The document discusses ECVET (European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training) cooperation between Finland and South Korea. It explains that ECVET aims to facilitate student mobility across Europe and recognition of learning outcomes achieved abroad.
The ECVET process involves several steps before, during, and after student mobility. Before mobility, partners develop understanding through a Memorandum of Understanding to identify learning outcomes and discuss assessment. During mobility, students receive learning activities and assessment with results documented. After mobility, partners validate and recognize learning outcomes and evaluate the process.
As part of an ECVET project, Finland and South Korea implemented this process for welding and machinery qualifications. Finnish students' mobility periods were recognized as part of
2. ECVET
European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training
• Facilitate the mobility of VET students
across the Europe,
• recognition of learning outcomes
achieved abroad,
• integrate mobility learners’ individual
learning pathways,
• make national qualifications transparent,
• support lifelong learning.
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3. The ECVET -processBuilding
Partnership
Develop
understanding
of the
vocational
education and
training system
in both
countries.
Build trust.
Before Student Mobility
• Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU)
• Identify Units of Learning
Outcomes
• Discuss Assessment
• Agree How to Document
Learners' Achievements
• Clarify Validation and
Recognition
• Students sign Learning
Agreement
During mobility
• Provide Learning
Activities
• Carry Out
Assessment
• Document
Assessment
Results - Personal
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After Mobility
• Validate and
Recognise
Learning
Outcomes
• Evaluate Process
and Results /
Added-value
9. Structure of Vocational Qualification in Finland
Vocational qualification
is 180 competence
points
• Three years training, 60
competence points/year
• Study time may vary based on
individual learning paths and
recognition of qualifications.
Vocational Units 135 Credits
Compulsory
Units
Optional
Units
Common Vocational Units 35 competence points
COMPULSORY MODULES
19 competence points
• Interaction and cooperation 8 credits
• Mathematics and natural science 6
credits
• Social, business and labour-market
subjects 5 credits
OPTIONAL MODULES
16 competence points
• Arts and culture 7 credits
• Chosen compulsory modules 3
credits
On-the-job-learning,
minimum 30
competence points
Free Choice Units 10 competence points
Vocational modules
Common vocational
modules or module
from vocational upper
secondary
qualification
Module promoting
individual vocational
competence
Module from polytechnic
degree
Locally offered modules
Recognition of Finnish Students mobility
3D -printing
15 credits
Culture and
Languages 10
credits
10. During the Smiles Project we have
• learned how to implement ECVET –process in cooperation
between Finnish and Korean colleges,
• implemented MOU and Learning Agreement -documents,
• made curriculum mapping in technical field of education,
• identifyed expected learning outcomes (skills and
competencies) in welding and machinery,
• agreed about the assessment and how to document it,
• recognized finnish students mobility periods as a part of
their learning pathways.
Conclusion
When presenting please do emphasize the fact that the goal of the framework is recognition for the activity undertaken on mobility as part of a course of study. Please also emphasize the importance of the forms we use.