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Integrating the NMS in TTnet…. …achievements and challenges. Ronald Sultana Prague – 21/1/05. Key points. Integrating NMS in TTnet The NMS and VET TT TTnet achievements in the NMS EU/TTnet added value Funding the network What makes a TTnet successful?.
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Integrating the NMS in TTnet… …achievements and challenges Ronald Sultana Prague – 21/1/05
Key points • Integrating NMS in TTnet • The NMS and VET TT • TTnet achievements in the NMS • EU/TTnet added value • Funding the network • What makes a TTnet successful?
Process of integrating new members • ETF survey on VET-TT • Aalborg meeting (Nov 02) • CEDEFOP Restricted WG • Surveys among accession countries • Country frameworks • TTnet conferences (Dec 03/04) • Launching seminars in 6 NMS
TTnets launched in NMS • Role of founding members & institutional ‘nest’ • Launch seminars: - March 12: Kaunas - April 21: Valletta - June 2: Ljubljana - June 4: Bratislava - June 15: Talinn - Sept 8: Budapest • 21 Jan 05…PRAGUE
The NMS and the TT… APEL theory / practice standards professionalisation firm links pedagogy classroom mgt Special needs VET strategy career paths use of ICTs … key concerns in-service Training in industry curriculum Qualifications framework
VET in ACCs: a synthesis • A field marked by reform Post-1989 liberalisation – Globalization forces – Accession • Several important initiatives - Legislative developments and measures - Social partnership model - LLL and CVT increasingly on agenda - Decentralisation and school autonomy - Linking education and enterprise - New VETcurricula – new assessment / certification / APL - Introduction of competency-based models - Increased pedagogical training - Learning from good practice in EU
VET teachers and trainers: a profile • Ageing, unstable, poorly paid profession • Majority of teachers are women • Many teachers / trainers are not formally trained • Pedagogical material/resources often outdated • Academic drift • Training often too theoretical • Traditional teaching models • Use of ICTs is limited • Distinction between VET theory & practice teachers
VET teachers and trainers: a profile • Insufficient I&CTE & training of VET teachers & trainers • Theory and practice de-linked • Limited opportunities for traineeships in industry • Poor cross-sectoral collaboration • Corps is not professionalised • National standards not yet formalised • Limited firm-based training - issue of SMEs • Lack of LM intelligence • Adult educators often part-time
National priorities: common themes Need to: • know who is in TT [a register] • bring sectors to same forum: mutual learning • professionalise service providers • draw up a list of competencies • develop common qualifications framework • establish standards and benchmarks • accredit TT with experience in the field
Some achievements b • Training providers have started to meet • Some national visibility through media • Registration of trainers – developing a KB • Participation in transnational projects: • APL, Quality in TNA, e-TTCampus • Linkage with ReferNet • Organisation of seminars on TT • Web-based resources and forums
EU / TTnet Added-value NMS issues EU-wide issues local issues priorities Establishing competencies / standards: an absolute necessity to ensure QUALITY national EU
The EU ‘label’ facilitates dialogue Design TT courses Innovation Forum Research Competence Standards
Funding the network • Different funding protocol: AC to NMS status… • Credibility of TTnet lies in attracting funding… • Danger of being led by ‘alien’ funding priorities… • Difficulty of generating national funding, or support for co-funding options… • Inexperience in bidding for tenders… • Understanding that ‘funding’ need not be only ‘financial’: TTnet’s role in knowledge transfer…
What makes a TTnet successful? • SMART objectives • Key group of people who push it • Supportive institutional ‘nest’ • Resonates with real ‘local’ needs • Strong internal networking: regular ‘massage’ • Representation from different sectors • Regular participation in TTnet activities • Members feel they are getting ‘something’ • Partnership in transnational projects