European Qualification Framework EQFHAIR

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European Qualification Framework EQF-HAIR

• Making non formal education fit into NQF using
  the EQF as a translating tool to support the
  recognition of vocational non formal education
  the example of the European Hairdressing
  Certification

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Content of the presentation

• Brief reminder Purpose of the project
• Project s main outcomes
• Preliminary recommandations

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Project description/purpose

• Test the EHC against the EQF and the NQF, as well
  as test it against the national training
  solutions which exist.
• Goal identify strengths and weaknesses, define
  indicators to ease the assessment of quality,
  accessibility and translation of training schemes
  into other systems, identify relevant levels,
  reference points and descriptors that should be
  strongly recommended as part of an effective EQF,
  and might be used at national level to complete
  the EQF.
• Produce guidance principles to the promotion of
  the EQF for the sector and at a later stage by
  other sectors.
• The end-product should consist of a Guide to
  practitioners. The guide will present how to use
  the EQF to translate national formal and non
  formal vocational schemes in the Hairdressing
  sector, providing further descriptors, being at
  group, regional, national or European level. So
  that companies and workers can rely on a commonly
  understandable vocational framework regardless of
  their Member state origin. It will increase
  quality and accuracy of the schemes (input of the
  sector, use of common indicators) and at mid-term
  promote mobility. The latter being both part of
  the integrated guidelines on Employment and of
  the objectives of the LLP.

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Project description/partnership

• 7 Countries - 12 partners
• P1 DK Danish Hairdressers Beauticians Union
  (DFKF)
• P2 NL Coiffure EU
• P3 LT Kosmetology ir kirpeju profesiné sajunga
  (resigned)
• P4 SE Handelsanställdas Förbund
• P5 NO Norges Frisörmesterforbund
• P6 FR FO- Federation Force Ouvriere de la
  Coiffure
• P7 SE Sveriges Frisörföretagare
• P8 DK Danmarks Frisørmesterforbund
• P9 AT WKO, Bundesinnung der Friseure
• P 10 DK Uddannelsescenter København Vest - CPH
  West
• P 11 NO Fagforbundet
• P 12 UK National Hairdressers Federation
• P 13 FR CNEC

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Project description/deliverables

• Descriptors
• Guide
• Develop and implement the learning outcomes
  approach promoted by the EQF
• Develop a qualification framework, incl. for ex.
  pathways between higher education/general
  education and vocational education and training.

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Main Outcomes

• WP1
• WP2
• The guide

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Aims of WP1

• Test the EHC against the EQF test to which
  extend the result of Leonardo da Vinci-project
  EUC Hair (being the European Hairdressing
  Certificate - EHC) is in accordance with The
  European Qualification Framework (EQF).
• Test the EQF in the light of the European
  Hairdressing Certificate (EHC). The experience
  acquired with the elaboration of a European
  outcome-based approach to the training in the
  Hairdressing sector might help testing the
  efficiency, the coherence and the feasibility of
  implementation of the proposed EQF.

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Expected outcomes of WP1

• Experts and practitioners Analysis to be able
  to provide to everyone a clear and common
  understanding of the EQF purposes,
• Cautious Examination of the accuracy of the EQF
  levels to the vocational training needs of a
  branch
• Ensure that the EHC (European Hairdressing
  certificate) is at the edge of the EU education
  policy. Give input to the European Qualifications
  Framework (EQF)
• Mutual recommendation on descriptors/indicators
  and ways of improvement of both EHC and EQF
• Report from the WP leader on the outcomes.The
  report will be presented in-depth at the
  seminar.

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Results

• level 3 is clearly below the level in EHC/Level B
  according to the levels of abstraction, lifelong
  learning, autonomy and independency.
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• Thus we consider EQF level 4 as the best fit for
  EHC/Level B.

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Aims of WP2

• Clear understanding of the European
  Qualifications Framework (EQF) purposes
  (Individuals, trainers/ees, employers, national
  authorities, national social partners)
• Cautious Examination of the accuracy of the EQF
  levels to the vocational training needs of a
  branch (national authorities, national social
  partners)
• Mutual recommendation on descriptors/indicators
  and ways of improvement of both EHC and EQF
  (national authorities, national social partners)

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Expected outcomes of WP2

• Collection and analysis of data and information
  on national schemes and comparision with EHC and
  EQF (test compatibility, obstacles, ways of
  improvement)-
• gt tools questionnaires to be filled in by
  practitioners (trainers, jury members, trainees,
  ) to assess their level of understanding of an
  outcome-based reference system, the use they can
  made of it, their expectations in the context of
  their national scheme(s)
• gt grid of evaluation to assess how the EQF could
  really act as a coherent and efficient
  Qualifications Converter System.
• Report from the WP leader on the outcomes to the
  other partners for information. The report will
  be presented in-depth at the seminar.

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Results

• Questionnaire to Trainers
• - Replies from DK, AUT
• Welcome EQF
• EQF is adapted to work as a translation tool to
  evaluate national certifications
• Descriptors used may be used for sectoral
  purposes too
• Questionnaires to Trainees/Students
• Analysis in process

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Aims of WP3

• Mutual and wide-spread understanding of the EQF,
  its rationale and its usefulness, Transparency of
  process (Individuals, trainers/ees, employers,
  national authorities, national social partners)
• Participation of various stakeholders to ensure
  the mutual understanding of the guidance
  principle and have a valuable exchange Messages
  disseminated very broadly (Individuals,
  trainers/ees, employers, national authorities,
  national social partners)

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Results

• Level 4 commonly shared
• Agreement on a sectoral EQF grid
• Guidance principles

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The Guide
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Content of the guide

• Explanation of the methodology to rank a sectoral
  or national certificate into the matrix agreed by
  the sector
• General Recomendations to improve the use of the
  EQF grid

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Methodology

• Define first an outcome based approach
• business driven needs
• Find the best fit for your outcomes and
  professional needs on the EQF matrix
• Build your sectoral/EQF matrix
• Finally compare your national certificate(s) to
  this matrix

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Recommendations

• Reference to EQF on CVs, notably Europass
• Use the EQF matrix starting from Competences to
  Knowledge
• Ensure trust in the EQF