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Continuing Professional Development in the Bologna
process
Pat Davies, Executive Secretary EUCEN conference - Bergen 28-30 April
Bologna declaration(s)
Bologna 1999: ECTS-compatible systems also covering lifelong learning activities
Prague 2001: ‘Lifelong learning is an essential element of the European Higher Education Area. In the future Europe, built upon a knowledge-based society and economy, lifelong learning strategies are necessary to face the challenges of competitiveness and the use of new technologies and to improve social cohesion, equal opportunities and the quality of life.’
Berlin 2003: underlined the important contribution of HE
in making lifelong learning a realitynational governments taking steps to align
national policies to this goalurged institutions to enhance the possibilities
for lifelong learning, including the recognition of prior learning
Bologna realities
Trends III 2003:Diversity of definition in HEIs: LLL – UCE – UAEGap between national policy and implementation‘most salient problem is clearly the lack of integration
of LLL provision in the general strategies, core processes and decision-making of the institution’
Even in UK, Finland and France … CE/LLL centres not always recognised on equal footing
Trends III (contd):Percentage of HEIs reporting an LLL
strategy:35% had a LLL strategy31% in early stages of developing one26% planned to develop one5% saw no need for one3% no view
Trends IV 2005 No section on LLL (but in national reports)On access: mostly about selection – calls
for review of legislationOn modularisation: increased flexibility
expected by students not been realised
Trends IV contdOn the recognition of non-formal/non-academic
qualifications: ‘The topic is part of a wider theme of LLL that has
very much been neglected so far in the Bologna discussion … it is still not perceived as an important topic in many institutions… often not understood …. limited awareness exists in many HEIs … often misunderstood as the permeability between the university sector and the polytechnics/college sector’. (p22-23)
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Short courses, seminars, conferences, …
Masters courses
CPD: 4 questions
1. Should CPD be brought within the ECTS framework?
2. If so, how?
3. What is a Masters?
4. What is the link between CPD and Masters programmes?
CPD and ECTS
Arguments for:Accreditation increasingly required by
professional associationsIndividuals need toolsBridges between different kinds of qulaificationsDoes not have to be compulsoryNew forms of collaboration for universitiesShift of focus to 3rd mission
CPD and ECTS
Arguments against:Costly and time consuming for little
rewardNo solid evidence of needOther prioritiesDistort purpose of learning
How?
Assign a levelFormal assessmentNew forms of assessmentNew forms of quality assuranceCredit rating: competences or
workload?Accumulation and transfer rules
Recommendations
Universities should develop ECTS for CPD
It should be voluntary for learnersEuropean Commission, European
associatons and national agencies should promote a debate
European Commission should support pilot projects
Review in Trends report for 2007
What is a masters?
Academic or professionalInitial/follow-on or post experienceFollow-on or conversionUniversity-based or work-basedTaught or research-based or project-basedDisciplinary or inter-disciplinary or mult-
disciplinaryCombination models
Link between CPD and masters?
The ‘building up’ modelThe ‘dividing up’ model
To pay or not to pay?
Recommendations
Bologna co-ordinating group should: support work to develop a common
framework for terminologypromote sharing of case studies and
models
Review in Trends report for 2007