1st Day 26 April 2012

Introductory Speech by Irene Psifidou

European developments in designing and delivering outcome-oriented curricula in VET: trends and challenges
Julian Stanley and Andrew McCoshan, University of Warwick

Assessing Learning outcomes in VET in Europe: policies, practices and prospects
Stamatis Paleocrassas and Gerald Thiel, European Profiles

Session 1: ENSURING LINKS BETWEEN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICIES
The case of Germany
Ida Stamm-Riemer, VDI/VDE Innovation and Technik GmbH, Germany

The case of the Netherlands
Jan Adema, Cito, The Netherlands

Session 2: IMPROVING TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
The case of Finland
Kati Lounema, National Board of Education, Finland

The case of Greece
Evagelia Marinakou, IST College, Greece

2nd Day 27 April 2012

Key messages from Parallel sessions

Rapporteur Session 1: Jenne van der Velde, Institute for Curriculum Development, The Netherlands

Rapporteur Session 2: Juraj Vantuch, State Institute of Vocational Education and Training, Slovakia

Interviews with participants (see video)

A WORLDWIDE PERSPECTIVE
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNER ASSESSMENT: SEAMLESS OR INCONSISTENT VET POLICIES?

Broadening competencies whilst enabling consistent outcomes in Australia
Presenter: Sharon Robertson, National Advisory for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Australia
Discussant: Anne-Marie Charraud, France

Discussion, dilemmas and pathways around assessment: a societal, political and educational matter in Latin America
Presenter: Renato Opertti, UNESCO-IBE
Discussant: Alejandro Tiana, Organisation of Iberoamerican States for Education, Science and Culture

Changing and linking curriculum, standards and assessment in VET in Central and Eastern Europe: evidence from Georgia
Presenter: Eduarda Castel-Branco, European Training Foundation
Discussant: Prof. Ivan Svetlik, Slovenia