NQF InclusiveProject Idea & Results in AT

Final Conference

Gleisdorf, 08.09.2011

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•Target group: persons with special educational needs, 15 to 25 years

•Duration: max. 3 years; full time (38,5h per week)

•Aims: „learn to work“, social competences, every day competences etc., embedded in working context

•Fields of working: organic gardening, agriculture with wood and metal workshop, organic bakery

•Problem: no accreditation of this (and other) training program no certificate

Chance B – Basic VET

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• NQF Inclusive = Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation Project within the Programme of Life Long Learning (LLL)

• Transferbase = LLL Project „Happy Farm“ (2006-2008), aim: development of an accredited training program for organic agriculture for people with special educational needs / people disadvantaged at labour market succesfull in SI, but not in HU and AT

• 2007: first information about EQF & NQF

NQF Inclusive was born!

NQF Inclusive – a Star is born

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• Modell for basic non-formal VET programmes (lower level than existing accredited VET like e.g. apprenticeship) to be accredited with support of the NQF

• Improved attractiveness of basic non-formal VET increased motivation of these learners to participate at lifelong learning

• Higher transparency and quality of these VET programmes out of defined criteria

• Higher transparency and objectivity concerning the learning outcomes due to an assessment by external assessors

• Increased chances at labour market increased inclusion

NQF Inclusive – Aims & Objectives

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• People with special educational needs

• Training providers offering training programs for these learners

• Employers getting transparent and comparable information about the applicants‘ knowledge, skills and competences acquired in these basic VET programs

• Public boards dealing with national VET

• Public boards developing National Qualifications Frameworks

NQF Inclusive – Target Groups

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• AT: Chance B, Coordinator

Federal Social Welfare Office Styria (BASB Stmk),

Chamber of Labour Styria,

VGS Production School Linz: strategic partners

• SE: NVC - Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues

• MT: MCAST – Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology

MQC – Malta Qualifications Council

• SI: VDC Polz Maribor

• BE: EASPD

NQF Inclusive – Project Partners

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Products: •Handbook 1 – Catalogue of Standards:

• Model / Guidelines for basic vocational qualification programmes at EQF level 1 und 2

• tested assessment procedure• Certificate draft

• Handbook 2 – Learning Outcomes: • Defined learning outcomes for 3 exemplary basic vocational

qualification programmes in Easy to Read language

NQF Inclusive – Results

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•Austrian NQF is not set up by now: • Simulation phase of corridor 1 (formal learning) = running• Corridor 2 & 3 (non-formal learning & informal learning): under

construction not clear at this moment if / how the project results can be implemented, BUT:

•The project and it’s aims became well know among training providers, public boards (e.g. bmukk), experts and researchers in educational fields•New project KOMKOM (funded by bmukk) will start 10/2011, Chance B = partner; content: assessment of competences and definition of learning outcomes at NQF level 1 & 2 in social integration enterprises •Improved quality of Chance B’s confectioner training:learning outcomes approach intensified

NQF Inclusive – Impact in AT

all further developments can be followed at

www.nqfinclusive.org