European Qualification Framework and ECVET

Scope

The European Qualification Framework and the European System for transfer of credit points in Vocational Education and Training, in the context of the wider reforms at European level.

ECVET points: 3.5

Target groups

Staff in secondary and post secondary vocational education and training.

• Directors / headmasters
• Heads of pedagogical departments
• Staff responsible for training programmes
• Staff responsible for transnational cooperation and students mobility
• Teachers

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the training course, the participant is expected to:

• Have acquired the necessary knowledge of European policies and evolution in the field of vocational education and training
• Be able to design training courses using learning outcomes
• Be able to structure the contents of the training courses in units of learning outcomes and assign ECVET credit points

Methodology

• Presentations
• Case studies from European projects and existing training programmes.
• Workshops for the practical implementation of the methodology in real training programmes. For the workshops, the participants are asked to select training programmes (existing or under design)

Thematic units

• European context in education and training
• European Qualifications Framework
• ECVET units of learning outcomes
• ECVET credits and credit points
• ECVET partnerships
• Development of a training course, following the principles of ECVET

Learning material

The learning material consists of presentations, legislation, reports and guides produced by European Commission and Cedefop in English language.

Cost

Tuition fee: 350 euro per person
The cost includes the learning material and the certificates: Certificate of completion, Europass Certificate Supplement, Europass Mobility

Cultural activities: 80 euro per person
The cost includes a) a walking tour of Piraeus and welcome dinner, b) a guided tour of Athens, visit to Archaeological sites and c) common dinner with live music in Athens. The cost of local transportation and the entrance fees to sites and museums are not included.

The cost can be funded by Erasmus+ programme KA1 mobility of staff.

Training sessions

Location	Dates	Duration
Piraeus	10-14/5/2021	5 days

Further information

Lila Anthopoulou, tel: +30 2104286227, e-mail: [email protected]