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Strengthening Institutional Framework for the Development of the VET Occupational Standards/Qualifications & Curricula. IPA Component IV - Human Resources Development - European Union Program for Croatia.
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Strengthening Institutional Framework for the Development of the VET Occupational Standards/Qualifications & Curricula IPA Component IV - Human Resources Development - European Union Program for Croatia Development of VET qualifications and standards in Germany (conclusions towards Croatia)Jurgen WeissTeam leader Main project partner This project is implemented by a SQA-led consortium Project office: Lastovska 23, 1000 Zagreb, Tel: + 385 1 62 74 681
Initiative for development or up-dating • Ferderal line ministries • Ministries of the Länder • Federal Institute for VET • Employer organisations • Trade unions 350 VET qualifications (training occupations)for initial VET Planed to group into 80 – 100 Basic qualification for intial VET
Criteria • Timely unlimited demand on these qualifications not pending on single companies • VET for qualified work within a broad sector with personal responsibilities • Oriented on long term work, not limited by age • Broad based general VET • Possibility to develop a VET standard • Satisfactory differentiation to other VET qualifications • Opportunity to define the objectives of the VET qualification • Opportunity to define the objectives of the VET qualification • Basics for continuing VET and career progression (LLL) • Acquisition of competencies in application knowledge and skills for solving task
Method of analyses of work activities (Bloy’s Cross) How many workers How often? many often few seldom Many – often: Intial VET Many – seldom: Further Education in CVETFew – seldom: Additional qualification Few – often: Specialisation
Lifelong Employability Skilled worker as entrepreneur of its own workforce What kind of skilled worker is needed to be lifelong employable? Narrow profiled worker Broad profiled worker • Performs single work operations and types of work activities • Has basic and specific knowledge and skills, strictly limited to those work operations and activities • Has expertise in field of his profession • Prepared for a specific work task • Solves standard, and, if necessary, non-standard tasks in scope of his enlarged profession • Has a wide base of knowledge and expertise based on this knowledge • Has broad professional, functional, social and personal competence • Prepared for a wide range of tasks 5
1. Analyses of situation • Collection of dana on technical, economic and social developments • Description of of the situaion in the world of work and the world of training • Draw conlusions 2. Case studies • Analyses of typical work places • Amendement of conclusions • Provosion of dana bases for analyses of work processes
3. Analyses of work activities • Elabaration of questionnaire • Reginonal and sectoral inquiries • Proceesing of data • Definition requirements of to the training occupation (list of occupational funktions) 4. Development of a draft Standard (AO) • Designation of the training occupation & duration of the training • Field of activities • Main occupational skills • Structering of contents and allocation of learning hours • Definition of requirements for the exams
Structur of VET qualification Designation of occupation • Information technology and telecommunications system electronics technician (m/f)(IT system electronics technician (m/f)) Duration of traineeship • 3 years The venues for training delivery are the training company and the vocational school
Field of activity • IT system electronics technicians (m/f) plan and install information technology and telecommunications systems, including the relevant equipment, components and networks. They install the power supply and the system and commission the system. They produce customized solutions by modifying hardware and software. They analyse faults and rectify malfunctions. • Typical areas in which electronics technicians work include computer systems, fixed networks, radio networks, terminals and security systems. • IT system electronics technicians qualify as skilled electrical technicians under accident prevention regulations.
Occupational skills IT system electronics technicians • inform and advise customers on possible uses of information technology and telecommunications equipment and systems; • install and configure information technology and telecommunications equipment and systems; • install power supplies and test electrical safety measures; • install networks and wireless transmission systems; • set up information technology and telecommunications equipment taking into account ergonomic considerations; • carry out maintenance work on information technology and telecommunications equipment and systems; • use expert and diagnostic systems to locate and rectify faults; • instruct users on operating the systems; • invoice customers for services provided.
Task solving process to be applied by the skilled worker in the work process 1. Information 6. Evaluation 2. Planning 5. Control • Decision 4. Execution 11
IT system electronics technician Special qualifications year • Professional tasksin differentapplication fields: • Computer systems • Telephone network • Radio network • Receiving devices • Security systems • Maintenance • Service • IT-techniques • Installation 3 3 2 1 3 Basic qualifications • Training company • Work processes • Work and techniques organization • ICT products and markets • Systems design and maintenance
Ukrainian and German Project«Support of Ukrainian VET reforms» Example: IT occupations Progression Employment • IT Specialist for • application • development • system integration IT System electronics technician IT Support specialist IT officer Employment Skilled worker for IT
Professionals-strategic- Master of Engineering Cert. IT Technical Engeneer Cert. IT Business Engeneer Structur of Qualifications Option Cert. IT Business Manager Cert. IT Systems Manager Cert. IT Business Consultant Bachelor ofEngineering Cert. IT marketing Manager Professionals-operativ- 5. Admninistrators Network administrator IT systems administrator Data base administrator Web administrator Business systems administrator Specialist 3. Solution developers IT system analyst IT System devekoper Software developer Database devekoper User Interface developer Multimedia Developer 1. Software developers 6. Advisors 2. Coordinators Business systemadvisorMarketing developerLogistic developerKnowledge management systems developerIT Security coordinatorNetwork developer IT service advisorIT TrainerIT Product coord.IT Sales Advisor IT Project coordinatorIT configuration coord. IT Quality management coordinatorIT Test coordinatorTechnical writer 4. Technician Component technicianIndustrial IT systtem TechnicianSecuruity technician Job returnees External exam Others IT systems electronic technician IT support specialist IT specialist for software aplication or systems integration IT officer Skilled workers
Structure of IT Qualifications Employment with supplyers/providers & users of IT NQF Level 7 4 professional profiles (strategic level) 4 professional profiles (operative level) NQF level 6 28 specialist profiles NQF Level 5 IT systems electronic technician IT support specialist IT specialist for software aplication or systems integration IT officer NQF Level 4
VET on construction finishing Occupations (tiller, paperhanger, painter, floor recliner, etc.) СпециалС 3rd year Final for two years / intermediate examine for three years VET students General VET in occupational field of construction finishing works 2d year Intermediate exams Basic VET for the construction sector Progression scheme in construction qualifications in Germany Final examine for three years VET students Employment Returnees Employment 1st year
Examination and qualification attestation Ukrainian and German Project«Support of Ukrainian VET reforms» Intermediate examine (15% from a mark) Tasksthat refer to practical work (180 min.) Tasks 1, 2, 3 are integrated into complex, completed task, general and special contentson basic and special qualifications Task 4 On economicaland social matters
Examination and qualification attestation Final examination (85% from a mark) Part А (50%) Part B (50%) Project Client’s order and documentation 35 – 70 h. 50% Project presentation and interviewing 60 min. 50% Complex tasks I andII, integrated basic and special qualifications 80% Economical and social questions 20%