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TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 ECOVET ECVET system for no borders in the Green Economy sector supporting Employability, Adaptability and European Mobility in VET systems and Labour Market Romania case 3. 1. TVET system 2. ECVET implementation Professional/vocational training profile

1. Romania TVET system ECOVET project Legal Context for the Education and Training system: the Law no. 1/2011. General structure: Initial VET in Romania refers to school based training provision that ensures the acquisition of professional qualifications and comprises: • professional schools (2/3 years); • VET strand of upper secondary education level (VET high schools – 4 years); • post-secondary education: a. VET post-secondary school (scoli postliceale) from 1 to 3 years; b. foreman schools (scoli de maistri) delivering part-time courses for technicians; • apprenticeship. The regulations for school administration and finance in VET in Romania are the same as those for pre-primary, primary and secondary education. The competent bodies are the Ministry of National of TVET - CNDIPT. Education and the National Centre for Development TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 2

1. Romania TVET system ECOVET project TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 3

1. Romania TVET system ECOVET project The initial VET provision comprises three main parts: 1) common core curriculum decided at the national level; 2) differentiated curriculum decided also at the national level but more linked with a specific qualification 3) local development curriculum decided at the school level in partnership with local stakeholders (employers, local authorities). Final assessment that leads to the award of the qualification should respect the national standards and requirements. Decisions on developing new qualifications or updating existing qualifications are shared between multilevel stakeholders at national, regional and local level, based on a systematic planning process and tools. The recruitment of teachers in IVET follows the national regulations and the decision for new teacher appointment is the responsibility of county school inspectorates. TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 4

1. Romania TVET system ECOVET project Quality Assurance in IVET The general national framework for quality assurance in education and training is established by Law 87/2006 and is applicable for all secondary and higher education levels. The national quality assurance in IVET is regulated by provisions of Law 87/2006, using additionally specific methodologies related to vocational and technical education. The responsibility for quality assurance in IVET in Romania is shared between the following institutions: üThe Ministry of Education is responsible for ensuring quality at the system level, drafting the general policies and monitoring the overall processes and results at the system level. üThe Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-university Education is in charge of provisional authorization, accreditation and external evaluation of quality for all schools in pre-university education, including IVET schools. üNational Centre for Development of Technical and Vocational Education with responsibility to develop specific methodologies on quality assurance in vocational and technical education, develop self-evaluation manuals and external monitoring guidance. TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 5

1. Romania TVET system ECOVET project General structure for CVET The continuous VET offer in Romania is rather fragmented and shared between public and private CVT providers, licensed and non-licensed programs. Any institution can offer continues training programs on the free market, but only those who are authorized are allowed to offer national recognized certificates. The current public offer of CVT is focused on long term training programs offering full qualifications, while demand from labour market training is often oriented on shorter term and narrower qualifications. The private offer is more flexible and diverse, but not many of the private providers are interested to become authorized especially because of the bureaucratic and sometimes not trusted authorization procedures. TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 6

1. Romania TVET system ECOVET project The CVT providers market includes: • Publicly funded CVET providers. Main programs are addressed to unemployed adults, providing qualifications or re-qualifications. Most of the public funded programs are developed under the National Agency for Employment co-ordination and are implemented by Regional and Local Training Centres. Other institutions that may offer publicly funded CVT are higher education institutions (such as teacher training) and units of vocational and technical education - subordinated to the Ministry of Education. Publicly funded programs are offered based on tender procedure and private CVT providers could also apply. • Other sector or employers training centres - operating on the basis of the specific legislation, such as training centres in specific fields organized by different ministries or other public Institutions. • Private training organizations: ütraining business companies providing training based on fees from employers or individuals; üorganisations of employers, chambers of commerce, and trade unions, NGO-s providing training for different types of beneficiaries, according to their target groups in different programs; üFolk Universities, providing adult education based on a fees paid by individuals or companies. TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 7

1. Romanian TVET system ECOVET project Quality assurance in CVET According to Ordinance No 129/2000, the quality assurance in CVET in Romania is a rather decentralised, County Authorization Commissions being in charge with assessing the training programs and providing a national authorization. According to the Government Decision no. 556/2011, National Qualifications Authority (NQA) took over a set of responsibilities regarding the quality of CVET: üdevelops strategic CVET plans and programs of national interest; üensure technical implementation, management and updating National Register of Adult Training Providers and National Register of Assessors. TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 8

1. Romanian TVET system ECOVET project Quality assurance VET Stakeholders have a specific role especially in planning, monitoring and assessment phases of the general quality assurance methodologies. The National Group for Quality Assurance (GNAC), established in 2006 based on Inter-institutional Agreement between: ü Ministry of Education, üMinistry of Labour, üRomanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-university Education, üNational Centre for Development of Technical and Vocational Education, üNational Qualification Authority has also a consultative role in the view of coordinating all the quality assurance systems in initial and continuous education and training in Romania. GNAC has, according to the Law of National Education, the role of the National Reference Point of the EQAVET Network. TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 9

1. Romania TVET system ECOVET project In a very recent report published by OECD in January 2014 regarding the TVET system in Romania, several Strenghts and Challenges have been identified: A. Strenghts: - The inclusiveness of the system; - The foreman shools offer atractive upskilling opportunities for people in employment; - All postsecondary programmes are required to include valuable work placements; - The mix of provision is adjusted to labour market needs; - Employers are involved in the desigh of qualifications through 25 SCs. B. Challenges: - Romania may not provide sufficient short-cycle postsecondary VET to meet potential demand; - There is a gap in provision for adults and programmes are not ussually offered part-time; - Transitions etween post-high school and universites programmes can be challenging and credits are not easily portable; - There are insuficient data to inform the system and to guide the students; - Uncertainties remain regarding the effective apprenticeship model to be implement. TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 10

ECOVET project Romania ECVET system implementation The ECVET system is part of the policy documents governing VET. The use of ECVET for transfer and recognition of achieved LOs is stipulated in the Law no. 1/2011. The organisation in charge of ECVET is the Ministry of Education through the National Centre for TVET Development. Both the ECVET and ECTS were included in the drafted proposal for the Governmental Decision for NQF which was subject for public debate in 2011 -2012. In November 2013 the GD on the NQF was released without any reference to the ECVET and ECTS. TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 11

ECOVET project 3. Professional/vocational training profile In Romania, can be identified : A. 4 occupations in the National Occupations Classifications (COR): 1. Plumber for heat pumps 2. Plumber for geotermale systems 3. Plumber for solar photovoltaic systems 4. Plumber for solar thermal systems 5. Fitter for solar installations ; B. No occupational standards; C. 2 training profiles (professional training standards) drafted during a ESF project: 1. Technical operator for renewable energy 2. Fitter electrician for electrical systems using renewable energy TRANSFER OF INNOVATION, MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, LEONARDO DA VINCI - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (2007 -2013) - AGREEMENT n° 2013 -1 -IT 1 -LEO 05 -04065 cod. CUP: G 63 D 13000380006 12