MP Nigel Jones talks to UK NRP information
officer
Esther Roberts during his visit to the Cheltenham office
Relevant
Categories: Europe; UK
Posted - 09/03/04
Fact finding visit to Poland and Bulgaria
A UK NRP and UK NARIC team has spent a week in Poland and Bulgaria undertaking
a study visit. The visit provided an important opportunity to exchange information
with the
Polish and Bulgarian ENIC-NARICs, particularly in light of the developments
to higher
education structures following the development and adoption of the Bologna
Bachelor and Masters structure.
The visit took place at
the end of January and revised information will be provided in future updates of
International Comparisons and Global Qualifications.
Relevant Categories:
UK; NRP
Posted - 17/12/03
Oman Training: 8th - 10th December 2003
Relevant Categories:
NRP
Posted - 17/12/03
The NRP Network Meeting
Network Meeting: 24th October 2003
Attended by: - All Member States (except France, French
Belgians, Luxembourg)
- Norway, Iceland
- European Commission
- Cedefop
Discussion Topics:
Progress of the NRP Network
Copenhagen Declaration
Transparency Issues: European CV and Certificate Supplement
NRP Progress:
Progress varies greatly from one NRP to the next. Some
NRPs have produced a large quality of Certificate Supplements and have reported
some demand, mainly for those in English.
Copenhagen Declaration:
November 2002 - 31 countries and European Commission
adopted Declaration on enhanced co-operation in European VET
Need to develop a common currency of qualifications and
competences across
Europe
Proposal to integrate all transparency issues within the remit of one
national agency
Transparency:
Transparency relates to this process of integration and
improving acceptability of qualifications. There were initially three main
strands to this work:
European CV
Certificate Supplement
NRP Network
Relevant Categories: Europe; NRP
Posted - 17/12/03
Technical Seminar Cooperation in Virtual European Space,
Venice, 19th-20th November 2003
Lisa Collett recently represented UK NRP at a
Technical seminar in Venice focussing on the establishment of a virtual community
on the CEDEFOP website to enhance transparency of post secondary vocational
training in Europe. Specific issues were covered regarding enhanced network
co-operation, the architecture of the proposed community, documentation and
information and the Europass. The seminar involved a series of presentations
and working groups. The working groups as well as being a forum for discussion
of certain points, were held to bring out any issues that should be considered
when developing the proposed virtual community.
The Seminar was organised by the Italian Ministry of Education and
the Italian ministry of Welfare and Social Policy. It was hosted by IPSSARCT
E.Cornaro. The information collected will aid in greater transparency
and mutual recognition of post secondary vocational education and will
be used to update the InterSkills
publication.
Relevant
Categories: Europe; NRP
Posted - 17/12/03
Vocational Training of Young People in Italy, 10th-12th
November 2003
Elinor Croxall recently represented UK NRP on
a study visit to Rome focussing on the Vocational Training of Young People.
Specific issues were covered regarding recent legislation on education and
vocational training. The visit involved theoretical discussions and visits
to a variety of local schools. These included state and regional vocational
institutes as well as a regional institution for students with special needs
and a career guidance centre. The visits involved discussions with the head
of the institution and tutors as well as students and included tours of classrooms
and workshops.
The visit was organised by Cedefop and hosted by ISFOL (the Istituto
per lo Sviluppo della Formazione Professionale dei Lavoratori). The information
collected will aid in understanding and evaluating Italian vocational
awards and will be used to update the InterSkills
publication.
Relevant
Categories: NRP
Posted - 17/12/03
InterTeaching
The new InterTeaching (First Edition) publication is now available for
trial for France and Malaysia. This is a one-off project, with valuable sector-specific
information. Please see click
here to sign up or find out more. This will enable you to see the information
that will be available for all of the countries on the product. All you need
to do is choose a username and password which you wish to use for the trial
period. If you need any assistance with this please do not hesitate to ask.
Further support for organizations dealing
with international teachers is available through the UK NARIC Membership and
'Overseas Trained Teacher Credential Evaluation' training session, designed
to give practical information and guidance on the education and training teachers
receive in different countries. Please see the Training section on www.naric.org.uk
Relevant
Categories: Europe; NRP
Posted - 29/10/03
Flanders Study Visit - 12th - 16th October 2003
Torjus Abusland from the UK NRP recently participated in a study visit in
Flanders. The aim of the trip was to collect information relevant to the
InterSkills
publication now available on CD-ROM and the internet, and also to gain
a thorough understanding of the education system in Flanders. Various
institutions offering different types of vocational education were visited
in Brussels, Bruges, Gent, Genk and Hasselt, also including adult education.
The study visit was organised by the Flemish Community Ministry of Education
in collaboration with CEDEFOP.
Relevant Categories: NRP
Posted - 23/05/03
Meeting with Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA) - 12th May 2003
UK NRP recently met representatives of the SSDA
to discuss the operation of the new agency and the network of Sector Skills
Councils (SSCs). It was agreed that the sector-based work conducted by UK
NRP will prove valuable to the new SSCs and equally to the SSDA Technical
Forum. Further collaboration will take place in due course.
Relevant Categories:
NRP; Worldwide
Posted - 23/04/03
Pakistan Visit: 3rd - 7th March 2003
Paul Norris and Richard Budd recently
conducted a joint UK NARIC / UK NRP Country Review Exercise to Pakistan.
The purpose of the visit was to meet key educational organisations, to
collect relevant information and data and also to re-evaluate the standing
of Pakistani qualifications. The results of this exercise will soon be
available on the new UK NRP publication
InterSkills and on the UK NARIC publication International
Comparisons.
Meeting at the National University of Sciences and Technology
Relevant Categories: Europe; NRP
Posted - 20/04/03
UK NRP visit to Czech and Slovak Republics
Bratislava
UK NRP and UK NARIC visited educational institutions in the Czech and
Slovak Republics from the 24 - 29 April to collect detailed VET information
for the forthcoming the CD-ROM / Internet publication Interskills.
This included a visit to the National Institute of Technical and the Vocational
Education in Prague and State Vocational Institute in Bratislava. UK NRP
collected information on the current VET system in the former Czechoslovakia
together with recent changes and challenges that face the education system
as they approach entry to the European Union.
Relevant Categories: NRP
Posted - 17/04/03
Security Industry Authority - European
training programmes in the fields of door supervision and wheelclamping
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UK NRP has recently completed
a research project on behalf of the Security
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Industry Authority (SIA) prior
to the launch on the 1st of April 2003. The project focused upon European
training programmes in the fields of door supervision and wheelclamping.
A paper based version of the project was delivered in addition to a CD-ROM,
which contained a searchable database of the project.
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Relevant Categories: UK; NRP
Posted - 20/02/03
Learn MK Conference - 12th February 2003
Working Towards Your Future - An Opportunity
not to be Missed
UK NRP and UK NARIC attended 'Working Towards Your Future', a drop-in event
about jobs, careers and learning opportunities, which took place on 12th February
from 10.30am - 7.30pm, at Learn MK, De Montfort University, Kents Hill. The
event, organised by MK Adult Continuing Education's Learning Initiative for
Multi-Ethnic Groups (LIME) and Learn MK, was an opportunity for people looking
for new jobs, those who wanted to update their skills and those wanting to improve
their career prospects. The event was open to all, but was particularly geared
towards those with non-UK qualifications.
What happened …
The event brought together employers, education and training providers,
information and advice experts, professional bodies and individuals. There was
information about training and careers in:
· Army
· Catering
· Construction
· Customer service
· Distribution
· Engineering
· Financial services
· Health sector
· IT
· Management
· Manufacturing
· Police
· Retail
· Teaching
Non-UK qualifications
UK NRP and UK NARIC provided short presentations
throughout the day about non-UK qualifications and their recognition process
in the UK, designed to assist individual jobseekers and demonstrate the value
of non-UK qualifications to potential employers.
Relevant Categories: Worldwide; Europe; UK;
NRP
Posted - 14/02/03
New UK NRP Service: UK Qualification Description
Who is it for?
UK trained personnel who wish to practice their occupation overseas, or those
that need to demonstrate the value of their qualifications to employers or
recognition bodies.
Also useful for individuals looking to study
further overseas.
What is it?
The UK Qualification Description provides an authoritative explanation and outline
of specific UK vocational qualifications.
In detail it covers the following points,
where relevant:
· Skills and Competences Acquired / Modular content (if
available)
· Range of Occupations Accessible / Occupational
Role
· Information on Awarding and Accreditation Bodies
· Level of the Certificate / Position in the National
or Scottish Qualifications Framework
· Different Methods of acquiring the Qualification
/ Type of Study Programme
· Entry Requirements and paths of Educational Progression
· Current Equivalent (for older qualifications)
Cost:
The cost of the UK Qualification Description is £50 + VAT.
Relevant Categories: Europe; NRP
Posted - 18/12/02
NRP Network Meeting: UK NRP elected onto
Working Group
The NRP Network meeting took place on December
16th in Brussels. The objective was to provide updated information on the development
of NRPs in the Member States and candidate countries. Consequently, UK NRP provided
a short presentation on progress so far, services offered, project work completed
and website information.
The subsequent discussions focused upon how
to establish a European network of NRPs and its tasks plus considerations of
the technical and financial requirements.
A Working Group has now been established
to provide guidance on these issues (drawing up working proposals and implementation
programmes) and the representatives elected to the three-strong committee were
the NRPs of Austria, Sweden and the UK.
