Activities

The event took place in Tel Aviv, at Mofet Teacher’s Training Institute on August 30, 2018. Ministry of Education sent the invitation for the Kick of Meeting and 88 applications were confirmed. The invitations for the event were sent to members of the Board of Directors, Working Group, ministries, national authorities and different potential stakeholders from education, industry, civil society, representatives of trade union, etc. The event was attended by 70 of the invitees. The Kick of Meeting was widely covered by both the Israeli and the Italian press, and two articles were published in the e-media format. For their contents:​

Italian Press
Israeli Press

During the preparation of the KOM the first stakeholders list was provided by the Israeli representatives of the Twinning Team.

The KoM event agenda was split into two sessions. The first session (9.30-12.40) Political representatives from Israel, Italy and EU explained their political commitment to the project and its importance to institutions at Israel and abroad. The representatives were:

• Mr Ori Herman, Senior Director of the Israeli Prime Minister’s office .
• Dr. Dalit Atrakchi, on behalf of Minister Naftali Bennet, Israeli Minister of Education.
• Mr. Lorenzo Fioramonti, the Undersecretary of the Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR).
• Mr. Emanuel Giauffret, the Ambassador of the European Delegation in Israel.

During the session the Twinning Team explained to the participants (Working-Group (WG) members, national stakeholders, special guests and journalists who attended the event) the aim of the project and the roadmap to achieve it.

The afternoon session included  participants of the WG, Steering Committee and Stakeholders invited personally for an “Exchange of Technical information, and Open Discussion” with the project team representatives.

The working table was addressed to generate trust in the NQF, involving all the interested parties, through bottom up approach, according to the results of the meeting between the Italian Delegation and representatives of EUD on Monday 15/01/2018.

The audience showed high interest in the planned experts’ missions, objectives  and expected results.

Both the morning and the afternoon session, was dedicated to a Q&A with the participants.

The discussion between the Italian team and the representatives of Israeli Ministries of Economy, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Services, Ministry of Education, Bureau of Statistics, IDF and Council for Higher Education proved efficent as the representatives along with the experts designated certain dates for initial mapping of qualifications.

First steering committee

The Member State partners, Ministry of education and EU Delegations representatives held the first steering committee on October 16th 2018 at the EU Delegation in Ramat Gan. The twinning team presented the quarterly interim report and the upcoming activities which were approved by the committee members.

The second steering committee

The Member State partners, Ministry of education and EU Delegations representatives met on January 21st 2019 for the second steering committee. The meeting held in Jerusalem at the Ministry of foreign affairs. The team updated the members about the sectorial working groups meetings held with each of the pilot sectors, the outputs obtained by the Italian experts during the reported period, the current activities and objectives achieved to date and presented the new communication and visibility plan (CVP) and the interim report for the period covering October to December 2018.

Third Steering Committee Meeting

The third steering committee meeting covering the second project quarter was held on 13th May 2019 while the reports were submitted to the EUD on the 7th of April according to schedule. EIDHR and Twinning projects Ms. Estelle Kaddouch represented the European Union Delegation to Israel (EUD). The Israeli MoE and Italian MIUR were represented by BC and MS Project Leaders, the RTA and the RTA Counterpart. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other members of the steering committee were present as observers. The third interim report was approved with minor adjustments requested by the EUD. No other major issues were identified.

Fourth Steering Committee Meeting

The fourth Steering Committee meeting, covering the fourth project's quarter, was held on 2nd of September 2019 while the reports were submitted to the EUD according to the planned schedule. Mrs. Estelle Kadouch represented the European Union Delegation to Israel (EUD). The Israeli MoE and the Italian MIUR were represented by BC and MS Project Leaders, the RTA and the RTA Counterpart. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other members of the Steering Committee were present as observers. Mrs. Claudia Fellus (RTA) informed the Steering Committee members on the Israeli Qualifications Database, also regarding the meeting with the Digital Israel, coordinated by the Prime Minister's Office. The EU Twinning project foresees the establishment of an on-line database of Israeli qualifications; Digital Israel is working on a similar project with the Joint Distribution Committee (as there are many similarities, both in the overall context of the website and database as well as the resources required to establish it). During the meeting, Digital Israel and the Joint representatives elaborated on the financial and human resources necessary to establish similar database. For the Twinning project database, a governmental resolution (accompanied by a budget plan) should be adopted to set-up the infrastructure for developing the online tool. Mrs. Kadouch stated that the reporting on the project has become more coherent and in-line with the work plan as the activities progress. The EUD requested minor edits to the Fourth Interim Report. It was signed by the PLs while the requested modifications were sent on the following week.

Fifth Steering Committee Meeting

The fifth steering committee meeting took place at the Ministry of Education, on Kanfai Nisharim on 28 October 2019 covering the forth project quarter. Ms. Estelle Kaddouch represented the European Union Delegation to Israel (EUD). The Israeli MoE and Italian MIUR were represented by BC and MS Project Leaders, the RTA and the RTA Counterpart and other members of the steering committee were present as observer. The fifth interim report was approved with minor adjustments requested by the EUD. No other major issues were identified. The participants agreed to meet on the 13.12.2019 for the Sixth Steering Committee

Sixth Steering Committee Meeting

The sixth steering committee meeting took place at the Ministry of Education, on Kanfai Nisharim on 13 January 2020 covering the fifth project quarter. Ms. Estelle Kaddouch represented the European Union Delegation to Israel (EUD). The Israeli MoE and Italian MIUR were represented by BC and MS Project Leaders, the RTA and the RTA Counterpart and other members of the steering committee were present as observer. The sixth interim report was approved with minor adjustments requested by the EUD. The participants agreed to meet on the 20.04.20 for the seventh Steering Committee

Seventh Steering Committee Meeting

The seventh steering committee meeting took place online due to the Covid-19 outbreak on 30 April 2020 covering the sixth project quarter. Ms. Estelle Kaddouch represented the European Union Delegation to Israel (EUD). The Israeli MoE and Italian MIUR were represented by BC and MS Project Leaders, the RTA and the RTA Counterpart and other members of the steering committee were present as observers. The seventh interim report was approved as well as the revised logframe. The participants agreed to meet on the 06.07.20 for the eighth Steering Committee

Eighth Steering Committee Meeting

The eighth steering committee meeting took place online on 06 July 2020 covering the seventh project quarter. Ms. Estelle Kaddouch represented the European Union Delegation to Israel (EUD). The Israeli MoE and Italian MIUR were represented by BC and MS Project Leaders, the RTA and the RTA Counterpart and other members of the steering committee were present as observers. Prof. Cinquepalmi thanked Mrs. Kadouch for her work on the extension of the project, he then presented the activities that took place during the previous implementation period, he confirmed to the participants the signature of the extension of the project's duration. The eighth interim report was approved with minor adjustments requested by the EUD. The participants agreed to meet on the 19.10.20 for the ninth Steering Committee.

Ninth Steering Committee Meeting

The ninth steering committee meeting took place online on 19 October 2020 covering the eighth project quarter. Ms. Estelle Kaddouch represented the European Union Delegation to Israel (EUD). The Israeli MoE and Italian MIUR were represented by BC and MS Project Leaders, the RTA and the RTA Counterpart and other members of the steering committee were present as observers. The ninth interim report was approved with minor adjustments requested by the EUD. The participants agreed to meet on the 25.01.21 for the tenth Steering Committee.

The Establishment of the Israeli Qualifications Framework as a mechanism to fostering the development of Israeli Human Capital

July - September 2018

• To understand the general architecture of the sectorial training system.
• To identify the list of the different training “providers” (technical units within the sector, training centers, academies, other bodies/units), as well as their nature and status at national level.
• To identify the list of different qualifications awarded in the sector, taking into account the awarding institution, the level of the qualification, professional and educational rights, etc.
• To map the quality assurance elements of the qualifications.

October - January 2018/2019

STE missions took place to expand the knowledge on the qualifications and the mapping previously conducted on the involved sectors. The information collected on the sectorial training systems were useful to define the first draft of a working document on the general architecture of the Israeli NQF (Annex II). It includes a proposal on the methodology to develop the Israeli NQF (activities and roles). It is based on the aim and the objectives of the Israeli framework, as identified by the participating national authorities. The draft document will be shared with all the members of the working group, in order to collect their contribution in the identification of the pillars on the architecture of the Israeli NQF.

January - April 2019

The overall assessment of the activities carried out during the third project quarter is that the cooperation between the MS experts and the staff of the MOE has worked well not only in terms of defining the NQF, but also to involve the vast number of stakeholders from other Ministries and Institutions which shall be involved in the adoption and use of the NQF. Designing an NQF structure based on EU and International standards and best practices by taking into account the specificities of the Israeli institutional and socio-economic context was the focus of all activities. At all the missions carried out both the BC and the MS experts were well prepared, engaged and dedicated. In all cases the previous agreement on the agenda and the allotted time for comments and open discussion enabled the project partners to focus on the desired results and the intervened Israeli stakeholders to raise their voice.

April - July 2019

In these sectorial meetings, cooperation between the MS experts and the staff of the MOE has worked well. Not only in terms of defining the NQF, but also to engage the vast number of stakeholders from other Ministries and Institutions which shall be involved in the adoption and use of the NQF. Designing an NQF structure based on EU and International standards and best practices by taking into account the specificities of the Israeli institutional and socio-economic context was the focus of all activities. At the missions carried out both the BC and the MS experts were well prepared, engaged and dedicated. In all cases, the previous agreement on the agenda and the allotted time for comments and open discussion enabled the project partners to focus on the desired results and the intervened Israeli stakeholders to raise their voice.

The sectorial missions consisted of in-depth discussion of the model of the proposed architecture for the Israeli National Qualification Framework; the sectorial meetings took place over three days between May 13^th-15^th with the Ministry of Defense together with the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Education and the Council for Higher Education. At their behest, the discussion the Council for higher Education explored several proposed models consisting of a model-based approach to classify the sectorial qualifications that were presented during the mapping process. A new proposal for the leveling of the qualifications was developed and will be presented at the High Steering Committee Mid-July, the new model is based on the input and feedback received during the sectorial meeting.

July - October 2019

The overall assessment of the activities carried out during this project quarter, is that the cooperation between the MS experts and the staff of the MOE continues to collaborate well at the current stage in which more operational inputs and supports at both ends are required. The focus of all activities was to design an NQF structure based on EU and International standards and best practices by taking into account the specificities of the Israeli institutional and socio-economic context. At the carried-out missions the BC and the MS experts were well prepared, engaged and dedicated. In all cases, the previous agreement on the agenda and the allotted time for comments and open discussions enabled the project partners to focus on the desired results and the intervened Israeli stakeholders to raise their voice.

October 2019 - January 2020

The expert missions during the reporting period consisted of sectorial meetings and technical discussions, in addition to STE missions.

The overall assessment of the activities carried out during this project quarter, is that the cooperation between the MS experts and the staff of the MOE continues to go well at the current stage in which more operational inputs and supports at both ends are required. The focus of all activities was to design an NQF structure based on EU and International standards and best practices by taking into account the specificities of the Israeli institutional and socio-economic context. At the carried-out missions the BC and the MS experts were well prepared, engaged and dedicated. In all cases, the previous agreement on the agenda and the allotted time for comments and open discussions enabled the project partners to focus on the desired results and the intervened Israeli stakeholders to raise their voice.

The involvement of the Inter-ministerial WG contributed to the engagement of the Israeli Government, even if a more active role is expected by the WG, especially regarding the following steps leading to the adoption of the NQF. Since the Working Group does not have the mandate to take decisions related to establishment of a National Qualifications Framework within this reporting period, the Twinning team managed to launch the activities of the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee, which now has met three times (17/07/2019 and 03/09/2019 and 31/12/2019). The RTA team and STE experts were present at the meetings of the Committee.

January - April 2020

It is becoming increasingly clear that all components are intertwined and addressing complex questions with a very large impact on the NQF and for the above reasons BC has requested the extension of the project for an additional year to allow them to continue with the necessary activities to establish the Israeli National Qualifications Framework with the support of the twinning team

In addition to the above, this period saw the devastating outbreak of the coronavirus this has led to additional delays in the implementation of all activities since the beginning of March 2020, activities under this implementing period as well as the next one are currently postponed, BC staff have been put on holidays until 30/4/2020 while either MS and BC has entered lockdown and stopped the mobility of experts needed for this project.

During the reporting period one expert mission took place between the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Education, the mission involved experts and professionals from MIUR and CIMEA regarding specific qualifications and the levelling of professional qualifications issued by the Ministry of Labor in Israel, the BC participants asked to review certain and similar qualifications in Italy as well as discuss the learning outcomes of such qualifications.

Also during the reported period several experts form the EU attended the stakeholder's consultation session which took place on the 14^th of January 2020. The event commenced with the opening remarks of Mr. Emanuele Giaufret Head of EU Delegation to Israel, EUD, as well as Mr. Gianluigi Benedetti the Italian Ambassador to the State of Israel.

April - July 2020

During the reporting period restrictions on travels were in place due to the Coronavirus emergency. Following the return of the BC's civil servants, who were on an extended leave until after Passover holiday, MoE requested to continue the Twinning activities during the lockdown and explored the possibilities of tele-working and webinars, as option for the future activities under this action. The team is pleased to report the full transition of all the activities and meetings, which are now conducted online, using several online conference meeting platforms such as Zoom, BlueJeans and the ETF Open Space.

The Twinning team continued the activities of the project, directed by the EUD, MS and BC. In details, the team organized online meetings with STEs and BC stakeholders by open webinars on the effects of COVID-19 epidemic on digitalization and recognition of qualifications, with a specific focus on school-leaving qualification and access to higher education. Stating from the provisions of the Lisbon Recognition Convention, STEs showed how EU and non-EU countries reacted to the emergency in order to ensure didactic and training activities and to issue quality assured qualifications.

As usual, webinars were organized on the specific topics raised by the BC stakeholders and the Twinning team is currently planning a series of webinars which aims to respond to the objectives of the previously planned study visits (which were supposed to take place in April and May). The webinars will engage experts from Germany, Ireland and Estonia (countries that were suggested by the BC's working group as a destination for the two study visits), allowing the BC stakeholders to explore the National Qualifications Frameworks of all the mentioned countries. The new European Union experts will be engaged by a side letter in the next days, after the extension of the contract was signed.

During the reporting period and following the third election round, a government in the BC has officially been formed by an alliance between the two major parties, In this context, a new Ministry was formed - the Ministry for Higher and Complimentary Education [MC1]which will include ), The Division for External Relations and the Department for Evaluation of Foreign Academic Degrees (DEFAD) which is subordinate to it (in charge of the implementation of this Twinning project) and the Council for Higher Education, parts of the Youth Administration, the Division for Adults Education, and the Division for Jewish Culture.

Currently the transition of those Units into the new Ministry is still in procces.

During the reporting period two webinars took place on the 22^nd and 23^rd of June, titled:

• EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON HIGHER EDUCATION: DIGITALIZATION AND RECOGNITION on 22/06/2020.
• IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON FINAL SCHOOL LEAVING QUALIFICATIONS AND TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO HIGHER EDUCATION on 23/06/2020.

The webinar involved experts and professionals from CIMEA offering their competences and extensive knowledge on the issues of digitalization and shift to online operations and remote working and learning.

July - October 2020

As underlined in the previous Quarterly Report, following the return of the BC's civil servants who were on an extended leave until after Passover holiday due to the spread of the first wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19 Epidemic) the team is pleased to report the full transition of all the activities and meetings, which are now conducted online, using several online conference meeting platforms such as Zoom, BlueJeans and the ETF Open Space.

However, due to the surge of numbers of COVID-19 patients in BC a second lockdown was announced on the 25^th of September and will last till the 18^th of October before some of the restrictions are rescinded.

During the reporting period restrictions on travel and a second lockdown for a second wave of the pandemic Coronavirus are still in place, the MoE requested that the Twinning activities continue to take place during the lockdown. Movement restrictions were introduced in BC on the 15/09/2020 and were later increased to a full lockdown which began on the 24/09/2020 and is still lasting, but the project did went on using tele-working and webinars.

The Twinning team agreed not to compensate on any activity of the project and as directed by the EUD, MS and BC, the team organized online meetings with STEs and BC stakeholders by open webinars, including one webinar on the effect that COVID-19 epidemic had on the process of recognition, evaluating and issuing school-leaving certificates as well as qualifications in the higher education sector. The purpose of the webinar was to engage back the BC stakeholders and relevant forums in order to return to the normal workload and to share difficulties and solutions to problems.

It is important to mention here that the recently signed extension allowed the project to complete the activities which could not take place due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

In order to compensate for the sectorial study visits, the Twinning team is planning for a series of webinars on the NQF of Germany, Ireland, Estonia.

During the reporting period 5 missions took place over the Project's Zoom platform, as follows:

• STEs mission on Quality Assurance and Learning Outcomes (Council of Higher Education) (13-07-2020).
• STEs mission on Quality Assurance and Learning Outcomes (Ministry of Labour) (15-07-2020).
• STEs mission on the NQF of Estonia (First session 27/07/2020).
• STEs mission on the NQF of Estonia (Second session 14/09/2020).
• STEs mission for Legislative Recommendations (22/09/2020) on the basis the Draft Government Resolution for the establishment of the National Qualifications Framework in Israel.

In Addition to the above, the Twinning team met the Practical Engineer Committee (10/09/2020) in response to the IMSC request to involve stakeholders and other active Forums in the Twinning project and in the establishment of the Israeli NQF.

The BC Working Group met twice during the reporting period: one meeting was dedicated to the lessons learnt from the legal seminar held in February in Rome for the BC legal representatives. Another meeting took place to discuss the project's indicators, as mentioned in the Twinning contract.
Due to the importance of the topic, the Working Group referred the issue to the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee and assigned Mr. Haim Portnoy from the Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (ICBS) to prepare a draft proposal to produce statistics for the Israeli National Qualification Framework project.

• 24tt of February at Leo baeck high school Haifa
• 26th of February at Ort Singalovsky college Tel Aviv
• 27th of February at Ben Gurion University. Beer Sheeba

The info days focused on:

• What is NQF and what it's NOT
• Role of stakeholders
• Presentation of other NQF models from other countries

The first promotional event took place on the 24th of March 2019, at the Ministry of Education offices in Tel Aviv.

Dr. Dalit Atrakchi thanked the stakeholders for their support and commitment, she also thanked the team of experts for their diligent efforts in the establishing of the national qualifications framework in Israel, Dr. Atrakchi emphasized the importance of the government's resolution and the role and responsibilities that fall on the pilot sectors in the development of the National Qualification Framework in Israel.

Mr. Luca Lantero thanked the participants as he presented the agenda of the day, which includes the discussion draft structure of the Israeli National Qualification Framework (INQF) that remains an initial fruit of thought and requires the feedback and input of the stakeholders and beneficiaries of the INQF.

Mrs. Tsipi Weinberg then explained the approach and aim of the focus group that will take place in the afternoon.

Mrs. Manuela Costone and Mr. Luca Lantero presented the working paper stressing that this is a consultative process and not definitive without the consensus of the stakeholders. Mrs. Costone described the aims and objectives of the Israeli NQF that are based on the government's resolution, stressing on inclusive education and the mobility of human capital.

The stakeholders listened to two presentations on the "General Overview of the Italian School System in relation to the EQF" and "The NQF in Italy and the role of the Italian National Agency for Active Labour Market Policies" delivered by Mrs. Elena Mosa/I.N.D.I.R.E and Mr. Fabio Roma/ANPAL respectively.

Following the presentations the participants split into three groups to discuss the working paper on the "Proposed methodology for the development of the Israeli National Qualifications Framework", the participants received a hands-on exercise in drafting the level descriptors to better understand and later apply what they experienced in drafting the learning outcomes to their sector's framework.

The First study visit was organized in Rome, Italy. The study visit took place between the 26^th - 31^st of May 2019. 

The Israeli delegation included representatives from Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Justice, Council of Higher Education, Central Bureau of Statistics and the IDF.

The aim of the visit was to establish a channel of communication and exchange of information between the authorities overseeing the Italian National Qualifications Framework and their Israeli counterpart as well as meetings with the National (Italian) Contact Points of the EQF, who are involved in the referencing and the management and updating of the Italian NQF.

Study visits under this twinning initiative are composed of the following:

• The first part is aimed to introduce the participants and collect information about the hosting institution, its function, role and experience in the context of the Italian National Qualifications Framework development.
• The second part is dedicated to a discussion with the Israeli Delegation about the main challenges and obstacles encountered (a Q&A session is foreseen).
• The last part envisions a visit to the hosting institution.

Follow-up

The Israeli experts are asked to draft a final report on the results of the visit in order to disseminate the acquired information to other Israeli interested parties based on the identified needs. A second cycle of meetings will be organized during the Twinning project, in order to look at some items in more depth.

The Agenda of the first study visit

26th May 2019 (Sunday) – Arrival in Rome.

27th May 2019 (Monday):

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca:

(Ministry of Education, University and Research) - Departments dealing with internationalization, education, higher education and statistics (Location: MIUR, Via Michele Carcani 61, Rome)

08:30 Meeting in the Hall of "Nardizzi Americana" to leave together to the MIUR

09:30 – 09:45 Welcome address - Prof. Federico Cinquepalmi

09:45 – 11:30 Guided Tour of the Building of the Ministry of Education, University and Research palace

11:30 – 12:45 Presentation of Italian Secondary Education system

12:45 – 13: 00 Q&A

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 – 15:45 Presentation of Italian Higher Education system

15:45 – 16:00 Q&A

28h May 2019 (Tuesday):

Morning: Visit to the University of LUISS - Libera Universiti Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (Location: Viale Romania 32, Roma)

09:30 – 09:45 Welcome to LUISS

• Sergio Rios Perez, LUISS International Development
• Michele Gradoli, Departments and Programs

09:45 – 10:15 LUISS Internationalization: possible opportunities and cooperation

• Raffaele Marchetti, Deputy Rector for Internationalization
• Federica Capone, Director of Teaching, Research and Employability
• Sergio Rios Perez, LUISS International Development
• Michele Gradoli, Departments and Programs

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 – 10:45 Introduction to the presentations

• Sergio Rios Perez, LUISS International Development
• Michele Gradoli, Departments and Programs

10:45 – 11:15 Elaboration and development of the Degree Programs and Courses (presentation and Q&A)

• Giovanna Carcaterra, Head of Department and Programs
• Michele Gradoli, Departments and Programs

11:15 – 11:45 Employability development and management of the professional network (presentation and Q&A)

• Raffaella De Felice, Head of LUISS Career Services
• Michele Gradoli, Departments and Programs

11:45 – 12:15 Development of the International relations (presentation and Q&A)

• Sergio Rios Perez, LUISS International Development
• Michele Gradoli, Departments and Programs

12:15 – 12:30 Tour of the Campus (main building, LOFT, LUISS Language Cafי, Sport Gallery, Radio

LUISS, LUISS Garden)

• Michele Gradoli, Departments and Programs

12:30 – 13:00 Lunch break

Afternoon: Italian National Agency for Active Labour Market Policies and NCP for the Italian National Qualifications Framework (ANPAL) (Location: ANPAL, Via Fornovo 8,

Rome)

14:30 – 14:40 Arrival of participants and registration

14:40 – 14:50 Opening of the meeting – Salvatore Pirrone - ANPAL Director General

14:50 – 15:10 Roundtable presentations

15:10 – 15:25 ANPAL and the activities of the Research Unit 2 on competences – Fabio Roma

15:25 – 15:40 The main activities of the EQF NCP in Italy – Michela Bastianelli

15:40 – 15:55 The establishment of the NQF in Italy – Gabriella Falzacappa

15:55 – 16:10 The national system of certification of competences – Anna Rita Racioppo

16:10 – 16:30 Q&A

29h May 2019 (Wednesday) - Presentation on Italian VET system (Location: CIMEA, Via XXI Aprile 36, Rome)

09:00 – 11:00 Presentation on Italian VET system – Giorgio Allulli, Expert in European education and

training policies

11:30 – 13:00 Visit to a professional school ELIS, Via Sandro Sandri 81, Roma

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 – 16:00 Academic recognition of foreign qualifications and its digitalization using Blockchain

by ENIC-NARIC centre in Italy

20:30 – 22:00 Concert in the church of the Santissima Trinitא dei Monti, Roma

30h May 2019 (Thursday):

Morning: Italian Coast Guard (Location: Viale dell'Arte 16, Roma)

09:30 – 09:45 Welcome address

09:45 – 12:30 The European Sectoral Qualifications Framework for Coast Guard Functions: main results and expected developments.

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break

Afternoon: Visit to SAPIENZA Universiti di Roma (Location: Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, Roma)

14:00 – 14:15 Welcome address – prof. Teodoro Valente, Prorettore alla Ricerca, Innovazione e Trasferimento tecnologico

14:15 – 15:00 Presentation of SAPIENZA Universiti di Roma and the current academic offer

31st May 2019 (Friday) – Departure for Tel Aviv (morning) 

The study visit took place to Turin, Italy where BC experts attended workshops, seminars and lectures at the European Training Foundation, ESCP, Europe Fine Arts Albertina Academy, University of Turin, Interdepartmental University School for Strategic Sciences (SUISS), Polytechnic of Turin and ENAIP Piemonte.

The thematic issues during this study visit were coordinated in advance with the BC Working Group, based on the lessons learnt from the previous study visit. The study visit took place between the 22nd and the 27th of September 2019. Following the above-mentioned consultations, the study visit contained the following thematic areas of establishing a National Qualifications Framework:

• Qualifications in a Lifelong learning perspective.
• Qualifications at level 5 of the EQF
• Apex body and Database management
• Quality Assurance
• Strategic and Military Sciences Program
• Formulation of Level Descriptors and Expected Learning Outcomes
• Designing a student-centered study program, within Italian HE regulation system

The Agenda of the 2nd Study Visit​

Sunday, 22th September 2019

Arrival in Turin (accommodation and welcome)

Monday, 23th September 2019
8:45 -16:00 European Training Foundation (Location: Viale Settimio Severo, 10133 Turin)

Tuesday, 24th September 2019
9:00 -12:45 European Training Foundation (Location: Viale Settimio Severo, 10133 Turin)
12:45-13:30 Lunch break
14:00-17:00 ESCP Europe (Location: Corso Unione Sovietica, 218 bis, 10134 Turin)

Wednesday, 25th September 2019
10.30-13.00 Fine Arts Albertina Academy (Location: Via Accademia Albertina 6, 10123 – Turin)
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-18:30 University of Turin and Interdepartmental University School for Strategic Sciences (SUISS) (Location: Via Po, 17 - 10123 Turin – Rectorate Building, Allara Room)

Thursday, 26th September 2019
9:30 -13:00 Polytechnic of Turin (Location: Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 – 10129 Turin)
14:00 -17:00 ENAIP Piemonte (Location: Viale Gramsci 5, 10098 Rivoli TO)

ETF - Agenda - Support to the establishment of the ISRAELi national qualifications framework