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Occupational Standards Quality Procedure. Author: Henning Klaffke (Hamburg University of Technology) Institute of Technology, Work Processes and Vocational Education. Henning Klaffke
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Occupational StandardsQuality Procedure Author: Henning Klaffke (Hamburg University of Technology) Institute of Technology, Work Processes and Vocational Education
Henning Klaffke • Research: International Vocational Education Research, Analysis of Work Processes, Development and Quality Assurance of Occupational Standards • 2009 - 2010Director for Occupational Standards at the OSSTC of the Ministry of Manpower / Sultanate of Oman. Main Responsibilities: Development and Validation of Advanced Occupational Standards and Occupational Competence Tests www.klaffke.org
Different Structure and Function of Occupational Standards (OS) Function • Basis for training and education standards • Basis for assessment standards and certification • Workforce planning • Job descriptions • Workplace coaching • Reflective practice and continuing professional development. Structure Overview / Description Competences /Competencies Knowledge Skills Abilities Duties Tasks Object of work …
Cycle of Vocational Education Development Labor Market Demand forcompetences Assessment Standards Certificationofcompetences Occupational Standards Competence requirements Educational Standards Learning Process Curricula Development Train theTeacher / Trainer Quelle: Gielen (2000); Mansfield (2001); Cedefop (2009)
Cycle of Vocational Education Development Labor Market Demand forcompetences Occupational Standards Competence requirements Quelle: Gielen (2000); Mansfield (2001); Cedefop (2009)
Normative Settlement of OS National / Regional Context
Carpenter in the Sultanate of Oman vs. „Tischler“ in Germany
Lack of OS Quality Validation • Same SME develop and validate OS • The OS approval is done by normative settlement • There is no evidence to rate OS quality • Sometimes other SME are asked to rate the expressions of the OS • There is less involvement of the labor market and their practitioners
Overview OS-Quality Procedure Sample / Pilot Test Results
First Step OS-Quality Procedure Sample / Pilot Test First Quality improvement: Specification and detailing can force a rephrasing of KSA or duties/tasks in the OS Aim of the pilot test is to validate the test items Pilot test covers whole OS
Second Step OS-Quality Procedure • Pilot test will bedeliveredtopractitioners (online orpaperpencil) • Test item analysiscovers: • Test item difficulty • Test item correlationand • Internal Consistency Source: Test item Analysis Carpenter OS (2010)
Final Step OS-Quality Procedure Results Second quality improvement Results needs to be interpreted by SME Identification of errors, bias and formal test item mistakes Test items reflect the specification of the OS Rephrasing of OS structure and content Valid / non valid test Items for further application (e.g. assessment standards)
Conclusion & Outlook Labor Market Demand forcompetences • Procedure is improving the OS quality • The involvement of the practitioners have impact on the rephrasing of the OS • The procedure has been applied to 12 OS from different countries • Education and assessment standards build on OS Content suits to the national labor market Assessment Standards Certificationofcompetences Occupational Standards Competence requirements Educational Standards Learning Process Curricula Development Train theTeacher / Trainer Quelle: Gielen (2000); Mansfield (2001); Cedefop (2009)