Referencing the Italian qualifications to EQF State of play

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Referencing the Italian qualifications to
EQFState of play
Bruxelles 25-26 September 2012
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The EQF implementation in Italy

• 2003-2007 First phase Start up in implementing
  EQF concepts and approach.
• So called National Committee with Ministry of
  Labour, Ministry of Education University,
  Regions and social partners
• Reform of University based on credits
• Reform of the 1 2 cycle of Education and
  first regulations

• 2008-2012 Second phase Development
• new curricula for 1 and 2 cycle of education
  and for initial VET (3 years and 4 years courses)
  based on LOs
• reform of the Istruzione e Formazione Tecnica
  Superiore (IFTS and ITS paths). These paths are
  based on units of competences (UC) and credits
  (ECVET)
• establishment of the Repertorio nazionale of the
  qualifications for the IVET courses based on
  LOs. Qualifications issued by the regions, with a
  national recognition (agreement 19/01/2012)
• Agreement Stato Regioni (19 April 2012)
  established the National Certification system
  of the competences, anywhere acquired within the
  Apprenticeship
• Adoption of the National Plan on Quality
  Assurance establishment of new evaluation
  systems for Education system and University

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Updating the Italian process a new phase

• Law 92/2012 so-called Forneros law the
  labour market reform in a growth perspective
• This law set up a national public
  certification system
• Art. 4 comma 51 in coherence with the Europan
  Union strategy national policies are set up,
  with agreement state-regions and the Social
  partners support, aimed at recognition of
  knowledge, skills and competences anywhere
  acquired both at personal and professional level
  ..
• comma 58 national criteria for validation of
  non formal and informal learning
• comma 58/e credits for educational and
  vocational training progression and permeability
  between paths and systems
• comma 64, set up of the national public
  certification system of the competences
• comma 67, set up of a national register of
  qualifications and degrees based on standards
  approved and easily accessible for individuals
  and institutions
• ..

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Stages summary of the referencing process in
Italy

• In 2009 ISFOL was appointed as EQF National
  Coordination Point (NCP Italy) by the Ministry of
  Labour and Social Policies.
• Since the beginning of 2009 a Technical Group
  (TG) has been working on the referencing process
• Since 2011 Regions were involved in the process,
  through their technical committee called
  Technical Coordinating Authority Social
  Partners participated as well, involved in the
  main working sessions
• Italy intends to submit its Referencing Report
  on next December 2012, after a its formal
  approval by the competent authorities

• TG is composed of experts from
• Ministry of Labour and Social Policies
• Ministry of Education, University and Research
• Department of UE Policies
• ISFOL NCP.

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The referencing process how we worked

• The TG has
• carried out a mapping of the Italian
  Qualifications Systems on the basis of the EQF
  key concepts
• shared referencing choices and opportunities of
  further inclusion of regional qualifications with
  the representatives of the national institutions
  and the Regions and through the involvement of
  social partners
• the result is the current
• Referencing Report
• Last May began the consultation with the
  international experts that provided valuable
  feedback for presenting the Italian referencing
  process in the European context
• the national consultation began last July until
  August 17th

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Structure of the national Report
Section 1 General description of different
educational and vocational training systems and
sub-systems
Section 2 Mapping of those qualifications issued
within the systems and sub-systems analyzed in
section 1
Section 3 Referencing Framework along with the
analysis of the European criteria as well as of
the methodologies and procedures adopted
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Referencing process start up

• Document Criteria and procedures for referencing
  National qualifications levels to the EQF
  carried out by the EQF Advisory Group with 10
  criteria and procedures outlined for referencing
• - process criteria
• - technical criteria
• Referencing already set for EQF levels 6.7.8
  for those qualifications referred to the
  Qualifications Framework of the European Higher
  Education Area (Bologna Process)
• Referencing the National Qualifications to the
  EQF levels. Even if those qualifications are not
  organized in a national framework based on
  levels, though they present clear correlations
  and can be inserted in progression routes

From Europe
From national context
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Referencing methodologies and procedures adopted

• First stage of Referencing in the current
  Report
• referencing ALL formal national public
  qualifications (Ministry of Education) and
  qualifications based on agreements between State
  and Regions, consistent with Learning Outcomes
  approach
• referencing based on an exhaustive relation among
  qualifications and technical analysis of
  consistency among Qualification systems and EQF
  level descriptors (analysis based on descriptive
  elements useful to the levels setting profile,
  skills/abilities/competences descriptors, etc..)
• contribution of Regions in order to analyze the
  EQF descriptors with particular reference to the
  descriptor "competence

• The Second stage will be aimed at
• referencing those regional qualifications (based
  on LO) not included within State-Regions
  Agreements. Each Region will be directly involved
  in the referencing process of the regional
  qualifications as the role of competent
  authority.
• referencing of those qualifications titles
  related to regulated professions.

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Referencing Framework
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(No Transcript)
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The impact of the referenced qualifications
1 2 cycle of education, initial vocational
education, higher education, technical higher
education - figures referred to year 2010
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Consultation process of the Report
The consultation process - Consultation
with international experts As required from
the criterion 7 of the EQF Advisory group
document, experts from different countries and
different work environments have been involved
(Richard Curmi Senior Manager Malta
Qualification Authority Claudia Gelleni Senior
Manager at CIEP France Jean Philippe Restoueix
Official of the European Council and member of
the EQF Advisory Group Father Friedrich Bechina
Responsible for the international relations of
the Holy See Vatican State Adi Kahani Civil
servant at ENIC Israel). - National
public consultation On line survey targeted to a
wide public of national stakeholders, social
partners, educational and vocational training
actors, citizens.
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Consultation with international experts

• Web meeting on the 24th of May 2012 delivery of
  the Report and guidelines useful for evaluation
• Workshop in Rome on the 13th of June 2012.
• Key issues for evaluation and discussion

1. Quality of the Report capacity to make more
   transparent and to improve comprehension of the
   Italian system in the European context
   (legibility, clarity and completeness of the
   document).
2. Quality of the Referencing process clarity and
   transparency of the referencing framework
   ("quality" of procedural choices and
   methodological arguments used for referencing).
3. Remarks and suggestions opinions, weak and
   strong points and suggestions for improvement .

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International experts feedback (1)

• Quality of the Report very clear description
  of the system at all levels and in all of its
  cycles.
• The experts suggest to clarify the political
  point of view of the Report as well as the
  relations between State and Regions on the
  educational issues.

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International experts feedback (2)

• 2.Quality of referencing clear methodological
  and procedural choices for referencing. The
  examples of Italian qualifications referenced to
  the EQF in the annex are useful and
  understandable.
• In order to improve the section
• the relation with the Qualifications Framework of
  the Bologna Process should be more explicit
• the section on quality assurance should be
  widened
• the Italian answers to the 10 criteria and
  procedures formulated by the Advisory Group
  should be included
• referencing qualifications to the EQF levels 1
  and 2 should be added.

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International experts feedback (3)

• 3. Remarks and suggestions
• qualifications of those regions that are further
  along in the process should be included in the
  Report
• a glossary should be enclosed to the Report as an
  annex
• a more explicit involvement of social partners
  should be desirable
• a description of further developments concerning
  the referencing process in Italy after the
  presentation of the Report to the Advisory Group
  should be added.

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National public consultation

• Goals share contents of the Report as well as
  get remarks and suggestions on the Report itself
  and on the referencing process from
• Educational and vocational training main actors
  and users
• Social partners as well as representatives of
  labour market and enterprises
• scientific community and experts
• citizens.
• Terms of involvement
• From the 12th of July to the 17th of August
  a survey on the web sites of the Ministry of
  Labour, Ministry of Education, ISFOL, Department
  of UE Policies.

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National public consultation

• 150 questionnaires properly filled in
• According to the 90 of participants the
  Referencing Report to EQF clearly describes the
  Italian educational and vocational training
  system.

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National public consultation

• Most of the participants guess that Referencing
  Framework as well as procedural choices and
  methodological arguments (section 3 of the
  Report) are clear and understandable.

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June-Sept. 2012
Road map
Improving the content of the Report according to
the international experts feedback and
development of the related annex
National consultation
Processing results of the national consultation
and optimization of the Report
Updating to the Advisory Group on the
referencing process in Italy
Sept. 2012
Approval of the Report by the State Regions
Conference
Nov. 2012
Dec. 2012
Final presentation of the Italian Referencing
Report to the Advisory Group