“Employees faced with the stakes of training, transition and professional mobility”

1. ETUC CONFERENCE “Employees faced with the stakes of training, transition and professional mobility” 2 September, 2010 Brussels Mr Mario Spatafora EBTN President

2. European Banking and Financial Services Training Association A.s.b.l. (EBTN) Established on November 4, 1991 in Luxembourg MEMBERS No profit Banking Associations & Institutions involved in Education and Training in Financial Services Sector (FSS)

3. Prof. Mario SPATAFORA PresidentEBTN – European Banking & Financial Services Training Association AsblGeneral SecretaryFINANCE & BANKING – Organizational and HR Development Association (Rome - Italy)Professorin “Organizational Development and Long-life Learning”Faculty of Training Sciences Universityof“ROMA TRE”

4. EBTN: a bridge between the world of education, training and work VISION CREATING A COMMON EUROPEAN EDUCATION & TRAINING CULTURE WITHIN THE FSS. MISSION THE MAIN EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR ACCREDITATION & CERTIFICATION OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES IN THE FSS.

5. …The role of TRAINING in TRANSITION… FSS …KEY TOOLS: EBTN Projects…

6. PROFESSIONAL WAYS TO OVERCOME THE STAKES OF THE TRANSITION 1 CERTIFICATION & ACCREDITATION SYSTEM 2 ADULT TRAINERS QUALIFICATION 3 STRATEGIC INITIAL V.E.T. 4 QUALITY ASSURANCE 5 EQF – LEARNING OUTCOMES 6 EQF – TRANSLATORS (FSS) 7 EUROPEAN CREDITS in V.E.T.

7. 1 CERTIFICATION & ACCREDITATION CERTIfication & Accreditation System for FInancial Services Sector EDucation and Training

8. O B J E C T I V E S To facilitate the macro-level regulation process in FSS. Comprehensive, transparent and self-sustaining Certification System. To extend the range and scope of the sector-based Certification and Accreditation System.

9. EFCB • European Foundation Certificate in Banking • Uniform European Certificate in Banking • Business qualification for Employees • 15 Accredited Institutes in Europe • More than 10.500 certificates Compliance (under approval) ECBM – European Certificate in Bank Management (for Middle Manager in the FSS)

10. 2 ADULT TRAINERS QUALIFICATION “Towards a EuropeanQualificationPrototypefor AdultsTrainers"

11. OBJECTIVES 1 European Qualification Prototype for Adult Trainers 2 Create a European Network 3 Transferability in other Sectors and contexts 4 Increase mobility through Certificates

12. 3 STRATEGIC INITIAL V.E.T. Promoting blended and e-learning courses in FSS strategic areas TARGET GROUP University students Banking employees

13. IN LINE WITH EUROPEAN PRIORITIES FOR HR DEVELOPMENT… VEBS promotes A SINERGY BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN F.S.S.

14. Learning Organization An organisational MODEL focused on “a company that facilitates the learning of all of its members and that continuously transforms itself”. 4 QUALITY ASSURANCE Quality Assurance in Learning Organization in the Banking and Financial SecTor in EuRope Howto link Q.A. & L.O.? • Quality Assurance • To promote • transparency of VET • mutual trust • mobility of workers and learners • lifelong learning.

15. 5 EQF – LEARNING OUTCOMES European Qualification Assurance League in Financial Services A methodology for assigning EQF levels that takes account of the distinction between knowledge-based qualifications and full competence qualifications.

16. 6 EQF – TRANSLATORS for FSS Practical and meaningful “Translators” for the EQF descriptors to be used in the EU FSS.

17. 7 EUROPEAN CREDITS in V.E.T. Application of ECVET to the Training Provision in the FSS.

18. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION www.ebtn.eu ebtnetwork@tin.it