EQVET, EQUAL QUALITY IN CONSTRUCTION AND VEHICLE VET

Globalization and geographical mobility of the work forces it necessary for the vocational certificates to be of high quality, and to be in better accordance with the needs of labour market and, at the same time, to be comparable between the different countries of the European Union as well.

For this, the European Erasmus+ Project, EQVET, Equal Quality in Construction and Vehicle VET, it has been carried out for the recognition of professional competences in six European countries: Estonia, Lithuania, Denmark, Holland, Croatia and Spain, in the ECVET framework (European Credits Vocational Education Transfer).

The comparison and consensus of the curricula contained in the legislation of the participating countries in the fields of construction and vehicles has been carried out, more specifically in the studies corresponding to the title Technician in Construction and Technician in Motor Vehicles Electro Mechanics, following the evaluation criteria and learning outcomes.

The activity has been performed experimentally, creating problem-based complex training and assessment exercises, covering both vocational and key competencies, and using the portfolio. It has been evaluated with positive results in terms of its implementation.