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  • My Portfolio – a free app supporting professional development

    My Portfolio – a free app supporting professional development

    What is My Portfolio?

    My Portfolio is a free application that allows you to gather all your competences in one place together with evidence that you actually have them. Its purpose is to make it easier to collect this type of information and present it clearly. My Portfolio allows you to connect your competences with the evidence and organise them in folders, each of which can serve a different purpose – to present your qualifications to an employer, deepen your own interests or to have your skills formally confirmed and to attain qualifications.

    What exactly is considered „evidence” in proving your competences?

    Evidence can take many forms, it all depends on how we want to show our achievements. They can be, for example, references from a previous workplace or a description of a completed project, a link to a website, prepared presentations, photos of your own works or video recordings in which you demonstrate your skills. The app gives freelancers the opportunity to present graphic, construction or artistic works. The application enables an employer to view the tangible results of your work and relate them to their needs. In addition, My Portfolio is always up-to-date, because thanks to the secure storage of data in its cloud, you can supplement or modify it at any time.

    How can My Portfolio support the confirmation of my skills?

    By using the application, you can share the portfolio with all interested persons who would like to confirm whether you have specific skills. For example, this could be potential employers who use it to learn something more about you than from the CV itself, because they immediately can see your achievements. It allows you to speed up the time it takes to confirm your competences. And if you need a classic CV, you can generate one for free based on the information you have entered in the app.

    Can the application be treated as an additional solution supporting the Integrated Qualifications System?

    Yes, the application has also been developed with the Integrated Qualifications System in mind – it meets its assumptions and helps to promote the concept of lifelong learning. By making a portfolio, it is easier for you to plan your development because you see what has already been achieved and what else you can do. My Portfolio also allows you to search for learning outcomes and add them to the list of your competences. In this way, app users can find not only individual learning outcomes in the system, but also an entire qualification relating to their skills. If convincing evidence is collected that meets all the requirements of a given qualification, you can start the validation process in an institution authorised to award it and obtain a reliable certificate. Such a qualification can open new opportunities for you in the labour market.

    What are the benefits to employers of this innovative application?

    First of all, a short and effective employee recruitment process is important to an employer. It is crucial to precisely define the company’s needs and quickly reach potential candidates. My Portfolio gives companies the ability to more efficiently confirm a potential employee’s portfolio and skills.

    What needs to be done to use My Portfolio?

    Just go to www.mojeportfolio.ibe.edu.pl. Creating a profile is very simple, and adding material to the portfolio is quite easy. Of course, the service is free and the stored data is secure.

  • The Integrated Qualifications System at the Małopolska Innovation Festival

    The Integrated Qualifications System at the Małopolska Innovation Festival

    During the seminar, which was entitled „The Integrated Qualifications System – from Innovation to Qualifications”, participants discussed how to combine the challenges of the modern labour market with the development of human capital in Poland through the IQS. The seminar was organised as a workshop (presentations, mini-lectures, discussion and exercises). Most of the participants were HR employees, representatives of NGOs and training institutions. There was also no lack of persons from vocational education and the school system.

    The programme included discussions about the concept of lifelong learning and its importance for the HR sector. Details on the descriptions of qualifications and the functioning of the Integrated Qualifications Register, which is one of the most important elements of the IQS, were also reviewed.

    Małopolska Innovation Festival

     

  • Let’s talk about qualifications in the HR and marketing industry

    Let’s talk about qualifications in the HR and marketing industry

    Seminar participants will learn about the main premises of the Integrated Qualifications System and take part in discussions on the applications for including the following market qualifications in the IQS:

    1. Designing competence- and effectiveness-based systems for periodic employee assessments.
    2. Testing the associative structure and semantic similarity of a commercial brand.

    The meeting will take place on June 27, 2019 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Warsaw (Azalia Room) on ul. Towarowa 2.

    Accommodation and reimbursement of travel expenses are provided for participants from outside of Warsaw in accordance with the guidelines presented in the attachment „Information on the reimbursement of travel expenses”.

    We invite you to read the event programme and to register!

    PROGRAMME

    REGISTRATION

    Information on the reimbursement of travel expenses

  • „Tailor-made Qualifications” – News from the Seminar for the Fashion Industry

    „Tailor-made Qualifications” – News from the Seminar for the Fashion Industry

    The seminar was primarily addressed to representatives of the fashion industry – including employers, industry organisations, trade unions and educational institutions. Participants at the event had the opportunity to learn about the main premises of the Integrated Qualifications System, including system tools focused on supporting the industry. The possibilities of using the Sectoral Qualifications Framework for the Fashion Industry in employee recruitment, qualifications management and the identification of competence gaps was discussed. Participants also reviewed the benefits of describing market qualifications and their inclusion in the Integrated Qualifications System (IQS). Industry representatives shared their experiences of participating in the ongoing pilot implementation of the Sectoral Qualifications Framework in a large and small enterprise, which aims to standardise job descriptions and improve recruitment processes.

    The Industry about Itself

    The seminar ended with a discussion panel of industry representatives sharing their opinions on the future of the sector in the context of human resources development opportunities. The role of building a positive image of the sector as an innovative and important branch of the national economy was emphasised many times. During the meeting, a number of suggestions were made on ways to address the deficit of professionals, including the need to strengthen the reputation of industry schools and vocational upper secondary schools, as well as to support activities in the area of non-formal education. Attention was also paid to the need for the more active use of regional funds, as well as those intended for the functioning of Sector Skills Councils, whose role is, among others, the financing of development services.

     

  • The stakeholders seminar on the Integrated Qualifications Register in the IQS

    The stakeholders seminar on the Integrated Qualifications Register in the IQS

    The two-day seminar was devoted to the functioning and development of the IQR in the Integrated Qualifications System. The event was also a great opportunity to exchange information and knowledge about previous achievements in the implementation of the IQS. Participants shared their reflections on the activities supporting the system’s implementation and discussed the next stages required to further develop the Integrated Qualifications System and the Integrated Qualifications Register.

    The course of the seminar

    A plenary session opened the event with talks by Dr Piotr Stankiewicz, Director of the Educational Research Institute, Anna Wolska, Deputy Director of IBE for the IQS, Urszula Martynowicz, Director of Strategy, Qualifications and Vocational Training at the Ministry of National Education, and IQS project leaders Agata Wiśniewska-Górczewska, Katarzyna Wielguszewska and Marek Kopyt.

    After the plenary session, participants divided into groups to discuss the role of regional advisors, support for developing market qualifications, building bridges between market qualifications and vocational education, and the language of learning outcomes, among other topics. The purpose of the thematic sessions was to take a cross-sectional look at selected issues in order to see the wide spectrum of activities that have been and are possible to undertake within the IQS. The results of these discussions were summarised on the second day of the seminar as part of the technical and substantive sessions. The possibilities of using the collected suggestions in the future were also considered.

    A system developed from the bottom-up

    The event was primarily organised for IQS stakeholders – market representatives, industry organisations, public administration and all those involved in developing the system. As was stated at the opening of the seminar by the IBE’s Director, Dr Piotr Stankiewicz: „The IQS and the IQR are distinguished by the grassroots involvement of stakeholders.” Deputy Director Anna Wolska also spoke in a similar tone, emphasising that it would be impossible to implement the system without the participation of market representatives.

    We invite you to view the presentations summarising the individual speeches during the plenary session of the seminar. 

     

  • Good information for webmasters and graphic designers

    Good information for webmasters and graphic designers

    Creating websites

    A person with the qualification „Creating websites” is prepared to independently design and program the front-end of a website using technologies such as HTML, CSS and Javascript. The awarding body for this qualification is the VCC Foundation, while the external quality assurance entity is the Institute for Sustainable Technologies – National Research Institute.

    Designing computer graphics

    A person with the qualification of „Designing computer graphics” is able to independently design and publish graphics using specialised computer software, and takes into account the needs and preferences of customers. The awarding body for this qualification is the VCC Foundation, while the entity for external quality assurance entity is the Institute for Sustainable Technologies – National Research Institute.

    These qualifications bring the total number of market qualifications functioning in the IQS to 11. More information on these qualifications is available on the Integrated Qualifications Register website:

     

  • Workshop for stakeholders of the Integrated Skills Strategy

    Workshop for stakeholders of the Integrated Skills Strategy

    The meeting was inaugurated by Marzena Machałek, Secretary of State in the Ministry of National Education. The speakers included Judit Rozsa from the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission. In her speech, our guest from the European Commission emphasised the importance of innovation in the education sector. Dr Piotr Stankiewicz, Director of the Educational Research Institute, also spoke in a similar tone, emphasising the role of lifelong learning and informal learning.

    Recommendations for education

    At the end of the plenary session, OECD representatives presented recommendations for the education sector in Poland, as well as the agenda for the workshops. The recommendations concerned, among others, the organisation of an information campaign to show employers the benefits of investing in the training of their employees and the need to promote the idea of lifelong learning among adults. After the plenary session ended, meeting participants divided into groups to discuss the recommendations in four priority areas:

    • increasing the responsiveness of the education system to the needs of the labour market
    • supporting greater adult participation in learning in all forms
    • strengthening the use of skills in the labour market and the workplace
    • strengthening coordination and skills management structures

    Integrated Skills Strategy

    The main objective of the Integrated Skills Strategy (ISS) is to create opportunities and conditions for the development of the skills required to enhance social capital, social inclusion, economic growth and to achieve a high quality of life. The Minister of National Education is responsible for developing the ISS. The Educational Research Institute is also involved in this work, serving the Ministry with expert support.

    The implementation of the objectives of the Integrated Skills Strategy should contribute to Poland’s fulfilment of objective 4.4. of the United Nations’ „2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, i.e. to increase the number of young people and adults with appropriate skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, jobs and entrepreneurship by 2030.

    Reducing the barriers to lifelong learning of adult Poles and facilitating their attainment of qualifications are also the aims of IBE’s project „Support to central government administration, awarding bodies and quality assurance institutions in implementing stage II of the Integrated Qualifications System”, financed by the Operational Programme Knowledge, Education, Development. The workshops for ISS stakeholders were organised as part of this project.

     

  • Another meeting of the public debate on the Integrated Qualifications System is being held (June 12)

    Another meeting of the public debate on the Integrated Qualifications System is being held (June 12)

    The next meeting of the public debate on the IQS is being held (June 12)

    The first part of the meeting will focus on the importance of market qualifications in national policies for lifelong learning. Market qualifications from the perspective of the provisions of the Act on the IQS will also be discussed, taking into account the experiences from the first period of the system’s implementation in Poland. The second part of the meeting will focus on the role of Sector Skills Councils in the process of creating and developing market qualifications in Poland. All interested persons are cordially invited!

    The seminar will take place on June 12 at the Golden Floor Plaza Conference and Training Centre in Warsaw on al. Jerozolimskie 123 A, Room 3 on the 15th Floor.

     

  • On validation at the VPL Biennale in Berlin

    On validation at the VPL Biennale in Berlin

    The VPL Biennale is the largest conference in Europe on the validation of non-formal and informal learning. It took place this year on May 7 and 8 in the German capital. During the two-day event, 33 experts from around the world shared their experiences and good practices in validating previously acquired knowledge. During the Biennale, the Berlin Declaration on the Validation of Prior Learning was also adopted, which is intended as a document defining the direction of policy development in the field of validation. Many experts, stakeholders, politicians and representatives of the public sector from 40 countries were involved in its development.

    An enthusiastic reception for the Polish team

    The day before the Biennale, on Monday, May 6, a meeting of the European Qualifications Framework Advisory Group was held. This group was established to support the European Commission in implementing qualifications frameworks as a policy instrument for lifelong learning. IBE representatives presented a report to this international body on the implementation of solutions in Poland for the validation of non-formal and informal learning. The report discusses the Integrated Qualifications System and the effects of Poland’s education reforms, which provide new opportunities for confirming learning outcomes. The presentation by the Polish team was received with much enthusiasm and was widely commented on by the international group of experts.

     

  • New qualifications in the IQS

    New qualifications in the IQS

    The following market qualifications were included in the IQS by a decision of the Minister of Internal Affairs:

    1) Designing fire protection – sound warning systems;

    2) Designing fire protection – fire alarm systems and operating fire protection devices;

    3) Designing fire protection – fixed gas extinguishing devices;

    4) Installation and maintenance of fire protection systems – sound warning systems;

    5) Installation and maintenance of fire protection systems – fire alarm systems and operating fire protection equipment;

    6) Installation and maintenance of fire protection systems – fixed gas extinguishing devices;

    7) Installation and maintenance of autonomous detectors: carbon monoxide, smoke, heat and gas.

    The announcement on the inclusion in the IQS of the market qualifications for the design, installation and maintenance of fire protection systems as well as the installation and maintenance of autonomous detectors is available at: http://monitorpolski.gov.pl/MP/2019/446.