Presentation of Alicia Leonor Sauli Miklavčič,, for EDEN's European Online and Distance Learning Week on 'European Vocational Skills Week 2020 – VET and digital tools' - Monday, November 9, 2020, 13:00-14:30 CET More info: https://www.eden-online.org/eden_conference/eodlw-2020-10/

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EVSW 2020 – VET and digital tools
2020 European Online and Distance
Learning Week
Alicia Leonor Sauli Miklavčič, Skupnost VSŠ/Association HVC
Smart e-Quality@WBL
9 November 2020, EDEN

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What do
Professional Higher Education (PHE)
and
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
have in common?

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Work-based learning
(WBL)
- educational strategy
- providing students with real-life work experiences
- applying theoretical and practical skills
- boosting employability
WBL vs. Apprenticeships and Internships

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Three stakeholders  Three perspectives
• Student:
• What do I have to learn to get a job in the area I am highly motivated to work?
- field of interest / self-development
• Employer:
• What skills do I need to improve my competitiveness in a globalised world?
- value interest / business development
• PHE institution:
• What skills do I need to offer to be able to equip the students with relevant skills?
- Institutions development / teacher development

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How to align different
perspectives and assure
quality in WBL?

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www.apprenticeshipq.eu
Management Tools for Meaningful
Apprenticeships -
Apprentice Track
AIM :
• Quick, simple and effective measurement of student‘s progress
• Quick and simple monitoring of student‘s progress by in company mentors
• Quick and effective response of Organisers of Apprenticeship at PHE
Institutions
• Apprenticeship as a clear, comparable and paperless process

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Apprenticeships‘ Management
Support Package
• Indicators & Measurement Criteria for
Management of Apprenticeships
• Technological Methods to Strengthen
Management of Apprenticeships
• Tool-Prototype for Management of
Apprenticeships
• Course on Apprenticeship-Management
• Validation of the Tool in Live Environments

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Quality Criteria
• Involvement of Stakeholders in Designing
Learning Objectives
• Definition of SMART Learning Objectives
• Transparency
• Definition of Standards for Placements
• Identification (finding) of Placement-
Positions
• Capacity building for SMEs
• Management of Placement-Supply
Database
• Data Protection
• Establishing the Agreement
• Preparation for the Apprenticeship
• Identifying Mentors
• Establishing the Agreement
• Matching Students with Placements
• Integration of the apprentice
• Mentoring
• Records of Apprenticeships
• Assessment
• Evaluation
• Quality Assurance Procedures
SMEs (10)
• Matching Students to Placements
• Monitoring of SMEs Activities
• Monitoring of Student Activities
• User Support and Issue Resolution
• Evaluation of Apprenticeships
• Assessment design
• Performing and Monitoring the
Assessment
• Grading
• Certification and Recognition
• Complaints and Appeals
HEIs (19)

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How can digitalisation in
WBL foster VET & PHE
transparency?

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Apprentice Track:
The SMART WBL Prototype
 Students
 Overview of competences to be gained
 Instant view to progression on each of the competences
 Employer
 Selection mechanisms of potential employees
 Easy to use mentoring and reporting tool
 College
 Easy overview of students progression
 Valuable feedback from employers on student‘s skills

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Apprentice Track:
The SMART WBL Management Tool
Students
 Access to supporting materials,
guides and course
 View list of placements
 Propose a placement
 Select placement
 Provide CV
 Negotiate/sign agreement
 Access apprenticeship plan
 Access competence list
 View progress per competence
 View assessment of its
apprenticeship
 Prepare/issue apprenticeship
report
 Access apprenticeship certificate
 Evaluate apprenticeship procedure
 …
Companies
 Prepare for apprenticeship
 Access to supporting materials, guides
and course
 Offer placements
 Select students
 Access selected students‘
 Negotiate/sign agreement
 Plan apprenticeship
 Access competence list
 Record student‘s progress
 Assess student‘s progress
 Reports student‘s apprenticeship
 Provide feedback on competence gap
 Certify student‘s apprenticeship
 Evaluate apprenticeship procedure
 …
Colleges
 Manage the apprenticeship
 Manage supporting materials,
guides and course
 Manage placements list
 Verify of placements
 Access and manage students‘ list
 Access and manage mentors‘ list
 Prepare/negotiate/sign agreement
 Monitor students‘ progress
 Access student‘s/mentor‘s records
 Accesses apprenticeship reports
and assessment
 Certifies student‘s apprenticeship
 Evaluate apprenticeship procedure
 Analyses apprenticeship feedback
 … …

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How can digitalisation in WBL
foster VET & PHE flexibility,
agility and resilience through
strategies based on data from a
SMART electronic WBL
monitoring system?

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Apprentice Track: The SMART WBL Management
Tool +
 Competence trends tracking
 Instant and regular skills-gap identification/skills forecast (on
local, regional, national, EU level)
 Instant and regular curricula upgrade (per scientific field
specific)
 Identifying up-skilling and re-skilling needs in the
labour market (LLL, Micro-credentials opportunities)
 Distance WBL (AI, VR, …)
 Graduate tracking
 Linking EUROPASS, ESCO, EQF, EQAVET/ESG, …

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SMART Electronic WBL Monitoring System – Apprentice Track
Assessing Digital Readiness – SELFIE WBL
SME Support Package – Learn to Work (SAPS)
WBL Quality Criteria & Indicators – ApprenticeshipQ
Support for In-company Mentors – MentorTrain
Self-evaluation on Regional Engagement – BuildPHE
Building Professional Centers of Excellence – PROCSEE
Harmonization of Professional HE – HAPHE
The Bridge between VET and HE – Level 5: The Missing Link
Useful links:

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Remote WBL

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Alicia Leonor Sauli Miklavčič
Association of Slovene Higher Vocational Colleges
alicia.miklavcic@skupnost-vss.si
Thank you
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