www.netques.eu

Network for Tuning Standards and Quality of Education programmes in Speech and Language Therapy/

Logopaedics across Europe

Contact informationComité Permanent de Liaison

des Orthophonistes/Logopèdes de l’Union Européenne

Standing Liaison Committee of E.U. Speech and Language Therapists and Logopedists

145, Bd Magenta, F-75010 Paris, France

E-mail: sec.gen@cplol.eu

For contact details and presentation of partners: http://www.netques.eu

P1. CPLOL FranceP2. FH Joanneum, Graz Austria P3. Fach Hochschule Wiener Neustadt Austria P4. Artevelde University College Ghent Belgium P5. Institut Libre Marie Haps, Haute Ecole Léonard de Vinci, Belgium P6. University College Ghent Belgium P7. Lessius University College Belgium P8. Catholic University College Bruges-Ostend (KHBO) Belgium P9. Catholic University of Leuven Belgium P10. Université de Liège Belgium P11. South-West University ”Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad (SWU), Bulgaria P12. Bulgarian National Association of Logopedists Bulgaria P13. European University Cyprus Cyprus P14. Palacký University, Olomouc Czech Republic P15. University of Hradec Králové Czech Republic P16. University of Applied Sciences, Bochum Germany P17. Deutscher Bundesverband für Logopädie (DBL) Germany P18. University Hospital Aachen and RWTH Aachen University, Germany P19. Syddansk Universitet Institut for Sprag og Kommunikation, Odense, Denmark P20. Eesti Logopeedide Ühing Estonia P21. Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spain P22. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Spain P23. Universidad de Valladolid Spain P24. Åbo Akademi University Finland P25. University of Tampere Finland P26. University of Helsinki Finland P27. University of Oulu Finland P28. Institut d’Orthophonie Gabriel Decroix, Université Lille 2, France P29. Ecole d’Orthophonie de Lorraine, Nancy France P30. Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University UK P31. Leeds Metropolitan University UK P32. Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), UK P33. Technological Educational Institute of Patras Greece P34. ELTE University ”Barczi Gusztav” Hungary P35. University of Limerick Ireland P36. University of Dublin, Trinity College Ireland P37. Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome Italy P38. Università degli Studi di Torino Italy P39. Félag talkennara og talmeinafræðinga (FTT) Icelandic assoc. of SLT, Iceland P40. Liepaja University Latvia P41. Latvijas Universitate, Riga Latvia P42. BLL – Association of SLT in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein P43. Siauliai University Lithuania P44. Association Luxembourgeoise des orthophonistes Luxembourg

P45. University of Malta Malta P46. Fontys University Netherlands P47. Zuyd University Netherlands P48. University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht Netherlands P49. University of Applied Science, Windesheim Netherlands P50. Hanzehogeschool , Groningen Netherlands P51. Hogeschool van Arnhem, HAN University, Nijmegen, Netherlands P52. University of Oslo Norway P53. University of Silesia in Katowice Poland P54. Uniwersyte Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej Poland P55. Escola Superior de Saude do Alcoitão Portugal P56. Polytechnics Institute of Setúbal Portugal P57. University Fernando Pessoa, Porto Portugal P58. Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca Romania P59. University of Ljubljana Slovenia P60. Lund University Sweden P61. Linköping University Sweden P62. Karolinska Institutet Sweden P63. University of Gothenburg Sweden P64. Comenius University, Bratislava Slovakia P65. Anadolu University, Dilkom Turkey

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Network for Tuning Standards and Quality of Education programmes in Speech and Language Therapy/Logopaedics across Europe.

Speech, language and communication difficulties are highly prevalent in the EU population in all age groups. Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) are responsible for assessment, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of these and in many countries also for the management of swallowing disorders. The SLT practitioner requires a high level of academic knowledge and clinical competencies.

What is NetQues?NetQues is a multilateral academic and professional network representing all EU member states plus partners from Liechtenstein, Norway and EU-candidate countries of Iceland and Turkey.

The coordinator of the project is the Standing Committee of EU Speech and Language Therapists/Logopedists – CPLOL (Comité Permanent de Liaison des Orthophonistes-Logopèdes de l’Union Européenne).

The three-year long project (2010–2013) receives 75% funding from the European Commission’s ERASMUS Life Long Learning Programme through the Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

Why is NetQues important? Ӽ In order to provide effective management

of speech, language, communication and swallowing difficulties SLTs need to be highly qualified in all aspects of their work and able to integrate academic knowledge and research skills with clinical expertise.

Ӽ The curricular structure and level of initial education of SLTs varies in different EU-countries. In order to ensure all European citizens can access equally high standards of care it is important that SLTs across the EU have comparable competencies.

and disseminating these. What will be the outcomes of NetQues? Ӽ EU-level benchmarks for minimum

standards of SLT education and clinical competencies of newly qualified SLTs that can be applied cross-nationally.

Ӽ A common vocabulary to enable sharing and comparison of education programmes and the clinical practice of SLTs across Higher Education Institutions and EU countries.

Ӽ A web based resource describing successful and innovative learning,

teaching and assessment methods which can assist HEIs in quality enhancement of their programmes and through which SLTs can maintain Life Long Learning throughout their careers.

Ӽ Information to help EU-countries seeking to establish new SLT programmes and review existing ones when needed.

Ӽ More opportunities for staff and student mobility, as well as workforce mobility in the EU.

How will NetQues address the needs of tuning SLT education across the EU?

Ӽ By SLTs with academic and professional expertise across all Europe working together collaboratively, surveying EU Higher Education Institutions offering SLT programmes; SLT Professional Associations; and key stakeholders including employers, related professionals and significant user groups to define educational benchmarks.

Ӽ By identifying best models of learning, teaching and assessment, clinical practice and quality assurance in SLT education