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ITACA, Transfer of Innovation Project
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http://www.hermescuole.it
29/30 NOVEMBRE 2012
Among the objectives of ITACA,
Transfer of Innovation Project:

Design, in a pilot research / action, course
that leads to certification IT Administrator,
focused on project activities and internships,
and structured in units defined by Learning
Outcomes.
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The goal is a recognition of credits / points
ECVET by the competent institutions,
referring to the European Qualifications
Framework for lifelong learning (EQF).
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European Qualifications Framework
The European Qualifications Framework
(EQF) is a meta-framework that does not
replace in any way to the national systems, it
is proposed as a common reference for ease
of reading and comparison of different
qualifications in the Member States of the
European Union.
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The EQF is built on eight reference levels,
which are being reported all levels of skills of
lifelong learning, which is both the title and
the certification of formal education and
training system such as the qualifications
acquired in non-formal ( courses in company,
for example) and informal (activities in the
workplace that provide knowledge and skills).
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Each level is defined by some specific
learning outcomes, describing the set of
knowledge, skills and competence that
learners must have acquired from the
learning path relates to that level, regardless
of context and how that learning has
occurred.
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Knowledge: facts, principles, theories and
practices related to a field of work or study,
they are described as theoretical or practical
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Ability or skills: Ability to apply knowledge and
use know-how to complete tasks and solve
problems; they can be cognitive or practical
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Skills or competences: proven ability to use
knowledge, skills and personal, social and / or
methodological abilities in work or study
situations and in professional and personal
development, in the context of EQF; they are
described in terms of responsibility and
autonomy.
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Each of the 8 levels is defined by a set of
descriptors indicating the learning outcomes
relevant to qualifications at that level in any
system of qualifications Knowledge, Skills,
Competence
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Level 3: (for exemple)
knowledge of facts, principles, processes and general
concepts, in a field of work or study
skills, a range of cognitive and practical skills required
to accomplish tasks and solve problems by selecting
and applying basic methods, tools, materials and
information
competences, take responsibility for completion of
tasks in work or study - adapt own behaviour to
circumstances in solving problems
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It is apparent that many descriptors are
inevitably generic and provide a more
immediate applicability of the definitions in the
work context rather than education and
training paths.
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The most important fact from a conceptual
approach is based on learning outcomes (or
competence in a broad sense, which
promotes and encourages the EQF.)
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This approach implies to create learning paths
based not on the more traditional inputs (type
of institution dispensing, learning objectives,
content, duration, etc..), but rather on the
output (what a learner actually knows,
understands and is able to achieve at the end
of a learning experience).
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..recognition of credits / points ECVET…
European Credit System for Vocational
Education and Training is a system "designed
to facilitate the transfer, recognition and
accumulation of learning outcomes of people
interested in acquiring a qualification."
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Some definitions to use a common language
"Qualification" means a formal outcome of an
assessment and validation process which is
obtained when a competent institution
determines that an individual has achieved
learning outcomes to given standards; (fl. this
term is the translation of qualification and
should not be confused to use that in our
country we do the "professional qualification")
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“Learning outcomes” means statements of
what a learner knows, understands and is
able to do on completion of a learning
process and which are defined in terms of
knowledge, skills and competence;
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‘Unit of learning outcomes’ (unit) means a
component of a qualification, consisting of a
coherent set of knowledge, skills and
competence, that can be assessed and
validated;
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The units that make up a qualification should be:
 described in legible and understandable with
reference to knowledge, skills and competences
contained in them;
 constructed and organized in a manner consistent
with respect to the overall qualification;
 constructed in a way that enables discrete
assessment and validation of learning outcomes
contained in the unit.
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A unit may be a single qualification or
common to several qualifications.
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The specifications for a unit should include:
 the title of the unit;
 the title of the qualification (or qualifications)
to which the unit relates, where applicable;
 the reference of the qualification according to
the EQF level and, where appropriate, the
level of the National Qualifications Framework
("NQF") with the ECVET credit points
associated with the qualification;
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 the learning outcomes contained in the unit;
 procedures and criteria for assessment of
these learning outcomes;
 ECVET points associated with the unit;
 where appropriate, the validity in time of the
unit
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Some definitions to use a common language
‘Credit for learning outcomes’ (credit) means
a set of learning outcomes of an individual
which have been assessed and which can be
accumulated towards a qualification or
transferred to other learning programmes or
qualifications;
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‘Competent institution’ means an institution
which is responsible for designing and
awarding qualifications or recognising units or
other functions linked to ECVET, such as
allocation of ECVET points to qualifications
and units, assessment, validation and
recognition of learning outcomes, under the
rules and practices of participating countries;
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‘Assessment of learning outcomes’ means
methods and processes used to establish the
extent to which a learner has in fact attained
particular knowledge, skills and competence;
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Validation of learning outcomes’ means the
process of confirming that certain assessed
learning outcomes achieved by a learner
correspond to specific outcomes which may
be required for a unit or a qualification; ‘
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‘Recognition of learning outcomes’ means the
process of attesting officially achieved
learning outcomes through the awarding of
units or qualifications;
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ECVET points
‘ECVET points’ means a numerical
representation of the overall weight of
learning outcomes in a qualification and of the
relative weight of units in relation to the
qualification.
ECVET points provide complementary
information about qualifications and units in
numerical form.

How do you decide how many points to
assign to a unit and to a qualification?
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To enable a common approach for the use of
ECVET points, a convention is used
according to which 60 points are allocated to
the learning outcomes expected to be
achieved in a year of formal full time VET.
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In ECVET the allocation of points usually has
two phases: ECVET points are allocated first
to a qualification as a whole and then to its
units.
For a given qualification, one formal learning
context is taken as a reference and on the
basis of the convention the total number of
points is assigned for that qualification.
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From this total, ECVET points are then
allocated to each unit according to their
relative weight within the qualification. For
qualifications which do not have a formal
learning pathway reference, ECVET credit
points can be allocated through estimation by
comparison with another qualification which
has a formal reference context.
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To establish the comparability of
qualifications, the competent institution
should refer to the equivalent EQF level or,
possibly, NQF or to the similarity of the
learning outcomes in a closely related
professional field.
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 the relative importance of the learning outcomes
which constitute the unit for labour market
participation, for progression to other qualification
levels or for social integration,
 the complexity, scope and volume of learning
outcomes in the unit,
 the effort necessary for a learner to acquire the
knowledge, skills and competence required for the
unit.
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The relative weight of any given unit common
to several qualifications, as expressed in
ECVET points, may vary from one of these
qualifications to another.
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In the ECVET Recommendation, there is a
clear call to countries, where there is already
a national system of points, so that the
competent institutions entering into
agreements for the conversion of national
points in ECVET points.
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In 'EQF, which entered into force in 2008, the
European Parliament and the Council
recommend to the member states:
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 relate their national qualifications systems to
the EQF by 2010, particularly in a transparent
manner the national qualifications levels to
the levels set out in Annex II (see above) and,
where appropriate, by developing national
qualifications (NQF) in accordance with
national law and practice;
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 to take measures, where appropriate, so that
by 2012 all new qualification certificates,
diplomas and Europass documents issued by
the competent authorities contain a clear
reference on the basis of national
qualifications systems - to the appropriate
European Qualifications Framework level;
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In response to this recommendation public in
Italy in June 2012 a First Report of
referencing the Qualifications divided into
three phases.
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The first phase is an analysis of the existing,
considering all the educational, training and
professional that provide for the issuance of
title, qualifications, certifications,
qualifications by a competent authority.
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In the second step is carried out a mapping of
qualification issued.
In the third step referencing to the EQF levels.
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I would point out that, in this report, are also
taken into account the qualifications issued
by private entities, which by their nature have
"ability to meet the needs and opportunities of
the market."
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Are used as examples AICQ issuing the
certificate of Quality Systems Assessor with
the establishment of a special register since
1990.
Another known example is Microsoft who
release certifications related to I.T.
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There is a reference to the language
certificates that refer to the CEFR Common
European Framework for Languages of
reference to which the various languages of
certification bodies are adapting to expected
levels A1, A2, etc. or provide conversion
tables.
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The last point being considered, which of
course I wish to demonstrate how it has been
included in this report, is a reference to the
skills for which :
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 "Has spread in Europe the ECDL which is the
European Computer Driving Licence. It is a
certification system that certifies the ability to use
personal computers at different levels of detail and
specialization and is a standard of reference. The
ECDL is an internationally recognized certification
and proof that the holder knows the basics of
information technology and the skill necessary to use
a personal computer and he is informed the main
application programs.
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It is aimed at students, workers, the ordinary citizen,
that is, to all those who have an interest to
demonstrate their ability to use the computer. The
certifying body for Italy of the ECDL program - is
AICA (Italian Association for Informatics and
Automatic Computation).
Features common to the qualifications described
above is being issued by approved private bodies (or
credited) for the release of the specific certificate to
which they relate. "
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Thank you for your courtesy
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