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Credit system in vocational education

Credit system in vocational education. Darko Mali darko.mali@cpi.si. Center RS za poklicno izobraževanje - CPI Institute of R Slovenia for VET. SPI is a place where national interest and the interest of social partners in VET meet, conciliate and integrate in the VET system

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Credit system in vocational education

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  1. Creditsystemin vocationaleducation Darko Mali darko.mali@cpi.si

  2. Center RS za poklicno izobraževanje - CPIInstitute of R Sloveniafor VET • SPI is a place where national interest and the interest of social partners in VET meet, conciliate and integrate in the VET system • Main objectives: • Strengthening social partnership on all levels in development and implementation of VET • Integrating education and work in the perspective of life-long learning • Developing VETcurriculain line with the needs of technological and social development • Developing the European dimension of VET by ensuring transparency and quality of qualifications

  3. Secondary in tertiary education in Slovenia (60 CP) (120 CP) (120 CP) (240 CP) (180 CP)

  4. Qualifications in Slovenia • Three qualification types: • Those awarded by the formal system • based on standards designed by ministry for education • Those awarded after validation of non-formal and informal learning (NVQs) • based on standards designed by employers • And other qualifications (such as those awarded by private sector, in adult learning • without national standards • Classification System for Education and Training (statistical toll KLASIUS) • Combines an approach by content of programmes and learning outcomes • Level descriptors are accompanied by an indication of entrance level and the typical duration

  5. Vocational education and NVQ system SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE NVQ CERTIFICATE Final examination Validation of non-formal and in-formal learning School curriculum National curriculum (school-based) NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE

  6. Learning outcomes based vocationalcurricula • Qualifications in secondary VET are described through curricula and their components • Units/ modules are described in terms of learning outcomes (knowledge, skills, competences) • Credit system is used • To promote flexible and comparable curricula • To open space for more individualisation and specialisation • To form basis for recognition of prior and non-formal learning • It places more responsibility on the learner

  7. Credit systems in Slovenia • Credit systems are used within the framework subsystems • Since 2004 ECTS is used in HE including higher vocational education • Starting with 2006 all upper-secondary vocational programmes are described using credit points • Recognition of credit is responsibility of providers • Credits can be accumulated progressively and transferred within the subsystem

  8. Creditpointsconvention • Credits are allocated to entire educational/ study programmes as well as their components (units, modules, final work, work placements…) • Credit allocation to programme components is based on their weight in terms of workload needed for student to achieve the expectedlearning outcomes • 1 credit point corresponds to 25hours (or 25 – 30 hours) of learning activities

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