Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Military Officer Profession SQF-MILOF State of Play & Way Ahead ESDC IG 18 February 2020
Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Military Officer Profession
SQF-MILOF
State of Play & Way Ahead
ESDC IG
18 February 2020
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Agenda
• SQF-MILOF State of Play
• SQF-MILOF Proposed Way ahead • ENABLING level learning
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SQF-MILOF
What and why? What? Cross-reference tool to compare military qualifications awarded by the MS
Why? • Increased transparency • A consolidated European security and defence ethos • Outcome-based approach • Greater recognition and transfer of learning outcomes • Increased quality
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Programme of Work
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State of Play 1/2 Key trends - Military officer of the future (complete)
• The future security environment
• Emerging technology
• Future job, social and employment skills
Competence Profile (complete)
• How should an officer operate and act?
• What competencies do commanders expect?
• The basis of formulating learning outcomes
Learning Outcomes (in progress)
• ENABLING – Entry career level – complete 2014/ need review
• ADVANCED – Initial career level - complete
• EXPERT – Intermediate career level - complete
• MASTER – Superior career level - complete
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State of Play 2/2 Military Qualifications Database (in progress)
• Provide information on national military qualifications
• Facilitate the comparison of qualification among MS
• Facilitate the exchanges of officers
Quality Assurance Principles (in progress)
• Aligned to EQF quality assurance principles
• Ensures transparent training and education systems
• Ensures trust in the quality and level of qualifications
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SQF-MILOF
Learning by Career Level
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ENABLING Level of Learning extract/ example
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Why review? •Change of EQF •A coherent and consolidated SQF • Learning outcomes language •Connect to the learning environment at this level
ENABLING Level of Learning
So what? •No influence on the national accreditation •NQF-EQF used for accreditation • SQF-MILOF used for comparison; harmonisation
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SQF-MILOF How will it work? Illustrative example, 2 fictitious MS
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Proposed Way Ahead for the IG 9 Mar – IG sends comments to the ESDC; 10 Mar – SQF-MILOF ENABLING subgroup integrates IG comments and finalises the second draft 11 Mar - SQF-MILOF WG discusses the draft. Approval by silence procedure
ENABLING Level of Learning
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Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Military
Officer Profession SQF-MILOF
Chair SQF-MILOF WG - Col Gianluca CARRIERO, [email protected]
Secretariat ESDC - Alin Bodescu, tel +32 02 584 4286