The MASECVET Case Study Results Claudia Ball, 24 February 2014, Ankara.

The MASECVET Case Study ResultsClaudia Ball, 24 February 2014, Ankara

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Purpose of the Case Studies

Aimed to test the MASECVET results within

notional cases regarding:

● Applicability and added value of MASECVET tools within

different national, bilateral and ECVET application

contexts

● Possible impact of the MASECVET tools within VET in the

automotive sector and the implementation of ECVET

● Requirements for the tools practical implementation and

application

The MASECVET Case Study Results


Tools tested in the Case Studies

The MASECVET tools are:

● The Memorandum of Mutual Trust

● The Toolbox on transnational learner mobility with ECVET

● The Toolbox on recognition of non- and informal learning

with ECVET

● Supportive tools:

_MoU, LA, CPC,

_EQF-based VQTS matrix “car mechatronic”,

_recommendations on LO-based assessment etc.



The MASECVET cases


Transnational Mobility of

Learners within IVET

Transnational Mobility of

Workers

Recognition of non- and informally acquired abilities


Case 1: Transnational Mobility of Learners

A VET car mechatronic student/ apprentice enrolled into a related formal

VET programme in the country of origin wants to go on a VET mobility

programme for 2-4 weeks to the hosting country. There is already a hosting

placement (school and/or work) available in the hosting country.

Adjustments to this placement can easily be done, if necessary to fulfil

possible requirements. Organisational aspects such as travel,

accommodation and financing are taken care of.

● variation (1.1): A Turkish IVET student going abroad

to Germany within his/her IVET

● variation (1.2): A Germany IVET student going abroad

to Italy within his/her IVET

● variation (1.3): An Italian IVET student going abroad

to Turkey within his/her IVET



Results: Learner mobility

● All three countries VET systems support transnational mobility by

recognising learning time abroad without the need for

compensating learning time.

● MASECVET tools can help to facilitate cooperation and

communication across systems and borders.

● A European network would be beneficial in order to facilitate

quality assurance within transnational mobility with MASECVET

tools.

● Group vs. individual mobilities

● Short-term vs. long-term mobilities

● Recognition of learning outcomes acquired abroad seems to be

challenging while the recognition of learning time is possible


European Conclusion:

● The MASECVET tools can

serve as facilitators within

transnational mobility

primarily the „annex tools“.

● The use of the MASECVET

tools could be further

supported by a European

network on mobility within

automotive.

● A formal endorsement of the

MoMT by authorities is not

necessary.


Case 2: Transnational Mobility of Workers

A worker holding a certificate in the field of car mechatronic service coming from

the country of origin relocates to the country of destination. He/ She has the

necessary language knowledge in order to work in the country of destination but

experiences problems to get a job that corresponds to his/her qualification

because his/her foreign certificate is not known in the country of destination.

He/She does not have enough work experience in order to compensate this

missing information during his/her job search. All further organisational aspects of

the relocation are taken care of.

● variation (2.1): A German worker relocating to work in Turkey

● variation (2.2): A Turkish worker relocating to work in Italy

● variation (2.3): An Italian worker relocating to work in Germany



Results: Worker mobility

● All three countries have concrete measures in place in order to

allow for the recognition of foreign qualifications.

● MASECVET tools (especially the CPC and the organisational

VQTS matrixes) can provide a major added value for the

recognition of foreign qualifications by strongly enhancing

transparency and comparability and allowing the worker to

make his/her qualification transparent also in other contexts

● MASECVET tools address challenges identified in the German

system but also possible in the other systems:

_research of reliable information about foreign qualifications

_filling of possible qualification gaps to receive national

certificate

_transparency of the process



● A formal endoresement of

the MASECVET tools

(especially CPC and related

VQTS matrix) is necessary

in order to make use of the

tools‘ potential to support

these processes across

borders.

Case 3: Recognition of non-/informal learning

A worker used to work many years already in his/her uncles garage partially full-

and partially part-time. He handled most kinds of services and repairs alongside

his/her uncle and his employees. However, he/she never attended formal training

in this field of work but holds a vocational certificate/ qualification in a related field

of work. Now, he/ she wants to receive recognition of his/her abilities in the field

of car mechatronics at the appropriate qualification level in order to enter into

further career steps in this field of work.

● variation (3.1): Country case study for Turkey

● variation (3.2): Country case study for Germany

● variation (3.3): Country case study for Italy




Results: Recognition of non-/informal learning

● Measures for recognition of non- and informal learning are in

place in all three countries.

● Similiar benefits can be expected from the application of

MASECVET tools (especially CPC and VQTS matrix approach) as

within mobility of workers. However, especially in Germany

mechanisms are different and require a different application

approach.

● Major benefits are:

_ability to display individual competence profiles

_identification of competence gaps and closing of these with

individual yet standardised training elements

_transparency of processes



● No common conclusions

are possible due to the

differences in the systems.

● However, all systems seem

to be able to profit from the

procedures described in the

RPL toolbox and the related

MASECVET tools.


Conclusions

● The MASECVET tools can be considered as highly valuable

instruments for the improvement of all investigated ECVET

application contexts. This applies especially to the VQTS matrix

expressed in EQF descriptors and to the other tools related to the

MASECVET toolboxes.

● The level of necessary formal recognition/ endorsement of the

MASECVET tools in order to make use of their potential differs

strongly from the already existing structures and the application

context.

● The application of the “Memorandum of Mutual Trust” as a

framework tool covering a number of ECVET application and

national contexts at once appears to be rather challenging.


Thank you!

The MASECVET Case Study Results Claudia Ball, 24 February 2014, Ankara.

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