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Project EQF meets ECVET at the Workshop Fair in Nuremberg

From March 12th to 15th the yearly Fair of German Workshops for Persons with Disabilities took place in Nuremberg. Parallel to the presentations oft he different workshops in 2 big halls a wide programme of lectures was offered.
One of these lectures was given by Marion Bock (Chance B), Marlies Krumböhmer and Melanie Biertempfel (both working at the German project partner CLW).  Together they presented the Project „EQF meets ECVET“.

Marion Bock talked about  the content and the aims oft he project.  Mrs Biertempfel reported what she had learned so far  while working as a seamster at CLW.  She also showed a lot of pictures showing her at work.  Finally Mrs Krumböhmer explained,  what the learning outcomes units she defined  for the vocational training for seamsters look like.
And how 1 certificate can show the different NQF levels  learners might achieve for particular learning outcomes units.

In Germany many persons with disabilities are working in these workshops.  Most of the time he or she is not allowed to attend a vocational training and get a qualification. That is because many people think that workers of workshops are not capable of doing a vocational education.  Or that they don't want to learn such things.

We are convinced that many peole with disabilities also want to get a vocational qualification!  And that they can do it if the contents are not too difficult!  We want to change this!
And this is why we are making this project.

 

 Invitation to last meeting of AIRE EQF2 for ALL project

On November 5th + 6th a project meeting of the LLP project AIRE EQF2 for ALL took place in Randers, Denmark. Marion Bock (Chance B Holding, AT), coordinator of "EQF meets ECVET", was invited to join this meeting.

In the former project AIRE a EQF level 3 VET program in the fields of renewable energies had been developed. Aim of the running project AIRE EQF 2 is to define learning outcomes at EQF levels 1 and 2. Marion Bock supported the AIRE project partners at this task and at structuring learning outcomes units.  

Exchange between the partners from Denmark, Germany, Finland, France and Turkey was very intensive and interesting - and reinforced all to use the EQF as an instrument of inclusion!

Further information about the AIRE project can be found at http://www.aireweb.eu/

Succesful third partner meeting in Florence, Italy!

During the third project meeting, which took place on 22nd, 23rd and 24th of October in Florence Italy, a lot of progress was made.

Representatives of national public authorities/bodies joined the meeting. Ms Francesca Viscardi from the Province of Florence was invited by the Italian partner. From Austria Ms Stephanie Mayer took part in the meeting on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Education and Women’s Affairs. Ms Mayer works in department II/7, Strategy and Quality Development in VET. Ms Kirsten Vollmer from BIBB, the Federal Institute for VET in Germany and Ms Urska Marentic from the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for VET CPI were also present. During this meeting the partners took the opportunity to learn as much as possible from the expertise of the national representatives. Enough time was provided to listen to their input on the national status of NQF and ECVET focussing on classification and accreditation, and discuss all possibilities for future collaboration and possible recognition of the non-formal learning.

First ideas on the Module for Assignment and Recognition of VET Units were presented and discussed with active participation of the national authorities/bodies. Their input for the Module turned out to be very constructive and important.

Therefore the consortium would like to thank Ms Mayer, Ms Marentic, Ms Viscardi and Ms Vollmer for their availability and willingness to travel to Florence and share their expertise in this complicated matter, as well as their commitment to further collaborate and share their knowledge and expertise.