The European Commission is developing a European Skills, Competences and Occupations taxonomy (ESCO), which will describe the most relevant

skills, competences and qualifications needed for several thousand occupations. Once finalized, ESCO will be the first classification of it’s

kind available in all EU languages.

You can read more about ESCO from: http://www.fizioterapeitiem.lv/Lat/WCTP/2012/Newsletter/ER-WCPT_Newsletter_38_-_October_2012.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=852

… takes stock of the directives issued by the EU Commission that have a direct impact on physiotherapy education. EU Directives have a

direct influence on higher educational institutions. The first subject to be looked at was “Ranking”.

The Focus Group “EU Directives”

In ENPHE spring seminar in Vilnius, Lithuania, 14-15 March 2013 the group decided to focus on ESCO.

The group members in Vilnus were: Maija Kangasperko, Finland; Janke Oosterhaven, Netherlands;

Alma Cirtautas, Lithuania; Jorgen Brandt, Denmark; Marja-Leena Lähteenmäki, Finland

ER-WCPT has written in it’s newsletter :

What competencies, (* theoretical knowledge, skills, attitudes

* knowing, doing, beeing)

should the graduating physiotherapists have in 2020?

In ENPHE seminar in Lahti (3.-5.10.2013) we talked in a workshop about:

• Difference of core and general competences• Skills to do assessment based on clinical reasoning on

Bachelor and master levels• More focus on e-health and technology, communication skills,

health promotion, promoting chancing life style and managing in differences in health perception

• Broad scope on patients problems, understanding the patients rights and environment– Patients as a participant of Health Care Teams sharing the decision

making

• We need to put focus on:– Entrepreneurship– Cultural diversity– Evidence based physiotherapy– Continuous professional development

• We need to develop national guidelines • We need to clarify the “job” profile as a starting point to the

learning outcomes

• We need to clarify the core areas of sports coaches, personal trainers, physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists …

• Description of PT-special competences are needed!!

Results of the brainstorming session:

Some references for group’s work in future:

• The Previous Enphe Focus Group’s Final Reports: – European Qualification Framework for Life Long

Learning in Physiotherapy http://enphe.org/Portals/enphe/documents/Final%20Report%20EQ%20FG_DEF_16012013.pdf

– EU directives with a focus on ranking criteriahttp://enphe.org/Portals/enphe/documents/Final%20Report%20EU%20directives.pdf

• Anton Veen & . ”The Orange Book”

• Wickström-Grotell, C., Broberg, C. & Ahonen, L. 2012. … ”About the History of Physiotherapy” European Journal of Physiotherapy. – coming soon!

• The group will add here other valid references for the theme.

The Focus Group “EU Directives / ESCO”, active members

in and after Lahti:

Malin Nygren-Bonnier, SwedenJanke Oosterhaven, Netherlands, ”www-person”Maija Kangasperko, FinlandArzu Razak Ozdingler, TurkeyMara Kulsa, LatviaMarja-Leena Lähteenmäki, Finland - facilitator

See: Broberg et.al. 2003. A Conceptual Framework for Curriculum Design in Physiotherapy Education – an International Perspective Advances in Physiotherapy; 5:161–168

3.-5.10.2013

Time for pt. education

CPD (Contiuous professional development)

core concepts

practiceworking areasresearch and development

Life long learning

As a framework in preparing for Istanbul (21.-22.3.2014) meeting: