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Sectoral councils play crucial roles in developing human potential in alignment with labor market needs, validating learning outcomes, and proposing changes to qualifications standards. Learn about their composition, selection process, and support provided by key ministries. Enhance your understanding of the Croatian Qualifications Framework through workshops and guidelines provided by relevant authorities.
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CROQF sectoral councils: the concept, roles and recent developmentsBarbi SvetecBHQFHE meetingSarajevo, 12 July 2016
Sectoral councils Sectoral councils are advisory and professional bodies ensuring the development of human potential in line withlabour market needs within respective sectors.Sectoral councils:- validate proposals of units of learning outcomes, occupational standards and qualifications standards;- analyse existing and required competences covered by a sector;- give recommendations to the National Council about admission policies, admission quotaandfinancing of qualifications from public sources, by qualification and bycounty;- give recommendations to the ministry responsible for education and science about changes in qualifications standards based on changes detected in occupational standards;- give recommendations to the ministry responsible for labour about changes in the National Classification of Occupations;- propose recommendations for sector development to the National Council;- follow and analyse implementation of recommendations given to the National Council;- propose the annual action plan and submit reports on its implementation to the National Council
Members of sectoral councilsEach sectoral council comprises a president and 10 members appointed for a four-year period. A sectoral council is composed of:3 representatives of competent institutions:• 1 representative of the ministry responsible for a respective sector• 1 representative of the Croatian Employment Service• 1 representative of the agency responsible for science and higher education / agency responsible for vocational education and adult education / agency responsible for education and teacher training8 sectoral experts appointed on grounds of a public call:• 2 representatives of employers• 3 representatives of educational institutions• 1 representative of a union representing the economic sector• 1 representative of a union representing the education sector• 1 representative of a professional association
Selection of members of sectoral councils (public call)Candidates can apply for membership as individuals or can be proposed by a relevant institution.Selection is done by the Committee for selection of members of sectoral councils.Candidates have to meet the following basic criteria prescribed by the Ordinance on the CROQF Register:- have at least 5 years of experience in jobs relevant for the area of expertise of a specific sectoral council;- have a qualification relevant for a specific sectoral council.
Additional elements taken into account by the Committee are the following: - motivation for membership in a sectoral council; - performing work of social value; - practical experience in the development of a sector; - experience which includes various practices (public/private sector); - experience coming from work within a sector; - international activities; - special achievements. In the process of selecting candidates, special account is taken of - representation of maximum number of areas within a sector; - proportional representation of different levels of education.
Sectoral councils I. Agriculture, foodand veterinaryII. Forestryandwoodtechnology III. Mining, geology and chemicalindustry IV. Textileandleather V. Graphictechnology VI. Mechanicalengineering, shipbuildingandmetalurgyVII. Electricalengineeringandcomputerengineering VIII. Constructionandgeodesy IX. EconomyandtradeX. Tourismandhospitality XI. Transport andlogistics XII. Health XIII. Personal andotherservices XIV. Arts XV. Mathematics, physics, geography, geophisycs, chemistryandbiology XVI. Basictechnicalsciences XVII. Aviation, rocketandspacetechnology XVIII. Informationsandcommunications XIX. Law, politicalscience, sociology, stateadministrationandpublicworks XX. Psychology, educationalrehabilitation, speechtherapyandsocial work XXI. Educationand sport XXII. Philosophy, teologyandreligionsciences XXIII. History, scienceofart, archeolgy, etnologyandantropology XXIV. Securityanddefence XXV. Filology
Work of sectoral councils • Rules of Procedure adopted by the minister responsible for education and science • General work plan for 2016 • meetings of sectoral councils • coordination meetings of presidents of sectoral councils • coordinated by the sectoral councils coordinator (MSES, member of the National Council)
Support: MinistryofScience, EducationandSports, MinistryofLabourandPensionSystem • educationofmembersofsectoralcouncils: • introductoryworkshops on theconcept, mechanismsandtoolsofthe CROQF • workshops on themethodologyofdevelopmentandvalidationandoccupationalstandards • workshops on themethodologyofdevelopmentandvalidationofqualificationsstandards • workshops on validationofunitsoflearningoutcomes • Guidelines for validationofoccupationalstandards(MLPS) • Guidelines for validationofqualificationsstandards(MZOS) • Guidelines for makingrecommendationsforchangesandimprovementsinthe National ClassificationofOccupations(MSES and MLPS) • continuousmonitoringandadministrativesupport (MSES)