EU Commission and QQI Peer Learning Activity event

Agenda:THE WRITING OF LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR ASSESSMENT AND VALIDATION
Peer learning activity in Cork, Ireland

Date: 19th and 20th November, 2014
Venue: Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland www.cit.ie
Number of participants: cca 45

Final published summary report of the Peer Learning Activity

AGENDA

Wednesday 19th November 2014

08:45 – 09:10	Registration
09:15 – 9:25	Opening of the meeting – Dr Brendan Murphy, President, Cork Institute of Technology
09:25 – 9:45	Why this PLA? Main developments at EU level – European Commission Chiara Riondino
9:45 – 10:15	The writing of learning outcomes – main challenges and opportunities - Cedefop Jens Bjornavold
10:15 – 10:30	An Irish perspective on the writing of learning outcomes for assessment and validation, incorporating informal and non formal learning - Cork Institute of Technology- Deirdre Goggin

11:00 – 13:00	Workshop session 1: Writing learning outcomes which enable the validation of non formal and informal learning.
11.00 – 11.15	Plenary setting out key questions for case study presentations by country representatives. Chair, Mr Ernesto Villalba –Garcia, Cedefop
11.15 – 13.00	Case Studies and Discussions in two parallel workshops considering national approach, internal challenges and actions, integrating negotiated employment standards, leading to recommendations regarding writing enabling learning outcomes. Case Study 1: VET context - Chair Erzsébet Szlamka - Educational Authority Hungary Ms Ina Masule – Latvia Ms Urška Marentic – Slovenia Case Study 2: HE Context – Chair Cat O’Driscoll – ESU Mr Alain Nicolas – France Mrs Inga Vau ; Ms Külli All – Estonia

14.30 - 16.30	Workshop session 2: Assessing Learning Outcomes- principles, processes, standards and challenges including validation of informal and non-formal learning
14.30 – 14.45	Plenary setting out key questions for case study presentations by country representatives. Chair: Mr Ernesto Villalba –Garcia, Cedefop
14.45 – 16.30	Case studies and discussions in two parallel workshops, considering the practical challenges of assessing learning outcomes in the context of individual learner achievement. Case Study 3: The Development of Competence Standards for the validation of practice in Youth Work - Chair Corinna Liersch – European Commission Mr Marko Paunovic – YEU International Ms Hilary Tierney – Maynooth University Ms Izabela Jurczik-Arnold – European Federation for Intercultural Learning Case Study 4: Extensibility- validation of learning in employment, and for different purposes, including promotions, access to qualifications, programmes offered in VET or HE - Chair Caroline Egerton - Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment UK Dr Irene Sheridan – Cork Institute of Technology Mr John Geven – Rockwool, Training and Education partner

Thursday, 20th November 2014

09:00 - 10:00	Stimulus – An inspirational/ motivational presentation teasing out some of the issues and experiences of VNFIL
10:00 – 11:00	Synthesis – writing and assessing learning outcomes that enable the validation of non formal and informal learning for different purposes- what recommendations have arisen within the workshops?
11:30 – 13:00	Final conclusions and recommendations A panel response and open conversation, leading to peer-to-peer recommendations supporting VNFIL practices. Chair Dr Bryan Maguire, Quality and Qualifications Ireland Panel discussion involving representative input from national authorities, education and training institutions, employers, European Commission and CEDEFOP.

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