Technical Assistance for Upgrading of Vocational Qualifications Standards Taking into Account Best Practices in EU Member States under Phare 2003 ‘Vocational Qualification’ Project

National Conference for the Proposal for the Upgrading of the Framework Requirements for the Development of the VQS in Bulgaria

Programme

Time: 8 May – 11 May 2006

Location: Hotel Central, Hristo Botev Blvd, Sofia

Sunday, 7th May 2006

Arrivals

Monday, 8th May 2006

Introduction to the project and an EU perspective

10.00 – 11.00 / Registration
11:00 - 12.00 / Opening of the Seminar
Opening address by the Minister of Labour and Social Policy
Address by Valentin Dejkova, Head Vocational Policies and Education Department, Ministry of Education and Science
Address by Deyan Pushkarov, Chairman, NAVET
12.00 - 12:15 / Coffee break
Press conference: Dr Cloud Bai-Yun, Team Leader
12.15 – 12.45 / Presenting the Project, the UK NARIC and EU networks
Dr Cloud Bai-Yun
12:45 - 14:00 / Lunch
14.00 - 14:45 / European Context and Implications
Presented by Yves Beernaert
Q&A
14:45 – 15:30 / Trends in Standards development in Europe, with a particular reference to Simplification and Quality Assurance
Presenbted by Magda Kirsch
Q&A
15:30 – 16:00 / Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00 / Progression and Career Paths and Relevance to Development of VET standards
Presented by Philip Land
Q&A
17:00 - 17:15 / Summary of the day
19:00 / Reception & buffet dinner

Tuesday, 9th May 2006

Context and the needs of Bulgaria in the development of VQS

09:00 - 10.00 / GOPA, Needs Assessment
Presented by Lewis Kerr
10.00 - 11.00 / Plenary: Initial proposal for new template to upgrade VQS in Bulgaria,
Chaired by Dr Cloud Bai-Yun, Penka Nikolova, NAVET
Presented by Magda Kirsch, Dr Yochka Anastasova
11.00 - 11.30 / Coffee break
11.30 -12.30 / Plenary: Current Standards: Methodology, Format and Content
Chaired by International Experts Group
12:30 - 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 / Sector working group discussions (concurrent)
Chaired by sector experts
15:30 - 16:00 / Coffee-break
16:00 - 17.00 / Reports from sector working group discussions
17.00 - 17:15 / Summary of the day
19:00 / Buffet Dinner

Wednesday, 10th May 2006

Presentation of the proposal for upgrading the VQS Framework in Bulgaria

09:30 – 10:30 / Proposal for the Upgrading of the Framework Requirements for the Development of the VQS in Bulgaria
Chaired by Rumen Draganov
Presented by Dr Cloud Bai-Yun
Q&A
10:30 - 11.30 / Group sessions to be chaired by 5 international and local expert teams to present and discuss in detail their proposals and listing of qualifications
Electronics and Automation
Co-chairs:
Mr. Peter Davitt
Mr. Ivelin Dimitrov Stefanov
Production and Processing
Co-chairs:
Luk Indesteege
Dr Yochka Anastasova
Chemical Products and Technologies
Co-chairs:
Yves Beernaert
Prof. Dr. Nikolaj Simeonov
Tourism and Services
Co-chairs:
Magda Kirsch
Mr Rumen Draganov
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Co-chairs:
Dagmar Winzier
Prof. Dr Nikolai Todorov
11:30 – 11:45 / Coffee-break
11:45 - 12:45 / Group session continued
12:45 - 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 - 14:30 / Report by sector: Electronics and Automation
14:30 - 15.00 / Report by sector: Production and Processing
15:00 -15.30 / Coffee-break
15.30-16.00 / Report by sector: Chemical Products and Technologies
16.00 – 16.30 / Report by sector: Tourism and Services
16.30 - 17.00 / Report by sector: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
17.00 – 17.15 / Summary of the Day
19:00 / Dinner
Thursday, 11th May 2006

Recommendations – the way forward

10.00 – 10.45 / Qualifications standards in the perspective of NQF and EQF
Presented by Yves Beernaert, Magda Kirsch
10.45 - 11.30 / Feedback from the week and needs analysis (plenary)
11.30-12.15 / Recommendations
Reaching a shared understanding: the Project Team, NAVET, MoES and sector experts
12:15 - 12:30 / Evaluation and closing of the seminar
12:30 – 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 / Departure

5/13/2006

UK NARIC in association with Consortium Partners Badnina, County Dublin VEC, FIT,
New Bulgarian University and SCAS

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