h.e.le.n. the european learning network

Rome, 27 April 2007

tHe European LEarning Network

I/04/B/F/NT-154056

H.E.LE.N. tHe European LEarning Network

Claudio Demartini, Fabrizio Lamberti

Politecnico di Torino (Contractor)C.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24

10129 Torino, Italy

tHe European LEarning NetworkI/04/B/F/NT-154056 Rome, 27 April 2007

The Contractor organization

Politecnico di Torino has 26,000 students, 120 courses (39 Bachelor’s degree courses, 35 Master of Science courses, 30 Doctorates and 18 specialization courses)

Over 2,300 students graduated with a Master of Science, over 2,000 with a Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering and Architecture) in 2004

Over 890 lecturers and researchers, around 800 administration staff in 6 Schools, 1 Graduate School, 18 Departments and 7 Interdepartmental Centres

The income in the 2005 balance has been 223 million Euros (in 1990 the figure was 52 million)

Since 1998 the Politecnico has been heavily involved in the development of vocational education and training system both on a regional and national basis


The project

Title: H.E.LE.N. tHe European LEarning Network Project Reference: I/04/B/F/NT-154056 Duration: 24 months (Oct. 2004, Sept. 2006) Partnership: 31 partners representing 9 EU countries

France Greece Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Romany Slovak Republic Spain


Global vision

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Ontology basedformalization

In the Domains of qualification and

standards,certification andcredit systems

Beatric (Certification)

EQF

EXPerO (Quality)

VetProfessional (VET for Professionals)

ECVET Connexion (Applicability of ECVET)

Com.E

EUROPASS ECVET


Basic aims of the project

Promoting mobility of European citizens, both for labour and educational purposes

Contributing to the establishment of a transnational network, to share objectives, results and methodologies

Favouring mutual cooperation among actors involved in VET, supported by the mediation capabilities of social institutions

H.E.LE.N. relates to the 3rd objective of the LdV Programme, “enforcing the contribution to the innovative processes” and “give value to learning” (first priority)


Objectives of the project

Means to promote interaction among standards of competences

Support to readability and sharing of instruments and models

Systematic use of integrated information systems Identification of best practices for the implementation

of a transnational network Institution of privileged channels to support

interactions among the various actors/stakeholders Selected Domains of analysis: qualification and

standards, certification and credit systems (and EU tools, including EQF, Europass and ECVET)


H.E.LE.N. in action

Scenario: Mrs. H.E.LE.N. from FR

achieves a qualification in her country

she then moves to IT and wants to enroll into a IT training path

One question could be: “which competences

can be recognized?” critical linguistic and

semantic/conceptual/ cultural issues have to be addressed


Innovation and impact: ontology

Formal, explicit specification of a shared conceptualization

Machine readable (Semantic Web)

Concepts, properties,functions, axiomsare explicitly defined

Consensualknowledge

Abstract model of some phenomenain the world

Studer(98)

Systematic description (model) of conceptual elements belonging to a specific Domain of analysis

Such a model has the purpose of giving a univocal representation of the information in an easily understandable format (i.e. graphical) that can be effectively shared among involved actors


Outcomes, Products, Results

IFTS, Italy



How to map (what is the relationship linking)

concepts from different (national) models?

How to map (what is the relationship linking)

concepts from different (national) models?



“Domains”: collection containing the description and the formalization of professional figures (whole partnership), their competences, certification modes and credit transfer systems through an ontology language (a sort of “common glossary”, links)

“Quovadis”: specification of a semantic search engine based on the defined H.E.LE.N. ontology

“Handbook of Best Practices” for a vocational training virtual community: a development instrument of the European citizenship

Transversal: H.E.LE.N. Web Portal and Domain Web sites, H.E.LE.N. virtual community, meetings and other dissemination activities for proactive institutional involvement


Beneficiaries

Institutional subjects/Political decision makers Supporting initiatives for mobility, transparency,

recognition and certification (mutual trust) Social institutions

Supporting the definition of training profiles Education and training organizations,

trainers/teachers Supporting path development and training provision

Students and workers Favouring awareness of KSC possessed/to be achieved

Enterprises Supporting apprenticeship and job placement


Valorisation and sustainability

Project meetings in Turin, Paris and Athens Other LdV and VET related projects

VetProfessional, EXPerO, Orsa Minore, Beatric, ECVET Connexion, Embedding Standards

Planned dissemination activities at international level (almost one year after project conclusion)

Invitation to seminar on EQF and ECVET, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Sept. 2007, Düsseldorf

H.E.LE.N. transnational network (contacts) Technological clusters - Poli Formativi (national

level) VET clusters (funded by Ministry/CIPE)


Benefits coming from the experiences

Positive effect on organization capabilities Transnational cooperation and enlargement of

networks of contacts (institutional subjects, key roles)

Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Torino, Italy OEEK, Greece (L. Zahilas) CIEP-CR2i, France (participation of G. Asseraf) Kenniscentrum Handel, Netherlands Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic

Partners in H.E.LE.N. which are Contractors of other LdV project involving common actors

High visibility thanks to shared partnerships New proposals

LLP, Multilateral Projects Transfer on Innovation: SESAMO, HERMES and eContent


Difficulties coming from the experiences

Main difficulties encountered linguistic obstacles (in the specific context) differences at the cultural, legislative and conceptual

level heterogeneous administrative and financial regulations partial shortage of technical competences limits of traditional tools like forums, … high technicality of project outcomes, products and

results How to overcome them

invaluable support by the National Agency (IT) accurate communication plan/protocol staff member specifically dedicated to manage

interaction with partners in a timely fashion direct support on technical aspects massive use of user-friendly tools for interactive

computer-supported collaborative work


Suggestions for the future

To put into action what has only been outlined in projects like H.E.LE.N. (transfer of innovation)

H.E.LE.N. goals match Lifelong Learning Programme objectives where proposed actions are aimed at supporting scenarios in which competences are accumulated and recognized (mobility, transparency)

Politecnico di Torino strategies are aligned with LLP directions (investments within institutional paths, Executive Master and High Level Apprenticeship in VET-IFTS perspective)

Rome, 27 April 2007

tHe European LEarning Network

I/04/B/F/NT-154056

Thank you for your attention!

Fabrizio Lamberti

Politecnico di TorinoC.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24

10129 Torino, Italy

tel. +39 011 564.7193

fax. +39 011 564.7099

e-mail. [email protected]

Claudio Demartini

Politecnico di TorinoC.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24

10129 Torino, Italy

tel. +39 011 564.5715

fax. +39 011 564.7099

e-mail. [email protected]


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