The European Commission is developing a European Skills, Competences

1. The Focus Group “EU Directives” …takes stock of the directives issued by the EU Commission that have a direct impact on physiotherapy education. EU Directives have a direct influence on higher educational institutions. The first subject to be looked at was “Ranking”. In ENPHE spring seminar in Vilnius, Lithuania, 14-15 March 2013 the group decided to focus on ESCO. • The European Commission is developing a European Skills, Competences • and Occupations taxonomy (ESCO), which will describe the most relevant • skills, competences and qualifications needed for several thousand • occupations. Once finalized, ESCO will be the first classification of it’s • kind available in all EU languages. • You can read more about ESCO from: • http://www.fizioterapeitiem.lv/Lat/WCTP/2012/Newsletter/ER-WCPT_Newsletter_38_-_October_2012.pdf • http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=852 The group members in Vilnus were: MaijaKangasperko, Finland; JankeOosterhaven, Netherlands; Alma Cirtautas, Lithuania; Jorgen Brandt, Denmark; Marja-Leena Lähteenmäki, Finland

2. ER-WCPT has written in it’s newsletter :

3. What competencies, (* theoretical knowledge, skills, attitudes * knowing, doing, beeing) should the graduating physiotherapists have in 2020? In ENPHE seminar in Lahti (3.-5.10.2013) we talked in a workshop about:

4. Results of the brainstorming session: • Difference of core and general competences • Skills to do assessment based on clinical reasoning on Bachelor and master levels • More focus on e-health and technology, communication skills, health promotion, promoting chancing life style and managing in differences in health perception • Broad scope on patients problems, understanding the patients rights and environment • Patients as a participant of Health Care Teams sharing the decision making • We need to put focus on: • Entrepreneurship • Cultural diversity • Evidence based physiotherapy • Continuous professional development • We need to develop national guidelines • We need to clarify the “job” profile as a starting point to the learning outcomes • We need to clarify the core areas of sports coaches, personal trainers, physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists … • Description of PT-special competences are needed!!

5. Some references for group’s work in future: • The Previous Enphe Focus Group’s Final Reports: • European Qualification Framework for Life Long Learning in Physiotherapy http://enphe.org/Portals/enphe/documents/Final%20Report%20EQ%20FG_DEF_16012013.pdf • EU directives with a focus on ranking criteriahttp://enphe.org/Portals/enphe/documents/Final%20Report%20EU%20directives.pdf • Anton Veen & . ”The OrangeBook” • Wickström-Grotell, C., Broberg, C. & Ahonen, L. 2012. … ”About the History of Physiotherapy” European Journal of Physiotherapy. – coming soon! • The group will add here other valid references for the theme.

6. The Focus Group “EU Directives / ESCO”, active members • in and after Lahti: • Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Sweden • Janke Oosterhaven, Netherlands, ”www-person” • Maija Kangasperko, Finland • Arzu Razak Ozdingler, Turkey • Mara Kulsa, Latvia • Marja-Leena Lähteenmäki, Finland - facilitator As a framework in preparing for Istanbul (21.-22.3.2014) meeting: Life long learning Time for pt. education CPD (Contiuous professional development) core concepts practice working areas research and development See: Broberg et.al. 2003. A Conceptual Framework for Curriculum Design in Physiotherapy Education – an International Perspective Advances in Physiotherapy; 5:161–168 3.-5.10.2013