1. Towards a EQF – Exchanging the Stakeholders' views and experiences

2. Table of Contents Aims of the project Project partners Advisory Board Working method Planned publications Meetings Final conference

3. Project Aims To provide a forum for the exchange and discussion of experiences between 5 stakeholders from 5 countries To facilitate new partnerships between the involved partners and between stakeholders To identify common issues, problems and solutions within the 5 countries To let others learn from the experience of the 5

4. Project Partners National stakeholders: –AUGent – Gent University Association –BDA – Confederation of German Employers' Organisations –EON – School Students Organisation Norway –SVIZ – Education, Science and Culture Trade Union of Slovenia –USI – Union of Students in Ireland

5. Advisory Board Rationale: To involve the European umbrella organisations of stakeholders –EUA – European University Association –EURASHE – European Associations of Higher Education Institutions –EI – Education International –ETUC – European Trade Union Confederation –OBESSU – Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions

6. Working Method Concept: –1 st step:National dialogues in 5 countries –2 nd step:Merge experience and results of national dialogues National dialogues: –Organised by each National Stakeholder –Involvement of all stakeholders in the respective country: education institutions, trade unions, employers' organisations, students/learners

7. Meetings & Timeline Kick-off meeting 1 st National meeting2 nd National meeting CoordinationConference preparation Final Conference Evaluation & Further Dissemen. Advisory Board Coordinator + Nat. Partners National level ● Exchange of experience ● Answers to guiding questions ● Review of documentation ● Review National Dialogue progress ● Identify first common issues ● Work plan for documentation ● Gather national outcomes & common issues ● Review national documentation ● Preparation of final conference ● Overall evaluation ● Further dissem- menation ● General co-ordination ● Deatiled work plan ● Guidelines and guiding questions for Phase 2 ● First exchange ● Agree on further process ● Work plan for documentation

8. Planned Publications Conference preparatory material –5 country cases –Participating organisations, conference particip. –Approx. 100 copies, English Final project documentation (Booklet) –Conference results, approx. April 2008 –Addressing all stakeholders etc. –Approx. 750 copies, English

9. The Final Conference Aim: –To bring all partners and stakeholders from the five countries together –To present the project results to and discuss them with a wide range of stakeholders Date: –April 2008 Place: –Bled, Slovenia

10. Outcomes Picture of stakeholder situation Identification of confluences and divergences in national situations Examples of good or bad practice one overarching recommendation