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Dates (from - to)Name and address of employer

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Dates (from - to)Name and address of employer

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SERBAN Madlen

10, Tincani St., block F13, 2"d entrance, app.36, Bucharest - 6, Homania

004021 3 t111620040 722 35 98 56 (mobile)

0040 21 312 54 98

madlen.serban @tvet.ro; madlen56_2000 @ yahoo,com

Romanian

13 December 1956

2007 - currentNational Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training - lnlermediate

Body for Sectoral Operational Programme Human ResourcesDevelopment 2007-2013 (SOP HRD) - under the European Social Fund

Education and traininglB SOP HRD 2007-2013 DirectorProgramming, call for project proposals preparation, evaluation and monitoring ol allrelated actions in case of two Key Areas of Intervention- budget of about 880million Euro having as main objectives: Facilitating transition from schoolto workand continuing vocational training

2002 - currentNational Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Trainino - Proiect

lmplementation Unit (PlU)educationPIU Director and deputy senior programme officer (deputy SPO)Programming and project management and coordination of two multiannual PhareProjects - budget 0f 220 million Euro having as main objectives:Modernization of TVET curriculum, credit schemes development, quality assurancein ryET, teacher training, planning of TVET supply in relation to LM demand, socialpartners involvement, management and governance eflectivenessEnsuring access to education of disadvantaged groups residential in disadvantagedareas as rural areas or areas under industrial restructuring, or belonging to ethnicminorities, having special education needs

Dates (from - to) 2008-October - November

Name and address of employer ETFType of business or sector Education and training in Central Asia Region

occupation or position held International experlI/ain activities and responsibilities Preparing the regional conference in Central Asia, and input on Quality assurance

and improvement at policy and system level in the conlerence held in Dushanbe

Dates (from _ to) 2009October

Name and address of employer Salzburg seminarType ol business or sector Education and training in the Black Sea Region

Occupation or position held International expertMain activities and responsibilities As chair of the Task force fostering and building human capital delivering a

contribution to the Black Sea regional conference organised in odessa, and inputon human capital development in view of contributing to innovation and sustainabledevelopment

Dates (from -to) 2008lvlarch - June

Name and address ol employer World bankType of business or sector Education and training in Bulgaria

Occupation or position held Short term expedMain activities and responsibilities Bulgaria- VET policy review

Dates (from - to) '"19?.-^.,-r,-"-^-

Name and address of employer Aalborg college - TA for the EU-VET ll Programme BiHType of business or sector Education and training in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Occupation or position held short term experlMain activities and responsibilities Elaboration of the VET Strategy development and validation by main stakeholders

Dates (from -to) 2006June - August

Name and address of employer Aalborg college - TA for the EU-VET ll Programme BiHType of business or sector Education and training in Bosnia and Herzegovina

occupation or position held short term expertMain activities and responsibilities Funding VET jn BiH: elaboration of the country assessment situation and strategic

recommendations

Dates (from - to) 2005October

Name and address 0f employer OECD for the Global Education Forum in Santiago de ChileType ol business or sector education

Occupation or position held Short term expert - Rapporteurl\4ain activities and responsibilities In charge with preparation of the report of one of the working groups

Dates (trom - to) 2005August-September

Name and address ol employer British CouncilType of business or sector Education and training

Occupation or position held short term expertMain activities and responsibilitles Preparation of an input and participation in debates organized by Centre for VET

studies in Russia on the topic of: Quality in Education and Training

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Dates (from -to) 2005, AugustName and address of employer UNESCO UNEVOC

Type of business or sector Education and training in Republic of llloldovaOccupation or position held Short term expert

Main activities and responsibilities Preparation of contributions on matching supply and demand ln VET, VET in LLLperspective and quality assurance and improvement

Dates {from - to) 2004 , MarchName and address of employer European Commission- DG Research - Framework Programme 6

Type of business or sector Research in education and trainingOccupation or position held independent evaluator

lvlain activities and responsibilities Evaluation carried out in Brussels for the FP 6, Priority 7: "Citizens and Governancein the Knowledge Based Society' (projects selection in the research areas ofhumanities and social sciences)

Dates (from -to) 2004 SePt2003 Oct-Dec

Name and address of employer ETFType of business or sector Education and training in Turkey

Occupation or position held peer reviewerlvlain activities and responsibilities Peer review in Turkey jointly organized by European Commission and World Bank

through ETF on the topic " Social dialogue ln education and training", I acted asleam raD00neur

Dates (from -to) 2003, July-OctName and address of employer GRASP (Governance Reform and Sustainable Partnership) of USAID

Type of business or sector Education and training in BomaniaOccupation or position held short term expert

Majn activities and responsibilities to contribute to the development of a policy paper on good governance in Romaniafocusing on decentralization, performance indicators and monitoring ol education,within a USAID funded project. Financing education was part of the policy paper

Dates (from - to) 2002 January - February and July - September2001 June - SeDtember

Name and address of employer UNESCOType of business or sector Education in lraq

Occupation or position held Secondary education and VET expertMain activjties and responsibilities To support the education sectors recovery within the oil for Food programme in lraq

Dates (from -to) 2001, MayName and address of employer UN - UNESCO

Type of business or sector Education and training in lraqoccupation or position held lndependent technical evaluator

l\4ain activities and responsibilities To evaluate the UNESCo services rendered under oil for Food Programme in lraqfor the fields of secondary education and VET

Dates (from - to) 2000 - 2007Name and address of employer National Centre for TVET Development

Type of business or sector Education and trainingOccupation or position held National Liaison Officer in Romania for CEDEFOP

Main activities and responsibilities To organise study visits for participants in policy development and analysis,focusing on social partners, in the European Union, to monitor the participation andprepare evaluation reporls

Dates (from - to) 2000 - 2001Name and address of employer National Adult Training Board

Type of business or sector Education and training

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Occupation or position held President appointed by ihe prime ministelMain activities and responsibilities The organisation ol the institution as tripartite consultative body for pollcies in the

field of vocational training of adults

Dates (from - to) 1999-2000Name and address of employer Ministry of National Education

Type of business or sector educationoccupation or position held Director General for Human Resources

lvlain activities and responsibilities Policies and monitoring of teachers and schools managers and of the schoolnetwork.Policy proposal, strategy development, methodologies and subsequent instrumentsdeveloped in order to consolidate the human resources management within theeducation sectorIn charge with ensuring equitable access to education of all citizens. Member ol theteam that launched the national programme on: Second chance education withspecial locus on Roma population that served as experience for the current prolectsrun by the minjstry

Dates (from - to) 1999-currentName and address of employer National Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Type of business or sector educationoccupation or posiiion held director

Main activities and responsibilities General coordination of lhe organisation which is dealing with curriculumdevelopment in TVET (modular approach, based on learning outcomes and creditsassociated), quality assurance and access to educationOrganisation of interinstitutional dialogue with social partners and other institutionsacting in the lield of education, training and employmentOrganisation of study visits for VET decision makers and practioners from interestedcountries; The following countries sent already their delegations: Serbia, FYR ofMacedonia, Armenia, Syria, Egypt, Bulgaria, Republic of Moldova

Dates (from - to) 1996-2006Name and address of employer Ministry of National Education

Type of business or sector Negotiation of EU accession of RomaniaOccupation or position held Member of working groups

Main activities and responsibilities Involved in the screening exercise and negotiation of the chapters education andtraining, regional policy, free movement of persons, small and medium sizeenterprises

Dates (from - to) 1996 - 1998Name and address of employer Ministry of National Education

Type of business or sector EdJcation and trainilgOccupation or position held Director of the Projecl Management Unit of the Phare VET R0 9405 prolect

Main activities and responsibilities Financial and human resources management ad coordination of the first reformprogramme of VET having the budget of 25 million EuroCooperation with technical assistance

Dates (trom - to) 1992 - 1996Name and address of employer Dolj County Council

Type of business or seclor Public administrationOccupation or position held Councillor elected

Main activities and responsibilities - President of the Commixion: Local Public Adninistration, justice, public order,hunan rights and libefties ol citizens - I initiated the fist Ethnic minorities Forun- l\/lember of the Commission for education. health and soorts

Dates (from - to) 1990 - 1996Name and address of employer TVET school - "Grup Scolar lcl\4 no. 3" Craiova , Dolj

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Tvna nf h||sinpqs nr qpnlof Educalion

Occupation or position held School mangerMaln activities and responsibilities Setting up of the school and its general management

The school has been selected as pilot school with the reform programme of theministry of education and as ecole associee of UNESCO

Dates (from - to) 1986 - 1990Name and address of employer TVET school- High school "N. Titulescu" Craiova, Dolj

Tvna ̂ l blqinocq nr cF.lor education

Occupation or position held Deputy school direclorl\4ain activities and responsibilitles Education and study programmes for VET

Dates (from - to) 1984 - 1986Name and address ol employer TVET school - High school "N. Titulescu" Craiova, Dolj

Type of business or sector Education and trainingOccupation or position held teacher

l/ain activities and responsibilities Teaching VET sdbjects

Dates (from - to) 1980 - 1984Name and address of employer OLTCIT S.A. (Romanian - French joint venture)

Type ol business or sector industryoccupatlon or position held Design engineer

lilainactivitiesandresponsibilities Enginedesignresponsibilities

EDUCATION AND TRAINING[Add sepante entties fot each rclevant course

you have compleled, staning rvith the nostrecentl

Dates (from - to) 1997 - 2007Name and type of organisation providing Universily 0t Bucharest

education and trainingPrincipal subjects/occupational Social partnership in Education and Training

Title of qualitication awarded PhDLevel in national classification

Dates (from -to) 2005Name and type of organisation providing Salzburg seminar session

education and trainingPrincipal subjects/occupational "European Union: challenges of Integration and expansion"

skills coveredTitle of qualification awarded cerlilicate

Level in national classification

Dates (from - to) 2000Name and type oforganisation providing L'6cole Nationale d'Administration (ENA)- France

educati0n and training at the request of the Romanian Ministry for Public FunctionPrincipal subjects/occupational "European Affairs and Public l\4anagement"

skills coveredTitle of qualification awarded certificate

Level in national classification

Dates (from -to) 1998Name and type of organisation providing Harvard University, J.F. Kennedy School of Government, USA

education and training

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Principal subjects/occupational l\4anagement course: Senior Managers in Governmentskills covered

Title of qualification awarded certificate

Dates (from - to) 19971996

Name and type of organisation providing SINNEA, an ltalian company, at the request of European Training Foundation (EIF)education and training for heads of Project l\4anagement Units (P[4U)from Phare c0untries

Princlpal subjects/occupational lvlanagement course: l\,4anagement of Human Resources, 1 week each yearskills covered

Title of qualification awardedLevel in national classification certificate

Dates (from - to) 1995Name and type of organisation providing University ol Craiova, Romania

education and trainingPrincipal subjects/occupational Course in Compuler sciences - Computer Assisted Design (CAD)

skills coveredTitle of qualification awarded certificate

Level in national classification

Dates (from - to) 1993Name and type of organisation providing 'Training Trust" from UK, at the request ol the Institute for Educational Sciences,

education and training Romania, for 12 innovative managers lnvolved in the reform of educationPrincipal subjects/occupational lvlanagement course- Management of Change, 6 weeks

skills coveredTitle of quallfication awarded Certificate

Level in national classification

Dates (from - to) 1990-1996Name and type of organisation providing University "Politehnica" in Bucharest

education and trainingPrincipalsubjects/occupational Teachinginpre-universityeducation

skills coveredTitle of qualification awarded Didactic degree (highest) as Teachef in pre-university education

Level in national classification

Dates (from - to) '1975 - 1980Name and type of organisation providing University "Politehnica" in Bucharest

education and trainingPrincipal subjects/occupational Engineering

skills coveredTitle of qualification awarded Licensed engineer

Level in national classification

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PERSONAL SKILLSAND COMPETENCES

Acquhed in the course of lile and career but notnecessaily covered by formal ceftificates and

diplonas.

MOTHEB TONGUE

OTHER LANGUAGES

[Specity language ]

Reading skillsI lndicale level: excellent, good, basic ]

Writlng skillsI lndicate level: excellent, good, basic ]

Verbalskil ls

I lndicate level: excellent, good, basic ]

[Specily language ]

Reading skillsI lndicate level: excellent, good, basic ]

Writing skillsI lndicate level: excellent, good, basic ]

Verbal skills

I lndicate level: excellent, g1od, basic ]

[SpeW language ]Reading skills

I lndicate level: excellent, good, basic ]Writing skills

I lndicate level: excellent, gnd, basic ]Verbal skills

I lndicate level: excellent, good, basic ]

SocIAL SKILLS AND coMPETENCESLiving and working wilh olhet people, in

multicultural envhonnents, in posiions whercconnunication is inpoiant and situalionswherc teamwotk is essential (fot example

cultue and spots) etc.

[Desuibe these conpetences and indicatewhere they were acquircdl

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Romanian

Englishexcellenl

good

excellent

Frenchexcellent

good

excellent

Italiangood

basic

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Living and working with other people - as manager of European projects (Phare)in Romania dealing with technical assistance from several countries, as evaluator ofinternational projects done together with experts from different countries, as expenof the UNESCO project working with colleagues from different countries andcontinents, as co-chair of the Task Force lor Education and Youth for the SouthEast of Europe with the Stability Pact for SEE and currently chair of the Task forcebuilding human capital of the Regional Cooperation Council, as member of theGoverning Board ol the Education Reform Initiative of the South East Europe (ERlSEE), as observer of the Governing Board of European Training Foundation (ETF),as member ol the CEDEFOP Governing Board and its Enlarged Bureau, asmember of the Advisory Council lor Vocational Training and of the DirectorsGeneral for Vocational Training of the European Commission, as founder of theEthnic minorities Forum set up in 1994 in Dolj county (as councillor elected), asmember of the Soroptimist Club (an international organization) dealing with womenproblems, as member ol the English Speaking Union

oRGAN|SAT|ONAL SKILLS Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets - as managerAND COMPETENCES of European projects (Phare) in Romania dealing with technical assistance from

coodination and adninistntion ol people, several countries, and involved in planning and financing management tor otherprojects and budgets;atwork, in voluntary Phare projects with a budget up to 220 million Euro, as organizer of several national

wotk (for examde cultwe and spotts) and at and international seminars and conferenceshone as evaluator of international projects done together with experts from ditferent

[Descibe these competences and indicate countries (evaluation of UNESCo rendered services under Oil for Food programmewherc they werc acquircdl in lraq, peer review general Rapporteur for Turkey),

as expert olthe UNESCO prolect working with colleagues from ditferent countriesand continents and in charge with secondary education and VET, as co-chair of theTask Force for Education and Youth for the South East of Europe and currently aschair of the Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital of the RegionalCooperation council in SEE, as member of the Governing Board of the EducationReform Initiative of the South East Europe (ERl SEE), as member of theSoroptimist International Club dealing with women problems in Romania, asmember of the English Speaking Union

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND l\4icrosoft office 98,2000, xP, Power Point, ExcelCOIVIPEIENCES NetscapeNavigator,lnternetExplorer

Wth conputers, specific kinds of equipnent,nachinery, etc.

[Descibe these competences and indicatewhere they were acquiredl

ARTISTIC SKILLS AND COIVPETENCES Gym and tennis practitioner, classical and rock music active listener, occasionallyMusic, witing, design, efc. painter, passionate reader

[Descibe lhese conpetences and indicatewherc they rverc acquircdl

OTHER SKTLLS AND CO|VIPETENCES Visionary and strategic thinkingConpetences not nmtioned above. lvlultitask oriented person

lDescibe these competences and indicate. Prolects evaluator for TVET and Research (Framework Programme 6 of thewherc they were acquircdi Eu.o.an Commission)

Chair person, key speaker and rapporleur for different national and internationalseminars, conferences

DRrvrNc LTCENCE(S) No

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ADDmoNAL tNFoRMATtoNUnclude here any other inlormation that may be

rclevant, lor example contact persons,refercnces, etc.l

ANNEXES[List any attached annexes]

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Ptofessional awards> National Order "Steaua Romaniel' \Romanian Sta0 in grade of Commander

issued by the President of Romania in 2000> "EURO award for contribution to the European integration of Romania'

issued by "Romania - next generation" Foundation on I May 1 998, Europeday festivities ob behalf of the Romanian Parliament

Membership of International professional bodies:. Romania Government representative in the Enlarged Bureau of the CEDEFoPGoverning Board (since October 2007). Romania Government representative in the CEDEFoP Governing Board(since June 2007). Romania Governmenl representative in the Advisory Committeefor Vocational Training ol the European Commission - ACW(since June 2005). Romania representative in the group of Directors General forVocational Training organised by the European Commission (since 2001). Romania representative in the European Training Foundation (ETF)Governing Board (1998 - until 2007). Member of the Coordination Group of the Copenhagen processorganized by the EC-DG for Education and Culture (enhancing Europeancooperation in VET- Copenhagen Declaration of education and training ministersin Europe and European Commission) (Romania representative since 2003). Member of the Working Group H established by the EC-DG for Education andCulture on the topic "making learning more attractive, strengthening the links toworklng life, research and society' (Romania representative since 2003). l\,4ember of the Governing Board of the Education Initiative Reform ofSouth Eastern Europe (ERISEE)- Homania representative(Romania representative since September 2004). Chair of the Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital of theRegional Cooperation Council (BCC) for the South eastern Europe(since December 2007). Chair of the Education and Youth Task Force within the Stability Pact forSouth Eastern Europe, Working Table 1 (from August 2007-December 2007). Co-chair of the Education and Youth Task Force within the StabilityPact for South Eastern Europe, Working Table 1 (1999-2001). VET co-ordinator - Education Task Force within the Stability Pactfor South Eastern Europe, Worklng Table 1 (1999-2001). lvlember of ENIRDEI\4 (European Network for lmprovingResearch and Development lor Educational Management), since 1999

Extra orolessional bodies. l\4ember of the Salzburg seminar alumni association, since July 2005. lvlember of the Harvard Club for Romania and lvloldova

association, since 2004. l\4ember of "English Speaking Union" - under the Honorific

Queen of United Kingdom, since 1994

- Harvard alumni

presidency ol Hlvl

. l\,4ember of the "Soroptimlst Inlernational Club" - since 1993 / co-ordinator ofthe Human rights and Status of Women durjng 1993 - 1997

'l, List of publications

Annex 1 List ot Publications:

More than 60 articles, studies and technical reports, books, as for example the relevant ones are:

"Reprofesionalizarea Romaniei" ("Back To Basics: Prclessionalism Flrsf') r consultant lor the education chapters, Bucharest, 2008'Fit for a Purpose? The Romanian System of VEI' (article co-autho0, European Journal oi Vocational Training, No 41 , 2007"Reforming systems, reshaping misconceptions in Romania", (article co-author) CEDEF0P info, no.1 - 2004"Opportunity to establish a social dialogue regional mechanism supporting the employment improvement", Bucharest, 2003 (bookco0rdinator)"A possible regional social partnership model in view of supporting the employment improvement", Bucharest, 2003 (book coordinator)"Situation analysis of education in lraq 2003, UNESCo, Paris, April 2003 (contribution based on reference documents)"Getting to work on lifelong learning: policy, practice and partnership", CEDEFOP conlerence proceedings, 2003"lndependent Technical Evaluation of UNESCo's services in the Educati0n sector for the three norlhern governorates of lraq, pursuant lothe UN Security Councll Resolution (SCB) 986, New York, 2001 (co-autho0"Romania Country Paper on Governance for Quality of Education" - pa( oJ the Conference report, Institute tor Social Policies, Budapest2001"Get involved in ICT in education in South East Europe", Paris 2000 Cisco conference proceedings on CD, San Jose, CA, USA,2001"Content of vocational education and training and learning methodologies", part of the conference proceedings on the topic ,Jransition,reconstruction and stability in South-Eastern Europe: the role ol vocational education and training", ETF and KulturkontaK Austria, 2000"VET against social exclusion", ETF, 2000 (co-autho0"Bomanian Economic Development Strategy on Medium Term, 2000-2004, Bucharest 2000 (co-author ol the education chapte0

"Education and social cohesion in the transition democracies of central and eastern Europe", part of "Education and social cohesion"published by Council ol Europe, Strasbourg, 2000'The impact of recent political developments on educalion policy and strategy", part ol the report of the Conference " European educationalco-operation for peace, stability and democracy", Sofia 2000"Vocational education and its role in the developmenl of civil society", part of the report of the Conference " European educational co-operation for peace, stability and democracy'', Sofia 2000"lnter-governmental roles in delivering education services in Central and Eastern Europe", 6 countries studies co-ordinated by the EconomicInstitute of the World Bank, 2000 (co-author)"Reviews of national policies for education in Romania", OECD, 2000"National Strategy for Human Resource Development", Romanian National Observalory, Bucharest, 1999 (co-author)

"VET and its role for regional Co-operation and civil socieiy" pad of the C0nference report, "European educational co-operation for peace,stability and democracy", Ministry of Education and Science, Vienna 1999"Vocational education and training in Romania", Yearly Report ol the Romanian National observatory the European Training Foundation(ETF) for 1997, 1998 and 1999 (co-autho0'The role of social partners in VET', Report of the Romanian National Observatory - ETF (co-ordinator)'Transparency and regulated professions covered by the European Directive 51/92/EEC in Romania", Report of the Romanian National0bservatory - ETF (co-ordinato0'Teacher/trainers training in VET', Report of the Romanian National Observatory * ETF (co-ordinator)"VET retorm in Romania - policy concepts and strategy, October 1997 - Bucharest, Bomania (co-author)

"VET system in Romania - restructuring proposals", '1998 - Bucharest, Romania (co-author)'Technical and Vocational Education in Bomania". 1998 - Bucharest, Romania (co-author)

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