Europasswhat it brings to the world of work Andrina Wafer, Lifelong Learning
Europass- what is it? EU initiative- mobility, transparency 5 online career and learning management tools = European Skills Passport 1.Europass CV 2.Europass Language Document 3.Europass Mobility Document (partnership) 4.Europass Certificate Supplement ( VET, Levels 1-6 NFQ, on-line: Awards Directoryhttp://www.qqi.ie/Qualifications/Pages/Programmes.aspx ) 5.Europass Diploma Supplement ( HE, issued by HEI)
Europass-Why bother? Personal benefits: •Reflect on and track your learning systematically •Organise and maintain records- everything stored in one place on-line •Readiness for opportunities- everything at your fingertips •Interoperability platform- potential to upload CV and for employers to do EU wide search for specific talent. Compatibility with Eures. •Lifelong, lifewide
Europass- what's in it for employers? Recruitment
•Common templates, common language, easy to evaluate/compare •Used across EU. Talent pool: 35,797,085 to date! •Systematic authoritative information on qualifications •Skills matching- interoperability platform
Development
•Reflecting on learning and achievement- can match to role descriptor skills •Enables personal, accessible, formal records •Supports career planning and development within a business, but also across an industry
Europass Ireland Success looks like •Employers recruiting using ESP and ECV •Guidance services using ECV to assist people with carer management skills •Increase in users for ECV across all age profiles •People getting jobs and reflecting on learning systematically •Increase in mobility •HEIs issuing EDS systematically •FEIs promoting and issuing ECS ( downloadable) •EU initiatives understood, embedded and systematically supported across all national stakeholders- Reference Group, publication
Tools •Website- www.europass.ie •Facebook and Twitter – like, share, follow! https ://www.facebook.com/pages/EuropassIreland/493499390746580 •Interagency Reference Group- June, November •Presence at events- Ploughing Championships, Higher Options •National Competitions and Promotional schemes
Europass Ireland • Contact us: http://www.europass.ie/europass/co ntact.html Contact me: awafer@qqi.ie