1. Suggestions and recommendationsNetECVET Workshop Amstelveen „How to get started?“, 28./29.02.2012

2. Recommendations • Getting started with ECVET involves a rethinking of your mobility practice. • An introduction of ECVET is a first step only. It must be followed immediately by exploring added value: what can I improve with it working with these partners? • Also needed is guidance on how to find out how the own mobility practice relates to ECVET: what does it mean for me? Do I need to change much? • For guidance of practitioners, use concrete examples and formats. • Work with ‘exercises’ and cases because they help practitioners to move away from their context and rethink their own practice. • A common understanding of Learning Outcomes is the key and should be discussed early on in a starting project. Use examples to help guiding the discussion. • Also needed early on: who needs to be involved in the project (e.g. via the table of competent functions)

3. Suggestions for the toolbox • Provide templates, such as MoU, learning agreement • Provide flexible tools which can be adopted to different situations • Insert perhaps an additional section with short interviews with persons who already carried out a pilot (ECVET mobility), with recommendation to others • Provide maybe different toolboxes depending on the degree of autonomy and responsibility of the stakeholders • Define a strategy to implement ECVET in mobility • KISS for the toolbox: presentation package for teachers, coordinating administrators which is easy to understand • Toolbox should be easy to find at ECVET homepages; dissemination among target groups

4. Suggestions for the toolbox • Easy access to the toolbox, with concrete language, no expert language; examples and suggestions for pathways, best practices etc. • Checklists for assessment criteria; evaluation and good performance • Examples for assessment forms for different vocations • Criteria for companies, partners etc. • “Who does what” list for ECVET “beginners”, to clarify roles and competences of each partner involved • Use NetECVET website to publish news and advice, for instance via reminder tonus when something Important has been added • Pay attention to practical aspects (with regard to ECVET mobilities): who does what, finance, allocation of time and human resources