Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Military Officer Profession

SQF-MILOF

State of Play & Way Ahead

ESDC IG

18 February 2020

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Agenda

• SQF-MILOF State of Play

• SQF-MILOF Proposed Way ahead • ENABLING level learning

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SQF-MILOF

What and why? What? Cross-reference tool to compare military qualifications awarded by the MS

Why? • Increased transparency • A consolidated European security and defence ethos • Outcome-based approach • Greater recognition and transfer of learning outcomes • Increased quality

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Programme of Work

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State of Play 1/2 Key trends - Military officer of the future (complete)

• The future security environment

• Emerging technology

• Future job, social and employment skills

Competence Profile (complete)

• How should an officer operate and act?

• What competencies do commanders expect?

• The basis of formulating learning outcomes

Learning Outcomes (in progress)

• ENABLING – Entry career level – complete 2014/ need review

• ADVANCED – Initial career level - complete

• EXPERT – Intermediate career level - complete

• MASTER – Superior career level - complete

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State of Play 2/2 Military Qualifications Database (in progress)

• Provide information on national military qualifications

• Facilitate the comparison of qualification among MS

• Facilitate the exchanges of officers

Quality Assurance Principles (in progress)

• Aligned to EQF quality assurance principles

• Ensures transparent training and education systems

• Ensures trust in the quality and level of qualifications

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SQF-MILOF

Learning by Career Level

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ENABLING Level of Learning extract/ example

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Why review? •Change of EQF •A coherent and consolidated SQF • Learning outcomes language •Connect to the learning environment at this level

ENABLING Level of Learning

So what? •No influence on the national accreditation •NQF-EQF used for accreditation • SQF-MILOF used for comparison; harmonisation

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SQF-MILOF How will it work? Illustrative example, 2 fictitious MS

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Proposed Way Ahead for the IG 9 Mar – IG sends comments to the ESDC; 10 Mar – SQF-MILOF ENABLING subgroup integrates IG comments and finalises the second draft 11 Mar - SQF-MILOF WG discusses the draft. Approval by silence procedure

ENABLING Level of Learning

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Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Military

Officer Profession SQF-MILOF

Chair SQF-MILOF WG - Col Gianluca CARRIERO, ucoform.interforze@casd.difesa.it

Secretariat ESDC - Alin Bodescu, tel +32 02 584 4286

SECRETARIAT-ESDC@eeas.europa.eu; Alin.BODESCU@eeas.europa.eu