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Workshop 1 "Employability via strategic competences and curricular innovation in Erasmus
centralised projects”
Unlocking employment and employability via University-Enterprise cooperation
Doru TALABĂ, Coordinator of EUE-Net project - Erasmus Network
EMPLOYABILITY One of the main issue among Bologna action lines
-It is meant at all levels: bachelor, master or doctorate-Two principles for curriculum development in the context of LLL:
University-Enterprises Cooperation
1. Involving employers in devising curricula
2. Innovation in the curricula – via learning outcomes
Main vehicle
- “New Skills for New Jobs” – not possible outside a strong U-E cooperation framework
EMPLOYABILITY the ability to gain initial employment, to maintain employment, and to be able to move around within the labour market Employable students should have
•subject specific knowledge •generic employability skills (ability to engage in different disciplines; to pursue flexible learning paths and to continue personal and professional development)
The aims of this presentation To present several Erasmus projects - focused on
employability through U – E cooperation To formulate several generic issues on which the
participants are invited to express their view and
experience from the own coordinated project
U stands for University
E stands for Enterprise but more for EMPLOYER
P1: “Tuning” project: First Erasmus project explicitly targeting employability
• Clarifying the notion of “generic” and “subject specific” competences for the University programmes
• Crucial issues within the Employability scope• Numerous surveys in Europe using “Tuning scheme” since
Tuning project• Other surveys ongoing allover Europe• No need for detailed presentation – well known impact
P2: EUE-Net – The first project for the creation of an European University-Enterprise Network
• Initially started as EUI-Net (Erasmus Thematic Network 2004-2007)• 82 Partners in all European countries• 3 years of EUI-Net• Well established instruments
– Annual EUE-Net Conference– Special Interest Groups = Sub-Networks (SNet’s)– Technical meetings – each 4…5 months– Tuning exercise to identify generic competences from Enterprises viewpoint
• The new Network EUE-Net – a new stage – with a focus on the needs of micro and small enterprises (2007-2010)
P2: EUE-Net
• The new Network EUE-Net – a new stage – with a focus on μ&SME’s (2007-2010)
• A more systematic approach: from collecting and generating cases towards identifying the mechanisms of U-E cooperation and
• Launching strategic projects in Europe to boost mechanisms• In parallel – carrying out experiments
EUE-Net a systematic approachQuality => employability
Knowledge - employability - Jobs
Universities Graduate Enterprises&Employers
CooperationQuality = employability = U-E cooperation !
Three strategic areas of cooperation
Three corresponding cooperation mechanisms 3 Action lines within EUE-Net
University period
Studentship professional life
Enterprise
extension
extension
Practical placement of students
Joint Database for employment
Feedback from
Enterprises
EUI-Net EUE-Net EUI-Net + other strategic partners: JEUNE and UEAPME Formulating the EUE-Net model (White Paper) and lines
of cooperation The project main goal Creating a momentum for
development of distinct projects for the three issues
Sub-Networks (SNet’s)
Erasmus Network EUE-Net
MP2:Q-PlaNet
MP1:CDO-Net
MP3: ENTERPRENAUT
SNet1
SNet2
SNet3
Sub-Projects within EUE-NetEUE-Net Erasmus Network
SNet4
EUE-Net SNet1:Quality of practical placements Network
• Background:– Practical placement – crucial employability = expose students to the job!– Not enough regulated (neither in U nor in E)– Best practice scattered in Europe local U-E arrangements– The context of increased mobility (Erasmus, Leonardo etc) – no
arrangement for quality control
• Urgent need: a U-E cooperation model for Student placements→ Quality Standards&Guidelines and infrastructure for Quality
Control
EUE-Net SNet1 P3: Q-PlaNet –
Quality of Placements Network• New Multilateral project on U-E cooperation (2008-2010)• 3 Main objectives:
– To set up quality standards for practical placements in enterprises (curricula development, assessment and recognition of placements, contact to enterprises, quality control, student exchange programmes synergies)
– To set up 3 experimental quality reference centres in Brasov, Tallinn and Bucharest – and stimulate SP in countries with less dev.
– To develop a European pilot network of Quality Reference Centres
Q-PlaNet
• Quality Reference Centres for Practical Placements (RCPP)– University or independent units that mediate the placements:– Contact with enterprises and checking the quality conditions for PP– Contact with study programme leaders in U to organise various PP
schemes for the students– Usually a local Network for which databases with Enterprises internship
and students are maintained– Usual in only few countries e.g. Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain etc.
Q-PlaNet• The Regional model
Regional quality reference centre
Enterprise
Enterprise
Enterprise
Quality
Quality
Quality
-Enterprise
University
/ Student
University / Student
Quality
University-Enterprise cooperation model at regional level
Q-PlaNet model for trans-national placements• The Network of Networks
Regional quality reference centre
Erasmus-Enterprise
ERASMUS-Enterprise
ERASMUS-Enterprise Quality
Quality
Quality
Erasmus-Enterprise
University/ Student
University / Student
Regional quality reference centre
Enterprise
ERASMUS-Enterprise
QualityQuality
University / Student
University / Student
Country A
Country B
ERASMUS- Enterprise
Quality
Quality
Approval of enterprises
European Network
Definition, Preparaation, Valorisation
University-Enterprise cooperation
The concept of project “Q-PlaNet”
Q-PlaNet current status• New RCPP centres established in Brasov and Tallinn Last Training of Staff ongoing in Karlsruhe next week• Standards & Guidelines under development
three standards: Requirements, Implementation, Control based on labeling both U as Employability oriented and E as “Erasmus Employers”Expected impact to create a momentum at European level
P4: CDO-Net: A network of Career Developmt Centres– CDO’s Regional actors mediating the employment– Maintain databases of graduates or students approaching graduation and
available positions in enterprises– Usually 5000-20000 records– Several hunderds of CDO’s in Europe
• CDO’s are the natural job mediators between U-E• EUE-Net 2nd action line: A European Network of CDO’s
– Assembled database of CDO’s in Europe Expected impact at European level
A European barometer of employment and employability
Expected impactA European barometer of employment and employability Brings together the three actors: U – S – E 3W (win-win-win):U – to see trends and possibility to forecastE – possibility to plan development and creation of new jobsS – information for choice of the future professionCurrent status: - The first experiment (federating databases) CDO Vienna and
Budapest- Network of 9 CDO’s within EUE-Net- Structural Network launched best practice, self-sust. model
P5: Enterprenaut• Background:
– In Europe only 40% of students think about creation of their own business after graduation (vs. 60% in USA)
– Entrepreneurship is not (yet?) defined as a generic skill (and general subject in the curricula)
• EUE-Net 3rd Action line at trans-national scale: mobility of entrepreneurs within University
Enterprenaut
Two experimental Entreprenaut’s • Partners: JEUNE and UEAPME • Host: University Transilvania of Brasov• Mobility of entrepreneurs in Universities:• Duration: 1 week. Content:
• Attending classes with students (see what and how is taught )• Giving some lectures with academics (“learning by doing”, “learning
by teaching”)• Language training• Sketch of their business expansion with selected students• Follow up (in May – July ‘07): linked student mobility• Expected result: students will create their own job or business,
entrepreneurs accumulating formal University transferable credits
• Very positive feedback from the entrepreneurs
Current status
• One Enterprenaut – continuing planning establishment of company with the student in RO
• Sub-programme of mobility for entrepreneurs launched within EUE-Net– Call prepared (application forms) and launched
• Continuation of the “sub-programme” in cooperation with DG Enterprise with an independent project
Next EUE-Net Conference: Cyprus 30 April -2 May 2009
www.eue-net.org
What is the relevance of the projects EUI-Net, EUE-Net and their subsequent derived projects for the
Bologna action lines?
A questionnaire to assess according to the criteria mentioned in the framework documents of Cluster meeting
A. Anticipating Skills and Competences – EUE-Net assessment
- Yes- Tuning exercises both in EUI-Net and EUE-Net – with enterprises
- Yes. Both EUI and EUE-Net include partners from almost all European countries- Clear transversal competencies have been identified as being relevant for enterprises during Tuning exercises, linguistic skills for entrepreneurs
- DISADVANTAGE ! discussion
No.
A.1. Is assessment of future skills needs integrated in your project's work plan? how? A.2. Different situation of Member States? Is the composition of your consortium organised to reflect this? A.3. Transversal competencies, such as problem-solving and analytical skills, self-management and communication skills, linguistic skillsA.4. Qualifications Frameworks (QF) do not describe separate, specific, ‘employability’ skills? - shortcoming or an advantage QFs are taken into account in your project?
B. Curriculum development – EUE-Net assessment-Yes- Tuning methodology Success factors: existing of U-E cooperation permanent FRAMEWORK. DISCUSSION-Balance – is proper for each programme. Not to forget the accreditation reqs – very strict-DISCUSSION- Not contradictory. Coping with present requirements is the first proof of real employability - DISCUSSION
The only answer DISCUSSION
B.1. Involving employers in designing curricula based on learning outcomes. Success factors and possible pitfalls.B.2. Proper balance between "subject specific knowledge" and "transferable skills" – How?B.3. How to reconcile the immediate requirements of the labour market and long-term perspectives of employability in the context of curriculum development?B.4. Graduates with work experience more competitive in the labour market Increased work placements = the only answer or are there alternatives, e.g. outlined in your project?
C. Dialogue between HEIs and employers-Yes- see above.
- Unfortunately not perhaps yours ?
- Yes – Enterprenaut scheme – presented earlier
Probably yes. (out of EUE-Net scope)
Yes. AIESEC is part of the EUE-Net consortium and also students are part of CDO-Net and Q-Planet projects Very relevant input !!
C.1. Can you give examples from your project's practice on dialogue between HEIs and employers?.
C.2. Is awareness-raising among employers of the value of a bachelor qualification and associated learning outcomes part of your project?
C.3. Does your project deal with staff mobility (HEI/business)? If so, can you already identify good practices?
C.4. Is there a difference in the assessment of transversal skills acquired via mobility or those acquired via the curriculum? Is your project assessing such skills?
C.5.The views of students. What is the experience gained within your project?
What are your views and your project’s experience for the Bologna action lines according to the questions
above?
Each Workshop participant is kindly invited to present the context of her/his own project as well as personal views
using the questions above (max 5 min per speaker)
QUESTIONS ?
Thank you !
talaba@unitbv.rowww.eue-net.org
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