To determine the structure of the framework (levels, learning outcomes, qualification descriptors, types of qualifications). Reference of the levels in the Hellenic qualifications framework to the levels in the European qualifications framework.
Referencing the levels of the Hellenic Qualifications Framework to the levels of the European Qualifications Framework
On 27 February 2014, the final reference report was presented by EOPPEP at the meeting of the EQF Advisory Group in the city of Birmingham, UK. At the 33rd meeting of the EQF AG in December 2015, the Greek delegation of EOPPEP presented the latest developments regarding the process of referral of HQF to EQF.
The benefits of the HQF
At the 32nd meeting of the EQF AG, in October 2015, the Greek delegation of EOPPEP expressed the position of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs on the direction of referral from the HQF to the EQF. These pathways will be evaluated, validated, recognised, certified, classified at the levels of the Hellenic Qualifications Framework and referred to the levels of the European Qualifications Framework.
Further development of the HQF
Description of the Greek Education System
- Introduction
Management and control of primary and secondary education is carried out at the central level; it is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs, while the management administration at the regional level is carried out by the Regional Directorates of Education. The General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs is responsible for supervising providers of "non-formal education"14, both public and private, and for the authority to define their educational framework.
Key Indicators and Benchmarks Key Indicators and Benchmarks 1
Ongoing Reforms and Policy Developments
The curriculum of the Vocational Higher Secondary School (EPAL) consists of general education subjects and technical-vocational education subjects, the latter including theoretical, stages, design and combined (theory and stages) subjects. Evaluation of Higher Education Institutions of the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Authority (HQA) – ADIP aims to improve them (evaluation for improvement).
The development Process of the Hellenic Qualifications Framework
- Milestones
- Provisions in the legislation for the development of the Hellenic Qualifications Framework
- The HQF Development strategy
- The HQF and the Framework for Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area (QF – EHEA)
- An outline of the Hellenic Qualifications Framework
Classification of qualifications awarded by the Greek education system in the levels of the HQF. This is the range of qualifications included in the reference from the HKR to the EQF.
Compliance with the EQF Referencing Criteria
Scope and parameters of the referencing
Ministry for Education and Religious Affairs
- Planning for further development and implementation of the National Qualifications Framework
- Validation by international experts
The work of the Authority is related to three Qualification Types at levels 6, 7 and 8 in KLSH. Report on the reference of the Hellenic Qualifications Framework to the European Qualifications Framework-. Since 2003 it has been involved in the development of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET).
The updated reference report from HQF to EQF will be published on the EOPPEP/HQF website: http://nqf.
Greek Register of Qualifications online: http://proson.eoppep.gr http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/en/search/site. The 2016 National Reform Program prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers, Ministry of Finance in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, Ministry of Education, Resources and Religious Affairs, Ministry of Production Reconstruction, Environment and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure , Maritime Affairs and Tourism and the Ministry of Labour, April 2016.
Legislation Framework
Law A Restructuring of the departments of the Pension Fund for Engineers and Public Works Contractors (T.S.M.E.D.E.) and regulation of other matters under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection”. Government Gazette Act 195/A Structure, function, quality assurance of studies and internationalization of higher education institutions.” 47/2012 (An assessment of students of the first, second and third grades of lower secondary schools for the pilot implementation of the new curriculum”.
Government Gazette Act 24/A Organization and operation of the institution for youth and lifelong learning and the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance”.
ANNEXES
Cross-referencing of the descriptor statements for levels in the HQF and in the EQF
Demonstrates comprehensive, specialized, factual and theoretical knowledge within a field of work or study and is aware of the limits of knowledge. Have advanced knowledge of a field of work or study, involving critical understanding of theories and principles. 6 6 advanced knowledge of a field of work or study, which involves a critical understanding of theories and principles.
Has knowledge at the most advanced levels within an area of work or study and at the interface with other areas.
Definitions
Working Groups established to analyze Qualifications Types in the HQF and develop Type Specifications
It should be noted that the word “Degree” when used in quotation marks means that it is a direct translation of the terminology in Greek as it appears in Greek law (ptychio). In Greek, the word ptychio is used for study titles of different levels of education (higher, secondary, etc.). It should in no way be confused with its use in the English language, where the word degree refers to the higher education course title, i.e.:
Type Specifications of the HQF
- TITLE PRIMARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (APOLYTIRIO DIMOTIKOU)
- GENERAL DESCRIPTION
- EDUCATIONAL
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- RELATION TO
- TITLE LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (APOLYTIRIO GYMNASIOU)
- SUMMARY
- EMPLOYMENT RELEVANCE
- TITLE VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL (SEK) CERTIFICATE (PTYCHIO EPAGGELMATIKIS EIDIKOTITAS EPIPEDOU 3- SEK)
- AWARDING BODY
- SUMMARY DESCRIPTOR
- EMPLOYMENT
- TITLE
- S U M M A R Y DESCRIPTOR
- L E A R N I N G OUTCOMES
- TITLE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (EPAS) CERTIFICATE (PTYCHIO EPAS)
- AWARDING BODY
- EDUCATION
- TITLE VOCATIONAL UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (APOLYTIRIO EPAGGELMATIKOU LYKEIOU)
- AWARDING
- TITLE VOCATIONAL UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL (EPAL) ‘DEGREE’**
- Title VOCATIONAL UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL “DEGREE” Post-secondary cycle (Apprenticeship class)
- TITLE VOCATIONAL TRAINING DIPLOMA - INITIAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING
- TITLE POST SECONDARY AND NOT HIGHER EDUCATION DIPLOMA OR ‘DEGREE’
- TITLE MASTER’S DEGREE ( METAPTYCHIAKO DIPLOMA EIDIKEFSIS)
Act within the scope of their specialty according to the principles of professional ethics. They have a satisfactory command of the basic applications of the new technologies of their specialty. Work with autonomy in their field of work and have the ability to supervise others depending on their specialty and in the context of their duties.
Have increased critical awareness of the evolutionary dynamics and state-of-the-art issues of their field.
Institute for Educational Policy (I.E.P.)
Institutional framework and evaluation procedures for learners in Primary and Secondary Education
- Evaluation Objectives
- Evaluation Forms
- Basic principles of evaluation
- Evaluation techniques
The total grade C grade of the day general upper secondary schools is the quotient of dividing the sum of the student's average oral or written (if applicable) performance in each subject by the total number of subjects taught. The condition for student promotion is: a) to achieve a total grade of at least ten (10) and b) to achieve an average oral and written grade in the subjects: Modern Greek language and literature and in each of the courses in the selected group of majors, at least ten (10) and at least eight ( 8) in each of the remaining courses. A condition for student advancement is a total grade of at least ten (10).
When a student does not qualify for the requirements of the above paragraph, he/she repeats the class.
Framework for Quality Assurance in Lifelong Learning
- HISTORY
- DELIVERABLES A) p3 Framework
- INTRODUCTION TO THE FRAMEWORK
- Governing bodies of lifelong learning
- PROCESS TO OBTAIN THE MARK
3879/2010 defines self-assessment as a method of valuation of the educational project, which falls within the competence of the General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning. Providers of lifelong learning services, which are composed of the tertiary trade unions of employees and employers who co-sign the national collective labor agreement;. Fundamental to the effective cooperation of these components is the feedback and continuous improvement, which ensures the sustainability of the system; it is formed on the basis of the quality assurance framework for lifelong learning - p3 framework.
Assessing the implementation of the p3 framework is an iterative process, which focuses on the organization itself.
Monitoring and evaluation of educational work in Primary and Secondary Education
The evaluation of educational work in schools is carried out on the basis of the relevant framework. The educational materials of the Evaluation of Educational Work are approved by a Circular of MINEDU on the recommendation of I.E.P. Evaluation of the implementation and results of the Evaluation of Educational Work takes place every four years.
MINEDU reports on the results and suggestions for improvement of the Evaluation of the educational work of the POA.
Monitoring and evaluation of teachers in Primary and Secondary Education
- Category I - Educational environment, which includes the following criteria: (weighting factor 0.75)
- Category III - Conduct of teaching and evaluation of students, which includes the following criteria (weighting factor 1.25)
- Category IV - Consistency and adequacy in his / her work, which includes the following criteria (weighting factor 1.50)
- Category V - Scientific and professional development of the teacher, which includes the following criteria (weighting factor 1)
At this stage, the evaluator provides clarification to the person being evaluated on the criteria and the evaluation process, and the teacher to be evaluated informs the evaluator about sociocultural and learning data from his class. Then the evaluator and the teacher to be evaluated schedule the observation of the latter's teaching at a time specified by the evaluator. The evaluator can take into account the teacher's preferences to be evaluated in courses and classes where he/she wants to be monitored.
Within a week after this conversation, the teacher to be assessed submits his/her educational self-evaluation report and any associated personal file to the evaluator.
SECTORS AND SPECIALTIES IN VOCATIONAL UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLS (EPAL)
Sector of Agriculture, Food and Environment SPECIALTIES
Sector of Management and Economics SPECIALTIES
Sector of Building, Built Environment and Architectural Design SPECIALTIES
Sector of Applied Arts SPECIALTIES
Sector of Electrical, Electronics and automatics SPECIALTIES
Sector of Mechanical engineering SPECIALTIES
Sector of Nautical Professions SPECIALTIES
Sector of Computer science SPECIALTIES
Sector of Health-Welfare-Wellness SPECIALTIES
NON-FORMAL POST-LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION SPECIALTIES of Schools of Vocational Training (SEK)
Artisans of glass making − Mosaic art – Stained glass 11. Artisans of construction of stringed musical instruments 12.. 15. Artisans of musical instruments Maintenance.
NON-FORMAL POST-UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION SPECIALTIES of Institutes of Vocational Training (IEK)
The Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Authority (HQA) – ADIP Below you will find more information about the management and operation of ADIP. The Council of the Authority consists of fifteen members, who are appointed by decision of the Minister of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs, published in the Government Gazette. A representative of students who have participated in a collective quality assurance body in his/her institution, recommended by the National Union of Greek Students (ESEE) (due to ESEE internal issues, no representative has been appointed at this time). f) An active frontline researcher from non-academic research institutions, under the supervision of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology.
A representative of the Technical, Geotechnical and Economic Chamber of Greece, jointly proposed by these chambers (no representative is currently designated).
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE HQA-ADIP
A representative of the Technical, Geotechnical and Commercial Chambers of Greece jointly nominated by these chambers (no representative is currently appointed). publication of this organization of the authority, the regulations adopted by the council of the authority must be implemented, provided that they do not conflict with existing provisions. The classification tables are forwarded by the three-member commissions to the agency within one month of the receipt of the candidate files by the members of the evaluation commissions. 4009/2011 (A 195) - are published on the authority's website as soon as the procedure for appointing an individual council member is completed.
Rectors, heads of TEIs and Directors of Research Centers formulate the reasoned opinion within two weeks of receiving the ranking tables with the evaluation reports.
INTERNAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE AUTHORITY
- Teaching APPROACH
- Research APPROACH
- All Other Services APPROACH
- Strategic Planning, Perspectives for Improvement and Dealing with Potential Inhibiting Factors Short-, medium- and long-term goals and plans of action proposed by the Department
- Final Conclusions and recommendations of the EEC on
To what extent have the objectives of the internal evaluation process been achieved by the department? Is the curriculum consistent with the curriculum objectives and the demands of society? Evaluation by the students of (a) the education and (b) the course content and study materials/resources RESULTS.
How does the department view the various services provided to members of the academic community (teachers, students).
The field of initial vocational training and analysis of the quality assurance processes for the qualifications awarded
The area of basic vocational training and analysis of the quality assurance processes for the awarded qualifications. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, students are awarded a Vocational Training School (SEK) certificate. The design of the national framework for quality assurance in lifelong learning (p3) is in accordance with the European Parliament and Council recommendation 2009/C 155/01 of 18 June on the establishment of a European reference framework for quality assurance for vocational training (EUD).
The role of trainers in initial professional training to ensure the quality of work offered.
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EQF Referencing Report