Project meetings

First Partners' Meeting - Estonia, 10 - 11 November 2009

OBJECTIVE OF THE FIRST SEMINAR

NCPs - how are they organized, what tasks they have, how VET qualifications are recognized

Topics

PRESENTATIONS

Introduction of each partner - educational system, emphasising VET and/or professional qualifications system; development and current situation of National Qualifications System and Framework

The role of National Coordination Point (NCP) relating their national qualifications framework to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF)

General information about the situation regarding National Qualifications Framework in each partner country
VET qualifications in the NQF and plans/decisions made concerning their placement in the European Qualifications Framework
Level descriptors for VET qualifications (competences/learning outcomes); the process and methodology used

PRESENTATIONS

National Qualifications Framework in each partner country

The process and methods used when describing competences / learning outcomes

Vocational qualifications

Recognition of VET-qualifications by means of EQF
Recognition of competencies when moving towards a professional/VET-qualification
Good practices how countries have used ECVET in this process are described.

PRESENTATIONS

Processes and methods for describing competences/learning outcomes

Assessment process

Recognition of prior learning

Quality assurance systems in partner countries
Putting into practice: sectors and professional areas where each country has best practices in describing the learning outcomes and evaluation criteria.

Career counselling
Career councelling in Estonian VET schools
Career counselling in Latvia
Career Counselling Services In The Czech Republic
Guidance and counselling in Romania

Referencing process
Experiences in the national referencing process Finland
NCTVETD in Romania
NQF -Romanian Experience
Referencing process in Czech Republic
Referencing process in Latvia
Referencing the Estonian Qualifications Framework