in international projects

KCH: Involvement in mobilityAccreditation and support of companies abroad that participate in formal vocational education

• database of 600 accredited companies abroad based on commonly agreed quality criteria• focus on Belgium, Germany, UK and Spain• working together with educational institutes that sent students abroad • working together with institutes/experts in the different countries to accreditate and support companies• evaluate apprenticeships

KCH: Involvement in mobility

• approach of common objectives/jobprofile: Cominter/Recomfor project• approach of membership of structural network: European vocational Association of VET (EVTA.eu)• approach of Euregional needs: Germany-Netherlands-Belgium.

A demand driven reality.

Participation in international projects

Cominter-Recomfor project

Objectives:Common European qualification for international trade:• validated by social partners in 9 European countries• implemented at (inter)national level

Stimulating mobility in international trade by in initial VET:• using ECVET• creating a European network of recognized training centres and

companies

KCH: Involvement in mobility

Certicom project: example of network approach

• within EVTA network starting from needs of its members using mobility and European instruments as mean (www.evta.eu)• diversity in needs and solutions within a structured network

with resources (technical staff, technological support, history of collaboration since 1996)• focused on continuous and/or adults• one of the projects: the construction of an European internet

application with a database of companies selected according to common agreed quality criteria (= certicom project)

KCH: Involvement in mobility

Euregional context

• in the Euregions Germany-Netherlands-Belgium real socio-economic context• consumers moving, SME’s doing business• need and necessity to involve VET and in particularly mobility between trainees, expressed by regional stakeholders. VET providers, stakeholders• KCH involved in exchange and pilot project related to mobiity. Involving companies, trainees and trainers. Use of European tools envisaged in particularly ECVET

KCH: Involvement in mobility

We are available for further questions and contact

Peter CrasGeneral director [email protected]

Pasqualino MareManager KCH [email protected]