To support lifelong learning and expanding mobility

Working group 4 Report

13 - 14 June 2012 |Vienna

Specific ongoing activities and projects:- Learning mobility:

Capacity Building Mobility Programme (Lead: AT, Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital) 2008 – (annual cycles)

Strengthen administrative capacities, promotion of regional cooperation through international mobility stages civil servants

CEEPUS - Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies (Lead: Joint Committee of Ministeries, Central Cepus office in AT) May 2011 – Apr 2018

Multilateral exchange programmes for university studies (university networks operating joint programmes; covers grants for teachers and students)

Academy of VET (Lead: DE - Akademie der Beruflicher Bildung )VET schools cooperation to enhance skills of trainers, instructors and mangers

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Specific ongoing activities and projects:- European reference tools:

Development of National Qualification Frameworks (Lead: HR) Oct 2011 – Dec 2012

Emphasis on recognition of prior learning and cooperation on quality assurance of the assessment

Modernisation of VET system in Serbia (lead : Serbia) oct 2009 – March 2013

Support modernisation of VET system and strenghten institutional capacity, (develop NQF; QA mechanism, support continuous VET, teachers training)

In service teacher training for inclusive education (Lead: Moldova) 2010 - 2013

Develop a methodological framework and a regional network of inclusive educationa promoters

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Specific ongoing activities and projects:- European reference tools:

Training on competence based assessment for VET teachers (Lead: RO – National Centre for TVET) June 2011 – May 2014

Develop and implement training programmes for VET teachers in competence based assessment

Improving quality assurance in VET through schools networks (Lead: RO National Centre for TVET) September 2010 – May 2014

Develop a strategy for EQAVET implementtaion in national context and support VET schools networking on specific domains

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Areas for further action for the Danube region strategy implementation :

Administration - reduce obstacles, simplify regulations, commonly develop regulations, brief civil servants Focus on existent schemes – find a balance between new and old ideas, secure financinginformation management – elaborate short, user friendly documents and schemesPromote mobility as a way of lifePromote the Danube region - have a positive approach towards ist developments and achievementsAsk for dissemination strategy as a condition for application and project approvalBe aware of the linking that exists between language and identity

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Project ideas:

NQF development in the Danube region – exchange of information on how to develop and operationalize NQF at system level (regulations needed, steps taken, exchange of good practice)

Networking of schools in specific sectors (agriculture, tourism etc.) – partnership agreement between participating schools; possible areas for cooperation: mobility of teachers and students, training programmes development, teachers training, extra curricular activities, on line cooperation platforms

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KISS!

(KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE!!)

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