1. Strengthening Institutional Framework for the Development of the VET Occupational Standards/Qualifications & Curricula
IPA Component IV - Human Resources Development - European Union Program for Croatia
VET Qualification Planning WG 1 meeting Jurgen Weiss Team leader Zagreb,
Main project partner
This project is implemented by a SQA-led consortium
Project office: Radnička 39, 1000 Zagreb, Tel:

2. Stages of VET qualification planning
Improvement of VET Sector Profiles as an information basis for qualification planning decisions and facilitate ownership of and stakeholder cooperation within VET Sector Councils (March – July 2011);
Elaboration of VET Sector Qualification Development Action Plans by AVETAE experts based on sector profiles and additional sources (September – October 2011)
Integration of Sector Action Plans to a General Action Plan for Qualification development (November 2011)

3. Sector Profile Information basis for Qualification planning
VET sector occupations into which VET graduates enter
Sector knowledge, skills & competences enabling VET students to enter these occupations
VET sector qualifications & programs providing these knowledge, skills & competences

4. Structure of the VET Sector Profile
Occupational Analyses
Main VET sector occupations
Macro & micro economic data
Labour market data
Characteristics of workforce
Competence need analyses
Work places
HE-programs
Additional sources
VET qualification and program analyses
VET qualifications & programs available
VET qualifications & programs to be developed

5. Conclusions for Qualification planning
How the portfolio of VET sector qualifications is composed? (Current situation)
Which VET sector qualifications do we need in due perspective (Prognoses for 2 years, 5 years, 10 years)
Where are the gaps and how they can be defined? (Comparison & Conclusions)
What must be done to bridge the gaps? (Action Plan)