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EQAVET-ECVET Launching Conference - Speeches and presentations

Opening session




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Mr Maroš Šefčovič, Member of the European Commission for Education, Training, Culture and Youth

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Ms Doris Pack, Member of the European Parliament, Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education

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Mr Thomas Mann, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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Ms Aviana Bulgarelli, Director - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)

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Ms Madlen Serban, Director - European training Foundation (ETF)

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Mr João Delgado, Head of Unit – Professional training; Leonardo da Vinci, Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission




Thematic introduction to EQAVET and ECVET




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Ms Sophie Weisswange, Policy officer – Unit Professional training; Leonardo da Vinci, Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission

The European Quality Assurance Reference Framework

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Mr Michel Aribaud, Policy officer – Unit Professional training; Leonardo da Vinci, Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission

The European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training



Workshop A: Priorities for the implementation of EQAVET at system level




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Background note

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Chair: Mr João Delgado, European Commission

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Mr Franz Reithuber, College for engineering in Steyr - Austria

Implementation of EQARF: Requirements from a VET provider's point of view

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Ms Thea van den Boom, Ministry of Education Culture and Science/Directorate of VET - The Netherlands

Outcomes of the ENQAVET Thematic group on developing guidelines for supporting quality assurance in VET systems

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Ms Susanne Mueller, Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia

Implementation of EQARF: The employer's point of view

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Mr Anders Vind, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions – Denmark

Implementation of EQARF: the Trade Unions' point of view

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Rapporteur: Mr James J. Calleja, Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport – Malta

Workshop A report




Workshop B: Implementation steps of EQAVET, what does it mean for VET providers?




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Background note

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Chair: Ms Tina Bertzeletou, Cedefop

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Mr Erwin Seyfried, Berlin School of Economics and Law – Germany

Implementation of EQARF: the Trade Unions' point of view

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Ms Maryann Quagliata, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations – Australia

Quality Assurance and Registration of VET Providers in Australia

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Mr Giorgio Allulli, ENQAVET (ISFOL) – Italy

Italy: The challenges of a decentralized and flexible system

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Rapporteur: Ms Dana Stroie, National Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Development – Romania

Workshop B report




Workshop C: The challenge of measuring quality of VET




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Background note

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Chair: Mr Jürgen Horschinegg, European Network for Quality Assurance in VET (ENQAVET)

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Ms Maria Emilia Galvão, Expert – Portugal

Two complementary ENQA-VET activities: the work of the Thematic Group on Indicators (TGI) and the study on the set of indicators proposed in the EQARF

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Mr Darko Mali, National Institute for VET – Slovenia

Developing quality in VET with indicators –Slovenian experience

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Ms Tarja Riihimaki, Finnish Ministry of Education – Finland

Italy: The quality of VET and performance funding based on indicators – Finnish experience

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Rapporteur: Mr Sean Feerick, General Secretariat of ENQAVET

Workshop C report




Workshop D: Implementation steps of EQAVET, what does it mean for the final users?




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Background note

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Chair: Mr Javier Molina Tornero, Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sport - Spain

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Mr Jens Björnavold, Cedefop

EQF and EQARF

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Mr Shawn Mendes, Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) – Sweden

The impact of EQARF on end users in Sweden

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Mr Georg Spöttl, Institut Technik und Bildung (ITB) Universität Bremen – Germany

The point of view of the researcher and Leonardo da Vinci project coordinator - Concentration on indicator No 2 and 4!

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Rapporteur: Ms Katalin Molnar-Stadler, National Institute of Vocational and Adult Education (NIVE) Hungary

Workshop D report




Workshop E: Implementing ECVET: Units of learning outcomes and ECVET points




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Background note

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Chair: Ms Angela Lambkin, Further Education and Training Awards Council - Ireland

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Mr Alain Bultot, Cabinet de la Ministre de l'enseignement obligatoire – Communauté française de Belgique

Implementing ECVET in the French Belgian VET system

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Ms Sabine Tristcher-Archan, Institut für Bildungsforschung der Wirtschaft – Austria

The example of the SME Master + project

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Mr Thierry Joseph, EFMA - France

The ECVET project: ASSET

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Rapporteur: Mr Benoît Desjeux , European Commission

Workshop E report




Workshop F: Using ECVET: accumulation and assessment of learning outcomes (formal, non-formal and informal contexts)




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Background note

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Chair: Ms Mariike Dashorst, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science – The Netherlands

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Ms Lynn Tully, Scottish Qualifications Authority – United Kingdom

The Scottish experience

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Mr Richard Maniak, Ministère de l'Education nationale - France

The example of the Recomfor project

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Ms Hanna Autere, Finnish National Board of Education - Finland

The Finnish approach of ECVET

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Rapporteur: Ms Daniela Ulcina, GHK Consulting - Belgium

Workshop F report




Workshop G: Applying ECVET: mobility and transfer of learning outcomes, permeability




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Background note

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Chair: Mr Christian Sperle, Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks (ZDH) - Germany

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Mr Peter Thiele, EBundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung - Germany

DECVET and ECVET: experimentation of credit systmes in VET in Germany

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Mr Didier Gélibert, Association Nationale pour la Formation dans l'Automobile - France

Automobile Services Sector: ECVET friendly units and minimum of pre-existing trust

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Ms Dunoyer de Segonzac, Centre de formation professionnelle aux Techniques du Spectacle - France

The quality of VET and performance funding based on indicators – Finnish experience

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Mr Reinhardt Nöbauer, Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur- Austria

A step by step strategy to facilitate mobility and capitalisation of Learning Outcomes in the performing art sector

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Rapporteur: Mr Pasqualino Mare, KC handel

Workshop G report




Workshop H: Developing ECVET: Partnerships and involvement of competent institutions




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Background note

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Chair: Ms Isabelle Le Mouillour, Cedefop

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Ms Marie Azuelos, Chambre de Commerce et d’industrie de Paris - France

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Ms Gabriela Ciobanu, National Centre for Technical and Vocational Education Development - Romania

Partnerships and competent institutions in the COMINTER/RECOMFOR project

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Ms M. Àngels Font Bures, Generalidat de Catalunya – Spain

The experience of Catalunya

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Rapporteur: Mr Arjen Deij, European training Foundation

Workshop H report




Plenary session





EQAVET: Rapporteurs’ presentation


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Moderator: Ms Sophie Weisswange, European Commission


ECVET: Rapporteurs’ presentation


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Moderator: Mr Michel Aribaud, European Commission


Panel discussion of the 4 «grands témoins» and conclusions for implementing EQAVET and ECVET


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Moderator: Ms Hélène Clark, Director, Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission

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Mr Sjur Bergan, Council of Europe

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Mr Michel Feutrie, European University Continuing Education

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Mr Willfried Boomgaert, Flemish Ministry of Education and Training

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Mr Domenico Lenarduzzi, Honorary Director General. Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission


Closure of the Conference


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Ms Odile Quintin, Director General, Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission