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The TAMTAM projectAims and expected impact

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The TAMTAM project (Leonardo TOI, 2011)

Testing and Implementing EQF- and ECVET-Principles in Trade Organizations and Education

Exploiting the TIPTOE plAtforM by Transferring ECVET and

EQF semAntic tools in a Multi-sectoral perspective

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Overview In a nutshell

Exploiting the TIPTOE plAtforM by transferring ECVET and EQF semAntic tools in a Multi-sectoral perspective

Not just an acronym Above all an onomatopoeic word Used for auspicating a wide spreading of new qualifications and an

effective usage of the outcomes of the TIPTOE “Testing and Implementing EQF and ECVET Principles in Trade Organizations and Education” project

TAMTAM mainly operates a sectoral and geographic transfer From trade to ICT, fashion/textile, mechanics/mechatronics and

energetic efficiency/green building From the Netherlands to Italy, Austria, France, Germany, Portugal,

Slovenia, Spain and United Kingdom

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Needs addressed Construction and intelligent grow of a common European

space for lifelong learning (Lisbon process, ET 2020) Specific needs

Ensuring mobility and innovation in professions By means of semantically transparent qualifications articulated into

units to which ECVET credit points are allocated (European priority)

Favouring employability Thanks to an increased match between results above and innovation

needs of the labour world (New skills for new jobs)

Transversal need Capitalizing and exploiting best practices possibly resulting from

previous experiences, without “reinventing the wheel” In terms of both methodologies and tools (e.g., software platforms)

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Objectives The TAMTAM project aims to

Adapt (at the methodological, contenutistic, technological levels) Transfer (through actions aimed at strengthening the awareness/

appropriation degree and at testing mobility and ECVET tools) Valorise (through exploitation and dissemination activities)

The outcomes of the TIPTOE initiative, represented by A methodology (for analyzing the education and labour worlds) A platform (for creating a European profile in the trade sector)

By Characterizing EQF level 5 qualifications belonging to new sectors

representing the national views in the extended set of countries Applying ECVET tools Gathering innovation needs and verifying the flexibility of

qualifications and their predisposition to updatability

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Context

Formallearning

(e.g., EQF 4)

Non formallearning

Informallearning

Lifelonglearning

Other path“what is my EFQ level”ECVET

points

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Practical obstacles: heterogeneity

Information asymmetries

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The TIPTOE methodology

KSC(NL)

Profile(NL)

KSC(FR)

Profile(FR)

KSC(IT)

Profile(IT)

…

common elements,differences, gap Occupational dimension

KSC(all countries/profiles, trade sector)

Semantic map(s), common vocabulary

KSC(NL)

Profile(NL)

KSC(FR)

Profile(FR)

KSC(IT)

Profile(IT)

…

Educational dimensionEU-EQF profile in KSC linked to EQF

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Profile (labour)

(Assistente alle vendite, Italy)

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Profile (education)

(Tecnico superiore commerciale per il marketing e per l'organizzazione delle vendite, Italy)

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Approach Challenges

To overcome the information asymmetries and heterogeneity issues above

Due to different interpretations of EQF and ECVET concepts But also related to more practical aspects, i.e., to content, language

EQF and ECVET in practice Sectoral and European approach

Naar kenmerken van het product uit te leggenTo be able to provide

information about the products

Etre capable de décrire les produits et leur specificités

Learning outcomes are described with no

exploitation of a shared dictionary

The same concept could be expressed using

different terms

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Common vocabulary: taxonomy/ontology

Knowledge ofcommunication techniques

Action verbs

To act To identify

To use To evaluate

Knowledge

Communicationtechniques

Customer

Customerneeds

To identifyThe customer

Sellingtechniques

To be able to useselling techniques

Full responsibility in identifyingcustomer needs

Context

Full responsibility

Customer furtherneeds

Customercompliants

Customerdoubts

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The TIPTOE platform

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The TIPTOE project, in practice Steps

Profiles collection Profiles annotation with a common vocabulary (taxonomy/ontology) Inference rules for semantic comparison: common denominator Creation of the European profile and testing

Naar kenmerken van het product uit te leggenTo be able to provide

information about the products

Etre capable de décrire les produits et leur specificités

Provide Information ProductExplain Product Characteristics

Describe Product Specificities

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European profile (more levels): the “ruler”

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More on TIPTOE Title

“Exploiting semantics for constructing and comparing occupational and educational-driven qualifications: the TIPTOE project”

Authors Valentina Gatteschi, Fabrizio

Lamberti, Claudio Demartini, Rob van Wezel, Simonetta Bettiol

Publication Journal of Universal Computer

Science, special issue on “Outcomes of International Research Projects on Technology Applied to Education”, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 5-24, 2012

Link http://www.jucs.org/jucs_18_1/

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Consortium

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Consortium Core partners

Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN (IT) – Applicant/Coordinating org./Beneficiary 3s research laboratory (AT) DEKRA Akademie GmbH (DE) Industriegewerkschaft Metall Vorstand (DE) Camara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de Oviedo (ES) GIP FCIP Rectorat de Paris - Groupement d'Intérêt Public Formation

Continue et Insertion Professionnelle (FR) CREDIJ Centre REgional pour le Développement local, la formation et

l'Insertion des Jeunes (FR) Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per il Veneto (IT) KCH International (NL) Universidade do Minho (PT) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia - Institute for Business

Education (SI) clock-IT-skills Ltd (UK)

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Consortium Associated partners

Istituto Tecnico per Geometri "BELZONI-BOAGA" (IT) Istituto Statale Istruzione Secondaria Superiore "G.B. CERLETTI" (IT) Istituto Professionale di Stato per i Servizi Alberghieri, della Ristorazione,

Commerciali e Turistici "E. CORNARO" (IT) Istituto Professionale per l'Industria e l'Artigianato "G. GIORGI" (IT) Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "C. GRASSI" (IT) Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "PININFARINA" (IT) Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "A. Rossi" - Fondazione ITS

Meccatronico (IT) Istituto Istruzione Superiore "E.U. Ruzza" (IT) Istituto Istruzione Superiore "Q. SELLA" (IT)

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Representativeness Representativeness

Universities or higher education institutions (tertiary level) Vocational or technical secondary school Research centres and bodies Vocational training centres or organisations Social partners (trade unions, etc) Chambers of commerce Adult education providers associations Associations working in the field of lifelong learning Public authorities (regional) Public authorities (national) Adult education providers Consultancy companies

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Stekeholders Represented by

Operators of VET, users of selected sectors and authorities

TAMTAM aims at Providing them with concrete answers to the demand for

improved mobility and employability and up-to-dateness of occupational and educational profiles

Adapting the TIPTOE methodology and platform to let them Manage the dialogue among heterogeneous actors Handle and cross a wide variety of information concerning the

application of tools for transparency (specifically,ECVET) by taking into account sectoral aspects (SQFs)

Enable benchmarking operations