ECVET USERS' GUIDE

This second part of the USERS' Guide  was prepared by the ECVET Users’ Group and it was approved during the ECVET Users’ Group meeting on 11 May 2011.

Purpose of the ECVET USERS' GUIDE (Part 2)
It focuses on using ECVET for geographical mobility, in particular mobility that is organised as an element of learners’ education and training pathways. To support mobility, ECVET is expected to improve the possibilities for recognition of learning outcomes and thus to enable people to build on what they have learned abroad, in a different education and training institution or in different situations. In other words, thanks to ECVET, it should become easier to fully integrate mobility into learners’ learning pathways and to make visible and recognised what they have learned abroad. The success of ECVET will depend on the development of mutual trust among competent institutions.

Contents :

• ECVET and geographical mobility
• The Phases of using ECVET for organised mobility
  - Before mobility
  - During the mobility period
  - After the mobility period
• Three important annexes :
  Annex A: Functions of ECVET competent institutions
  Annex B: Checklist for using ECVET for transnational mobility
  Annex C: ECVET For mobility in practice

Download : ECVET for Geographical Mobility (pdf)

The document has been written by a group of European ECVET experts (members of the Users' Group) and approved by the ECVET Users’ Group, which brings together representatives of EU Member States and associated countries as well as representatives of European social partners.

Whom is this "Q&A" document for?
The "Q&A" document is intended for the use of people engaging in experimentation or implementation of ECVET.
These can be policy-makers, competent institutions in charge of designing and awarding qualifications, VET providers (such as training centres or enterprises) or any other stakeholders.

What can be found in it ?

The "Q&A" document is made of 3 different sections :
Part A – Contains explanations of key concepts and processes
Part B – Presents the functions of ECVET competent institutions
Part C – Highlights some examples and possible approaches to the concrete application of ECVET concepts and processes presented in Part A.
It uses a question-and-answer format. The list of questions has been classified in ten different rubrics : LEARNING OUTCOMES, UNITS, ECVET CREDIT POINTS, CREDIT TRANSFERT AND ACCUMULATION, ASSESSMENT OF LO, ECVET AND NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, LEARNING AGREEMENTS, PERSONAL TRANSCRIPT and COMPETENT INSTITUTIONS.

Two ways of consultation :

• an interactive way where you can have access in one click to all the developpements provided on the different questions
• a printable version (pdf format) where you'll find the list of questions at the beginning of the document and use it to navigate through the document.