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### Current Situation and Future Expectations of Level 5 Higher Education in Flanders ###

This document provides an overview of Level 5 qualifications within the Flemish Qualification Framework (VKS), emphasizing the HBO5 training programs in Flanders. It outlines the expectations for educational and professional qualifications classified at this level, detailing the competencies required for functioning in professional settings and participating meaningfully in society. With a focus on the transition from existing training programs and the introduction of new HBO5 trainings, it explores collaboration between adult education centers and applied sciences colleges, emphasizing work-based learning and alignment with job market needs. ###

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### Current Situation and Future Expectations of Level 5 Higher Education in Flanders ###

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  1. Level 5 in Flanders and The current situation & expectations Patrick Mariën AG Stedelijk Onderwijs Antwerp Partnership AP Antwerp

  2. Content • Flemishqualification framework level 5 • The HBO5 trainings in Flanders • Expectations for

  3. Flemishqualification framework (VKS) • The VKS has 8 levels of which level 5 is the first of the higher education levels. Level 5 HigherEducation 5 VKS: → professional leg → educational leg

  4. Professional qualification level 5 A set of competences required for professional functioning on a level 5 formulated by the economic sectors and validated by the Flemish Government (n=17 on 31/01/2014) • Competences: • Knowledge →specific for a domain, to be extended and supplemented • Skills → build-in cognitive & motor skills → problem-solving skills • Context • To act in new & complex situations • Autonomy • To take initiative on a medium level • Responsibility • To achieve personal results & to stimulate collective results

  5. Educational Qualification level 5 • A set of competences required for functioning in society and participating in the professional and educational fields based upon professional qualifications level 5 and validated by the Flemish Government (n=2 on 31.01.2014) • Higher education / 90 or 120 ECTS • Starting point for a HBO5 training which gives a graduate degree = level 5 degree = associate degree

  6. Educational Qualification level 5 EQ 5 90 or 120 ECTS Graduatedegree Content relation Educational Qualification 5 Professional Qualification 5 Professional Qualification level 5 Professional Qualification level 5 Professional Qualification level 5 HBO5 training

  7. HBO 5 trainings: past, present & future • The existing HBO5 trainings (n=58) are oldertrainingslabeledby the Flemischgovernment level 5, who are in fact level 6 trainingswith a shorter curriculum →theywilldisappearfrom 2017 on • The new HBO5 trainings (n=0) based on the VKS willbelaunchedfrom 2015 on • The present = in transition

  8. The new HBO 5 trainings: twomain targets • Employment of the students: a job which requires professional functioning on level 5 • A further educational career for the students: a auxiliary program towards level 6 is compulsory to every new HBO5 training validated by Flemish government

  9. Creating a new HBO5 training : steps • A shared education profile based upon the competences of the educational qualification 5 → set of learning outcomes on level 5 • A program (90 or 120 ECTS) = aims, contents and methods description with work based learning of the training modules • A quality check on the program performed by the accreditation organization →NVAO • A decision by the Flemish Government to launch the training at the applying partnerships

  10. Organization of the HBO5 trainings in Flanders • Partnership between adult education center(s) & a college of applied sciences = compulsory (01.09.2014) • Financed by the Flemish government • With a fair amount of work based learning • Aligned with target groups for training variations ( generation students, distant learning groups, jobseekers or working students)

  11. Expectations for • On the micro level • To obtain good practices from EU on • Target groups and their specific training needs • Distant learning on level 5 • Work based learning in different economic sectors • To create skills alliances on level 5 = content validity for the level 5 training • To create an international perspective on level 5 content for validating the national programs

  12. Expectations • On the meso level • To create a learning platform for professionals on level 5 • To create a think tank for level 5-issues to incorporate into policy

  13. Questions ?

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