Implementation of ECVET

In 2014, national ECVET experts participated in public information activities and discussions with stakeholders in Lithuania, presented reports at events of the Education Exchanges Support Foundation,events at national VET institutions and at different events in Europe, and prepared information articles on ECVET. Experts also conducted ECVET-related training and guidance activities for representatives of VET providers, companies and other interested institutions, and began to advise Lithuanian VET institutions on the application of elements of ECVET in project activities. They also led training groups, provided advice, participated in training on ECVET-based topics abroad (such as on learning outcomes, labour market perspectives, geographic mobility and ECVET for VET teachers) and shared best practices in meetings of national ECVET experts. In 2014, an information leaflet on the European credit system for vocational education and training was published, the second part of ECVET's user guide for geographic mobility was translated and published in Lithuanian, and two ECVET newsletters were published.

In 2015, initiatives continued within the project to increase awareness of the applicability and benefits of ECVET among VET institutions and other stakeholders, and improve the use of facets of ECVET in Lithuanian VET institutions. Additional measures that year included: the performance of an analysis of legal acts and other documents to improve the feasibility of ECVET in the country; the establishment of closer cooperation between stakeholders involved in the implementation of ECVET; the organisation of three regional seminars on the subject of the use of ECVET in the context of geographical learner mobility; the performance of a survey of Lithuanian VET institutions on awareness of ECVET; wider dissemination of the application and benefits of ECVET measures through the publication of expert reports, electronic publications, articles and newsletters; and the creation of a community of ECVET users, and implementation of training of ECVET experts.

In 2016, the following results were achieved in the project: an improvement in knowledge about the applicability and benefits of ECVET among VET institutions and other stakeholders; an increase in the use of elements of ECVET in Lithuanian VET institutions; the holding of 32 consultations on the application of ECVET to 25 VET institutions; the organisation of four seminars on the implementation of ECVET principles in Lithuania; the organisation of a meeting at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania on the use of ECVET with stakeholders (including representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania, VET institutions, the Qualifications and VET Development Centre (KPMPC), and enterprises); the establishment of closer cooperation between stakeholders in the implementation of ECVET in Lithuania; increased dissemination of the applications and benefits of the various elements of ECVET in the form of publications, e-guides, articles and newsletters; and growth in the ECVET user community to 265 stakeholders.

In 2017, the project saw: 30 consultations implemented on the application of ECVET, plus 36 VET institutions already partially or fully applying ECVET elements; two seminars organised on the implementation of ECVET principles in Lithuania; a meeting on the use of ECVET organised at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania with interested parties (including representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania, VET institutions, the Qualifications and VET Development Centre (KPMPC), and enterprises); a meeting of ECVET experts from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland organised and held in Lithuania; the establishment of closer cooperation between stakeholders in the implementation of ECVET in Lithuania; a continuing campaign on the applicability and benefits of ECVET elements (via forms such as publications, videos, articles and newsletters).

In 2018, the project continued with: consultations by 26 VET institutions on the applicability of ECVET; two seminars organised on the implementation of principles of ECVET, including in relation to organising long-term mobility; the organisation of a meeting on the use of ECVET at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania with stakeholders (including Ministry representatives, VET institutions, the Qualifications and VET Development Centre (KPMPC), and enterprises); and the continued development of closer cooperation between stakeholders in the implementation of ECVET in Lithuania.

In 2019, the ECVET national team project also continued. Steps in its implementation included: improvements in the use of ECVET elements at Lithuanian VET institutions; the carrying out of consultations between VET institutions on the application of ECVET; the organisation of three seminars to help implement the principles of ECVET (including in relation to the organisation of long-term mobility); the preparation and publication of two newsletters and six articles, as well as preparation of the Guide to the recognition of competences.