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Competence based education

Selected National Education Standards are re-defined to include a competence-based focus

Current National Education Standards for key professions, based on social and economic relevance, are reviewed in a consultative process, including all major stakeholders, such as institutions, students, labour market, and revised based on recommendations arising from the review process.

A methodology for redefining these to reflect a competence-based approach in terms of learning outcomes is developed, reflecting good international practice. Labour-market intelligence is used to inform the National Education Standards as well as to develop classifications of specialties.

Key deliverables

A concept and methodology for transforming education standards to be competence-based is improved;
National education standards for programmes in three selected sectors are updated;
A methodology for transforming labour market intelligence into programme specific education requirements is developed;
National classifications for programmes in three sectors are developed;
Visibility materials are developed that informs about the benefits of competence-based education;
A study visit of up to 7 MoE members is organised in an EU Member State on competence based education system.

Activities to be performed

Activity 1.1
Completed

Develop concept and methodology for competence-based education standards; Annex_Mission Report_Act. 1.1.2 Competence-based approach: Latvian case Mission Report_Act 1.1.2 Mission Report_Act 1.1.1 May 14-18 2018
Activity 1.2
Completed

Identify three priority sectors for the development of competence-based education standards on the basis of economic and social relevance, which includes an assessment of the contribution of sectors to the GDP and an analysis of the employability of graduates; Competence-based approach: Priority areas Mission report_Activity 1.2
Activity 1.3
Completed

Assess and review the current system for using labour market intelligence and skills forecasting within the Ministry of Education; PPT_Use of labor market intelligence_Lithuania PPT_Use of labor market intelligence_Latvia PPT_Model for use of labor market intelligence PPT_Use of labor market intelligence in France Mission report_Activity_1.3.2 Mission report_Activity_1.3.1
Activity 1.4
Completed

Develop methodology to transform labour market intelligence into discipline specific education requirements; PPT_Use of LMI_Latvia PPT_Use of labor market intelligence PPT_Use of LMI_France Mission report_Activity 1.4_Annex 3 Mission report_Activity 1.4_Annex 2 Mission report_Activity 1.4
Activity 1.5
Completed

Amend education standards for disciplines in the priority areas (incl. legislative arrangements) with a view to describing achievements based on competences and skills, taking into account the AzQF; PPT_Pedagogy_UNISTRA case PPT_Pedagogical internship_Latvian case Mission Report_Activity 1.5.7 Mission Report_Activity 1.5.7 Mission Report_Activity 1.5.8 State standard of Oil and Gas Engineering_revised State standard of Computer Engineering_revised State standard of Computer Science_revised State standard of Foreign Lan. teacher_revised State standad of IT_revised State standard of Primary school teacher_revised State standard of Biology_revised State standard of Physics_revised State standard of Chem.Engineering_revised State standard of Elec. Engineering_revised State standard of Chemistry teacher_revised Mission Report_Activity 1.5.8 Annex 5_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.8 Mission Report_Activity 1.5.8 Annex 4_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.8 Annex 3_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.8 Annex 2_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.8 Annex 1_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.8 Mission Report_Activity 1.5.8 Annex 7_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 Annex 6_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 Annex 5_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 Annex 4_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 Annex 3_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 Annex 2_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 Annex 1_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 Mission Report_Activity 1.5.5 State standard in Ecology_revised State standard in Math teacher_revised State standard in İnformatics teacher_revised State standard in Geography_revised Mission Report_Activity 1.5.7 Mission Report_Activity 1.5.6 Annex 6_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 (Geography) Annex 5_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 (Geography) Annex 4_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 (Geography) Annex 3_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 (Geography) Mission Report_Activity 1.5.5 (Geography) Annex 2_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 Annex 1_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.5 Mission Report_Activity 1.5.5 Annex 1_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.4 PPT_Formulation of learning outcomes Mission Report_Activity 1.5.4 Mission Report_Activity 1.5.3 Annex 2_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.2 Annex 2_Mission Report_Act. 1.5.2 Annex 1_Mİssion Report_Act. 1.5.2 Mission Report_Activity 1.5.2 Strasbourg University_Physics program_example Mission report_Activity 1.5.1
Activity 1.6
Completed

Devise methodology for developing national classifications of specialties in higher education; PPT_Class. of study programs_recommendations PPT_Class. of study programmes_Lithuanian case Mission Report_Activity 1.6
Activity 1.7
Completed

Develop national classifications of specialities in the priority sectors; PPT_Physics faculty in Strasburg University Annex 4_Mission Report_Act. 1.7 Annex 2_Mission Report_Act. 1.7 Annex 3_Mission Report_Act. 1.7 Annex 1_Mission Report_Act. 1.7 Mission Report_Activity 1.7
Activity 1.8
Completed

Undertake an awareness raising activity on the benefits of competence-based education in order to support the implementation of student-centred curricula as part of the educational reforms.
Activity 1.9
Completed

Organize study visit on best practise for competence based education system. PPT_Geography studies in Latvia University PPT_ICT studies in Riga Technical University PPT_Classification of HE st. programs in Latvia Recognition of foreign qualifications in Latvia PPT_Development of HE in Latvia PPT_Academic Information Center in Latvia PPT_Classification of study programs in Lithuania PPT_Recog. of foreign qualifications Lithuania PPT_Demand for IT professionals in Lithuania PPT_Creating human resources system in Lithuania PPT_Development of HE system in Lithuania PPT_Study field descriptors_Lithuanian case

Supporting documents

Methodoloogy for use of labour market intelligence by the Ministry of Education in Azerbaijan 114.49 KB / DOCX

Methodology and guidelines for developing competence-based study programmes and monitoring them 247.51 KB / DOCX

Design Degree Programmes in Physics: guidelines from TUNING project 383.65 KB / PDF

Competence-based learning 1.21 MB / PDF