1. LdV – HAPPY FARM DONEGAL, 13. - 15. 9. 2007 DONEGAL, 13. - 15. 9. 2007 Urška Marentič, Department for occupational standards development

2. QUESTIONNARIE 2 Occupations and training programmes

3. SLOVENIA National vocational qualification National vocational qualification HOUSEKEEPER ASSISTANT HOUSEKEEPER ASSISTANT

4. NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION NVQ is formally recognized on the basis of national vocational standards and acquired on the basis of verified education programmes or through the procedure for assessment and verification of national vocational qualifications.

5. JOB PROFILE z Detailed description of an occupation y tasks described in fields of work (ie planning, production, management …), level of profficiency, working conditions, possible areas of employment... z Prepared in cooperation with employers

6. SOCIAL PARTNERS z Chamber of Craft z Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry z Trade union

7. OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD zDeveloped on the basis of job profile zDefines contents of national vocational qualification on a certain level of efficiency and defines knowledge, skills and vocational competence. zAssures tranparency and quality of learning results.

8. EXAMPLE OF OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD 1. OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD HAUSEKEEEPER ASSISTANT 2. STANDARD CLASIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS HAUSEKEEEPER ASSISTANT 3. PROFICIENCY LEVEL III. 4. PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES Candidate: organises own work and insures a quality of own work pays regards to the measures od rational consumption of energy, material and time protects own health and works according to the rules for environment protection developes enterprenential characteristic, skills and behaviour communicates with co-workers and guests cleans and maintains home area and surroundings assist at organising of guest accomodation and their well-being helps to prepare dishes and serves food and drink to guests maintaines textile goods and manufactures simple textile products for home

9. EXAMPLE OF OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD cleans and maintains home area and surroundings Operative activities PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS CORE TASKS FIELDS OF ACTIVITIES cleans and tidy up rooms, other places for guests cleans and tidy up kitcken and preparation room clean and tidy up storehouse prepares common rooms suitably to event by housekepeer instruction manufactures simple products from tekstile and prepare decoration maintans and takes care of flower stands and additional equipement in the house and surtrounding by housekepeer instruction knows methods of cleaning and maintainance of room equipement and rooms has basic knowledge of good hygiene practice has basic knowledge of roomm decoration acording to guests needs has basic knowledge roles of storaging cleaning agents has basic knowledge of plants treatment

10. PROCEDURE

11. AGRUMENTATION Presentation of the branch Labour market needs in the next 3-5 years International comparison Legal framework

12. CATALOGUE OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS z Defines knowledge, skills, competencies needed for acquiring certaing NVQ z Contents: general information, methods and criteria of assessment, conditions regarding equipment for assessing institutions, conditions for members of assessment committees z Adopted by the Council of Experts and defined by the ministry of labour z Titles of the catalogues are published in the official gazette, documents are provided on the internet pages of the CPI

13. TWO WAYS TO THE SAME TARGET OCCUPATIONAL STANDARD VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CERTIFICATE – EDUCATION + NVQ CATALOGUE OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACCREDITED ASSESSING AGENCIES ADULTS NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION NVQ CERTIFICATE YOUTH/ADULTS