The document discusses validation of vocational competences in Sweden. It outlines how validation can provide added value for companies by ensuring employees have the required competences for their jobs. It describes the current systems for developing and supplying competence through formal education, on-the-job training, and non-formal/informal learning. The validation process is built on standardization, quality assurance, and nationwide accessibility to ensure validity, reliability, legitimacy and efficiency. A self-sustainable model has been developed where accredited test centers and authorized test leaders can validate competences for a fee, with no need for public funding.

1. Framtíðin í framhaldsfræðslu
2015-11-30
Recognition of vocational competences
- added value in the company -

3. altered
and
increased
requirements
on
competence

5. WANTED

7. They
do
not
want
to…
They
are
too
few…
They
do
not
know
how
to…

8. What a
nightmare

9. Employees
that
meet
the
requirements
for
their
job
Formal education
system
On the job learning and
competence development
Systems
for
supply
of
competence

10. Employees
that
meet
the
requirements
for
their
job
Formal education
system
On the job learning and
competence development
Systems
for
supply
of
competence

11. Systems
for
supply
of
competence
Formal education
system
On the job training and
competence development
Employees
that
meet
the
requirements
for
their
job

13. Formal
learning
Non-­‐formal
and
informal
learning

14. validation of competence
systematic and strategic
competence development

15. CNC Technology2014
Certification on three levels

16. Validation and
certification of
specific
professional skills

17. Reliability
LegitimacyEfficiency
Validity
Cornerstones

18. 3.The
infrastructure
for
validaBon
of
individuals
4.
The
self-­‐
sustaining
operaBon
of
the
system
1.
The
system
of
idenBfying/describing
competences
Success-
factors
2.
The
legiBmicy
of
cerBficates
(qualificaBons)

19. Quality assured system for how to
identify and describe critical areas
of competence and requirements of
the tasks that constitute a certain job
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validity and reliability

20. Companies
OperaBon
Experts
Revision
Quality
Assurance
Testcenter
Companies
Testcenter
EducaBon
Providers
Testcenter
Schools
ü Validity
ü Reliability
ü Control
ü Standard
and
rouBnes
ü Requirements
and
demands
ü Stakeholders
ü Accredited
Testcenters
ü Authorized
Testleders
ü Revision

21. TASKS
KNOWLEDGE
UNDERSTANING
SKILLS
COMPETENCE
FUNCTION
THEORY
DEMANDS
DEMANDS
DEMANDS
DEMANDS

23. Knowledge, Skills,Competence

24. legitimacy

25. Validity
Reliability
Legitimacy
Efficiency

26. The results of the validation show
with very high precision what
competence needs to be developed
efficiency
2

27. Knowledge, Skills,Competence
QUESTIONS
ON
FACTS
AND
UNDERSTANDING
HANDS
ON
SKILLS

28.
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&
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Kvalitet
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MäCeknik
Produk=onsteknik
Ekonomi
Ritningsläsning
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miljö,
säkerhet
Språk
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engelska
Underhåll
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Valideringsresultat

29. PLAN
ACTION
READY
VALIDATION

30. 3.
The process of validation is built on
standardisation, quality assured
processes, nationwide
accessability,
validity reliability legitimicy

31. READY
TO
GO
• Standard
for
validaBon
in
Engineering
Industry
• AccreditaBon
of
testcenters
(
80
)
• AuthorizaBon
of
testleaders
(130)
• Transferable
model
• Synchronized
with
NQF/EQF
INFRASTRUCTURE

32. A common language!
From education to learning!
Stakeholders involvement!
Institutional reforms?
A common currency?

33. SeQF
REQUIREMENTS
OF
WHAT
IS
NEEDED
TO
BE
EMPLOYABLE
workinglife
LEARNING
OUTCOME
educaBon
QUALIFICATION
(CERTIFICATE)
QUALIFICATION
(GRADE)
EXAMINATION
VALIDATION
FORMAL
EDUCATION
SAME
CURRENCY
EXCHANGEABLE?
LIFE
LONG
LEARNING
EQF

34. 4.
Self-sustainable model for
operations (no need for public
funding)
legitimicy efficiency

35. 80
TESTCENTERS
USERS
Companies
Public
Employment
Office
(AF)
EducaBon
Providers
VocaBonal
Schools
Pays
a
fee
for
validaBon
Pays
a
fee
for
access
to
the
system
Mapaz
QUALITY
REVISION
ACCREDITATION
AUTHORIZATION
OWNER
Self-sustaining model

36. INGEGERD @ .SE
Thank you for your attention!