1. REGIONAL QUALIFICATIONS SYSTEM REGIONAL SYSTEM OF FORMALIZATION AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPETENCES Main aspects:  logic of the system  constituent parts Bologna, 5th May 2011

2. Training standards for the courses designed to acquire a qualification 2004 2005 2006 Regional Qualifications System System of Formalization and Certification of competences Accreditation of training Institutions 2003

3. 3 3 Background reference Devices and systems for the policies of Education, Training, Employment National Framework MD 12/03/1996; MD 174/2001 L 53/200; L. 131/2003; L. 30/2003 L.D gs276/2003 e I.D. 10/10/2005 Agreements CU, CP, social partners on Education, Training, Employment Regulations implementing Education reform Agreement among Government, Regions, Social Partners 25/02/2010 Community Framework Decision 2241/2004/CE - Europass Community Guidelines from 1999 to 2005 on recognition of certificates and professional qualifications ESF Regulations EQF Regional Framework RL 12/2003; RL 17/ 2005 Deliberations RQS/Accreditation/ Training standards/RSFC Deliberation 105/2010 Regional planning documents Shared culture Institutions (Ministries, other regions, Provincial Administrations) Social Partners Training subjects

4. The system of education and training in Italy D Life Long Learning Vocational Training Technical Education VT and E System REGIONAL JURISDICTION Apprenticeship STATE JURISDICTION Higher education and training Specialized Degree Degree University Higher Technical Education State Examination Second Cycle High school passages First Cycle Nursery school Middle school Primary school AGE 5

5. REGIONAL QUALIFICATIONS SYSTEM IN EMILIA ROMAGNA

6. 6 Revision of the Regional List of the Recognized Qualifications based on the following criteria : Low recoursing Obsolescence No Attendance Stationing/Interruption Superimposition Revision of the Regional List of the Recognized Qualifications based on the following criteria : Low recoursing Obsolescence No Attendance Stationing/Interruption Superimposition Comparison with the research performed by different bilateral organisms (industry-craftmanship- small and medium enterprises–co- operative enterprises-tourism-transport-agricolture) Analysing the training projects referring to any qualification The work route for the definition of the RQS Methodological criteria 1/2 The work route for the definition of the RQS Methodological criteria 1/2

7. 7 Comparison with other European countries qualifications Analysis of other Regions works concerning this topic Check with the qualifications of the vocational education system Check with the qualifications of the vocational education system Study of experiments and researches performed in Emilia-Romagna Direct survey : interviews to experts The work route for the definition of the RQS Methodological criteria 2/2 The work route for the definition of the RQS Methodological criteria 2/2

8. 150 experts appointed by the social parts + 50 experts appointed by the vocational training organisms for each of the 38 identified professional areas Three half days of discussion in order to confirm the professional standards of qualifications in each area about 190 meetings Three half days of discussion in order to confirm the training standards of qualifications in each area Regional officials + Expert consultants = The work route for the definition of the RQS The participants The work route for the definition of the RQS The participants

9. Professional figures constituting the regional economic and productive system Professional figures relevant to specific regional sectoral policies Professional figures in expectation to development QUALIFICATIONS INVENTORY SOURCE PROCEDURE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS The work route for the definition of the RQS The system components The work route for the definition of the RQS The system components

10. It can be registered into the “Libretto formativo individuale” (individual training booklet) IT’S A FORMAL CERTIFICATE It’s given to an individual Points out and assures that the individual owns all the typical competences of a defined professional figure It’s assigned through a PROCEDURE REGULATED by the Region It can be obtained through the addition of partial certifications (certifications of “competency unit” which can be gained through different ways of learning, during different periods of life) the RQS QUALIFICATION is: the RQS QUALIFICATION is: A group of working roles, operating on working processes which are similar and characterized by professional and homogeneous competences

11.  It 'a "joint" between the vocational training and the labour system  It is not "prescriptive" neither for the one nor for the other system  A qualification is not a working role  The SRQ doesn’t represent the system of working roles inside the enterprises A qualification can be a reference to the one and the other system  A qualification is not a training course  The SRQ is not the system of training offer The qualification reflects professional figures “trainable" and "present" in the world of work A register of qualifications expressed in standards of professional competences

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19. 19 At present the Regional Inventory is consisting of 126 qualifications referred to 38 professional areas Access to a professional area Of these, in accordance with the construction of THE TRAINING STANDARDS, can be distinguished : Either access and deepening 26 14 Deepening/specialization 86 3rd EQF level 4th EQF level 5th-6th-7° EQF lev.

20. 20 System of Qualifications in comparison with EQF levels Q. of access to a professional area On the basis of their professional and training standards, the Regional qualifications can be inserted between the 3rd and 7th EQF level Q. of either access and deepening Q. of deepening/specialization 1st EQF level 2nd EQF level 3rd EQF level 4th EQF level 5th EQF level 6th EQF level 7th EQF level 8th EQF level Broad general practical and theoretical knowledge Field-specific practical and theoretical knowledge Relevant knowledge to a particular field of learning or occupation Detailed knowledge connected to a field of learning or work Specific knowledge in a specialised field as a basis to develop ideas

21. THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS THE INVENTORY OF REGIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IN EMILIA ROMAGNA They represent the essential elements defining the professional figures and the key skills needed to perform the related professional activities Competency Unit – clusters of skills and knowledge needed to perform sets of tasks that produce an observable and measurable result Abilities –cognitive and implementing processes to be acted in professional activities Knowledge –professional knowledge related to the professional activity

22. EXAMPLE Библиотекарь

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25. It 's a procedure for updating and maintaining the qualifications and the competences contained in the Inventory THE REGIONAL QUALIFICATION SYSTEM IN EMILIA ROMAGNA THE SOURCE PROCEDURE

26. THE SOURCE PROCEDURE THE SOURCE PROCEDURE 1. Proposition Social Partners Bilateral Organisms Vocational Training Organisms Vocational Training Organisms Educational Institutions Technical Inquiry, interviews QUALIFICATION? The FLOW and the PHASES 2.Inquiry NO Qualification Description YES Subcommittee CRT 3. Check up Confirmed? NO YES 4. Approval The proposers

27. Personal and professional identity: THE LIFE OF PEOPLE READABLE AS LEARNING TO "SPEND" IN THE SYSTEMS: WORK, TRAINING AND EDUCATION TRAINING STANDARDS Integrated Training System CERTIFICATION Recognition TRAINING CREDITS QUALIFICATIONS UNIT OF COMPETENCE CONTRACTS ROLES CLASSIFICATIONS COURSES PLANNINGPROFESSIONAL SYSTEM ORGANISATIONAL PLANNING Regional Qualifications System Labour Market

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29. The significant components of the system: OBJECT BENEFICIARIES PROCESS THE SUBJECTS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS THE REGIONAL SYSTEM OF FORMALIZATION AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPETENCES

30. THE PROCESS Person who’s attending a course yesyes no Administrative procedures Form on Abilities and knowledge Is he/she supposed to take the exam? Does he/she need an individual consulence? yes no ye s no Is he/she interested in obtaining a qualification or a Competency Unit Certificate? Acquiring the demand Check through evidences Check through exam Administrative procedures Qualification or Competency Unit Certificate individual consulence QUALIFICATIONSINVENTORY Person who’s got a working experience or various types of certificates (formal or non- formal) interested in obtaining a qualification Is he/she appropriate? yesno

31. Object Object for formalization and certification are the professional standards of qualifications. The minimum certifiable unit consists of the competency unit. In the perspective taken competences are the reference and communication code : for the world of work where competences are a factor for efficiency, quality and competitiveness for the educational and training system where competences become prevalent and relevant training objectives for the protection of individual rights where the competences form factor of employability and individual capital to value and recognize

32. The RSFC allows to formalize and certify the competences of: people who took part (partially or fully) to a training course which provides as a result the issue of a document of formalization and certification people with experience in the workplace, and/or informal situations and/or with certificates obtained in relation to formal learning situations involved in obtaining a document of formalization and certification Beneficiaries

33. The subjects involved in the process Responsible for the formalization and certification of competences Expert on the evaluation processes Experts in professional area/qualification Examination Committee 2 3 Organizational and procedural reference for the delivery of the whole process 1

34. R S FC FEATURES The RSFC is characterized by two essential conditions: defined and strict procedures, professional competence of its authors. These two conditions make: sure the path - each one (beneficiaries, actuators, external actors interested...) knows the stages of the route; homogeneous and transparent the contents; the same criteria for analysis and evaluation of skills (for evidence or for examination ) in any place-any time; The results/outcomes of the process used in different contexts and authoritative. The use of reliable procedures and visible by "experts" makes the results stronger and facilitating the use in different contexts

35. 35 The outputs of the process of formalization and certification Qualification - Qualification - document in which you certify, always after passing an examination, abilities and knowledge corresponding to a qualification. Certificate of competence Certificate of competence - document in which you certify, after passing an examination, abilities and knowledge corresponding to one or more Unit of Competence Form on abilities and knowledge Form on abilities and knowledge - document that will formalize the individual knowledge and abilities if they do not cover the whole expected for one or more UC (Unit of competence)

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