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ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET International Conference Fostering and Building Human Capital for Sustainable Knowledge Societies in South Eastern Europe 6 th and 7 th of March 2009 Workshop 5 TVET and HE modernization in Romania through Phare projects: challenges for building human capital in a changing society Phare TVET RO 2006/ 018 -147. 04. 01. 02. 01. 03. 01. Technical and Vocational Education and Training modernization Project

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET Opportunities and challenges offered by Phare TVET projects for the human capital development in Romania Moderator: Zoica Vladut- Deputy Director NCVETD- PIU Rapporteur: Gabriela Ciobanu- Head of department NCVETD- PIU 2

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET The Systemic Reform initiated in 2001 as a continuation of the structural reform proposed through the Phare VET RO 9405 project and continued through the Phare TVET 2001 -2003 and 2004 -2006 multiannual programme has as MAJOR OBJECTIVE the development of a consolidated TVET system in order to : respond to the needs of a knowledge based society Ø increase the employment rate and the economic development Ø increase the economic and social cohesion level Ø develop democratic citizenship practice Ø [1] TVET= Technical and Vocational Education and Training 3

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND YOUTH NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET The Specific Objectives of the Phare TVET Projects To support the achievement of the educational policy objectives in Romania by: n Concuring to the improvement of TVET and HE systems n Increasing adaptability and employment at regional and local level n Ensuring a greater coherence between the TVET and HE educational provision n Increasing the access and the participation to TVET 4

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET The financial year Institution Building (Phare) 2004 3, 00 (0, 50 HE) www. tvet. ro 2005 3, 00 (1, 00 HE) Investment Total budget Total From which Phare Gov. RO 45, 619 34, 214 11, 404 for rehabilitations for 25, 667 (from which 23, 00 didactic 19, 25 from which 17, 25 didactic 6, 417 (from which 5, 75 didactic equipments 2, 667 – rehabilitations ) 2, 0 – rehabilitations ) 48, 619 27, 667 0, 667 – rehabilitations ) [1] 2006 TOTAL [1] supervision 1, 50 (0, 40 HE) 7, 50 for 30, 20 (from which 27, 00 didactic 22, 65 (from which 20, 25 didactic 7, 55 (from which 6, 75 didactic equipments 3, 2 ICT) 2, 4 ICT) 0, 8 ICT) 101, 486 76, 114 25, 371 31, 700 108, 986 5

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET Direct Beneficiaries • 150 schools (students, teachers, management staff and social partners) • 16 support centres for distance education • 42 School Inspectorates • 42 Local Committees for the Development of Social Partnership in TVET (LCDSP) • 8 university consortia from 8 occupational sectors (59 faculties) • 8 Regional Consortia Indirect Beneficiaries the entire TVET schools network 6

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET The Phare TVET projects ensured an integrated approach according to the national needs and adopted European Union policy requirements referring to the education and training systems (Education and Training programme 2010) from the following perspectives: Ø Ø The education levels by articulating TVET and HE The lifelong learning by correlating initial VET and CVT The forecast process of the labour force correlated with the economic and social needs The management and governance processes of the TVET school 7

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET - - - From the education levels perspectives by correlating TVET and HE Qualifications development having in view the career progress and prior learning recognition Setting up conditions for the learning acquisitions portability by using transferable and accumulation credits (ECTS and ECVET) Coherent mechanisms for ensuring the quality of the qualifications development Coherent mechanisms for quality assurance of the qualification provision 8

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET - - From the lifelong learning perspectives by correlating initial TVET and CVT Concure to the National Framework Qualifications development and correlation with EQF; Development of mechanisms and instruments for the prior learning recognition ( from different learning contexts)- not yet functional for non/formal and informal learning Support for the training providers to participate in apprenticeship schemes in partnership with companies (not yet completely functional) 9

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET The forecast process of the labour force correlated with the economic and social needs Strategic participative planning and involving different decision levels in the training needs identification Support for the partnership structures institutional development : Regional Consortia, LCDSP Development and improvement of the forecast mechanisms for qualification needs: labour market and tracer studies methodologies, REAP, LEAP, SAP and their implementation monitoring methodologies 10

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET - - From the perspective of the TVET school management and governance : TVET school as inclusive education and training institution, capable to self –evaluate and improve its own activity TVET school capable to provide alternative programmes of training TVET school initiates social partnership and became active in its community 11

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET projects sustainability by: - relevance of the projects results - commitment of all partners involved - ressources mobilisation to continue activities 12

ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT for Phare TVET Thank you for your attention! Your opinion counts. Please send it at the Project Implementation Unit. vet@tvet. ro Fax: 004 021 312 54 98 Tel: 004 021 311 1162 or 004 021 312 1161 www. tvet. ro 13