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The MASECVET Case Study ResultsClaudia Ball, 24 February 2014, Ankara
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Purpose of the Case Studies
Aimed to test the MASECVET results within
notional cases regarding:
● Applicability and added value of MASECVET tools within
different national, bilateral and ECVET application
contexts
● Possible impact of the MASECVET tools within VET in the
automotive sector and the implementation of ECVET
● Requirements for the tools practical implementation and
application
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Tools tested in the Case Studies
The MASECVET tools are:
● The Memorandum of Mutual Trust
● The Toolbox on transnational learner mobility with ECVET
● The Toolbox on recognition of non- and informal learning
with ECVET
● Supportive tools:
_MoU, LA, CPC,
_EQF-based VQTS matrix “car mechatronic”,
_recommendations on LO-based assessment etc.
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The MASECVET cases
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Transnational Mobility of
Learners within IVET
Transnational Mobility of
Workers
Recognition of non- and informally acquired abilities
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Case 1: Transnational Mobility of Learners
A VET car mechatronic student/ apprentice enrolled into a related formal
VET programme in the country of origin wants to go on a VET mobility
programme for 2-4 weeks to the hosting country. There is already a hosting
placement (school and/or work) available in the hosting country.
Adjustments to this placement can easily be done, if necessary to fulfil
possible requirements. Organisational aspects such as travel,
accommodation and financing are taken care of.
● variation (1.1): A Turkish IVET student going abroad
to Germany within his/her IVET
● variation (1.2): A Germany IVET student going abroad
to Italy within his/her IVET
● variation (1.3): An Italian IVET student going abroad
to Turkey within his/her IVET
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Results: Learner mobility
● All three countries VET systems support transnational mobility by
recognising learning time abroad without the need for
compensating learning time.
● MASECVET tools can help to facilitate cooperation and
communication across systems and borders.
● A European network would be beneficial in order to facilitate
quality assurance within transnational mobility with MASECVET
tools.
● Group vs. individual mobilities
● Short-term vs. long-term mobilities
● Recognition of learning outcomes acquired abroad seems to be
challenging while the recognition of learning time is possible
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European Conclusion:
● The MASECVET tools can
serve as facilitators within
transnational mobility
primarily the „annex tools“.
● The use of the MASECVET
tools could be further
supported by a European
network on mobility within
automotive.
● A formal endorsement of the
MoMT by authorities is not
necessary.
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Case 2: Transnational Mobility of Workers
A worker holding a certificate in the field of car mechatronic service coming from
the country of origin relocates to the country of destination. He/ She has the
necessary language knowledge in order to work in the country of destination but
experiences problems to get a job that corresponds to his/her qualification
because his/her foreign certificate is not known in the country of destination.
He/She does not have enough work experience in order to compensate this
missing information during his/her job search. All further organisational aspects of
the relocation are taken care of.
● variation (2.1): A German worker relocating to work in Turkey
● variation (2.2): A Turkish worker relocating to work in Italy
● variation (2.3): An Italian worker relocating to work in Germany
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Results: Worker mobility
● All three countries have concrete measures in place in order to
allow for the recognition of foreign qualifications.
● MASECVET tools (especially the CPC and the organisational
VQTS matrixes) can provide a major added value for the
recognition of foreign qualifications by strongly enhancing
transparency and comparability and allowing the worker to
make his/her qualification transparent also in other contexts
● MASECVET tools address challenges identified in the German
system but also possible in the other systems:
_research of reliable information about foreign qualifications
_filling of possible qualification gaps to receive national
certificate
_transparency of the process
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European Conclusion:
● A formal endoresement of
the MASECVET tools
(especially CPC and related
VQTS matrix) is necessary
in order to make use of the
tools‘ potential to support
these processes across
borders.
Case 3: Recognition of non-/informal learning
A worker used to work many years already in his/her uncles garage partially full-
and partially part-time. He handled most kinds of services and repairs alongside
his/her uncle and his employees. However, he/she never attended formal training
in this field of work but holds a vocational certificate/ qualification in a related field
of work. Now, he/ she wants to receive recognition of his/her abilities in the field
of car mechatronics at the appropriate qualification level in order to enter into
further career steps in this field of work.
● variation (3.1): Country case study for Turkey
● variation (3.2): Country case study for Germany
● variation (3.3): Country case study for Italy
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Results: Recognition of non-/informal learning
● Measures for recognition of non- and informal learning are in
place in all three countries.
● Similiar benefits can be expected from the application of
MASECVET tools (especially CPC and VQTS matrix approach) as
within mobility of workers. However, especially in Germany
mechanisms are different and require a different application
approach.
● Major benefits are:
_ability to display individual competence profiles
_identification of competence gaps and closing of these with
individual yet standardised training elements
_transparency of processes
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European Conclusion:
● No common conclusions
are possible due to the
differences in the systems.
● However, all systems seem
to be able to profit from the
procedures described in the
RPL toolbox and the related
MASECVET tools.
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Conclusions
● The MASECVET tools can be considered as highly valuable
instruments for the improvement of all investigated ECVET
application contexts. This applies especially to the VQTS matrix
expressed in EQF descriptors and to the other tools related to the
MASECVET toolboxes.
● The level of necessary formal recognition/ endorsement of the
MASECVET tools in order to make use of their potential differs
strongly from the already existing structures and the application
context.
● The application of the “Memorandum of Mutual Trust” as a
framework tool covering a number of ECVET application and
national contexts at once appears to be rather challenging.
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