## Output 2 International learning units and assessments EQF level 4

Output
Three international learning units and assessments on EQF level 4 for aquaculture

Two preparatory deliveries, necessary to develop the output
Delivery 1
- A document with relevant points of national qualifications for aquaculture EQF 4
- A document on similarities and differences in existing curricula of the educational partners EQF 4
- A document on a common assessment system for assessing international learning outcomes in
school and in work based settings according to ECVET principles.
- Guidelines and procedures for recognizing the unit’s learning outcomes for quality assurance
Delivery 2
- A common reference unit in terms of outcome based learning outcomes with standards for
assessment

Output description
Main objective of this output is to produce 3 international learning units and assessments of learning
outcomes on EQF level 4 in aquaculture.
These unit fit in the curricula of all involved partner schools as well as in the level 4 EQF descriptors.
These units are based on the description of professional profile EQF level 4 (IO1) and outcome
based principles. The units describe technical learning outcomes, 21th century skills, hidden
competences and cross-cultural competences.
In order to develop jointly supported international learning units by partners, the delivery of a number
of preparatory products is needed. These products are produced as a common basis for the
development of EQF level 4 learning units:
1.Overview of qualifications at EQF 4
VET partners compare their own national qualifications for aquaculture with qualifications in other
countries. Furthermore they scale them in the EQF to get a clear impression of how the various
national qualifications can be compared to one another in terms of educational levels and EQF level
4
2.Transparency of curricula of the partner countries
Due comparing their own school curricula for aquaculture with curricula of project partners from other
countries, educational partners get a clear impression on the various learning outcomes in a
European context. They recognise similarities and differences in the curricula. These elements are
used for drafting international units and describing learning outcomes.
3.Transparency of assessments
VET partners compare their own assessments with those of project partners to get a clear
impression on the various assessment systems. They recognise similarities and differences in
assessments and analyse them. These elements are used for making an assessment plan and the
description of learning outcomes in terms of skills for the assessment of the learning units.
4. Guidelines and procedures for recognition of units (learning outcomes) for quality assurance
VET partners will create documents in which they develop the key issues in this project such as:
- guidelines for unit descriptions (learning units need to fit into the EQF descriptors and the national
qualification structures)
- guidelines for ECVET procedures and the use of i.e. the ECVET toolkit
- guidelines for EQAVET (assessment and recognition, quality assurance, and the impact for
vocational education)
5. Common reference of outcome based learning outcomes, acquired in a formal, informal and/or
non-formal setting.
The partners will then develop a common unit of learning outcomes with standards. This unit will
contain international learning outcomes and standards that is used as basis for the development of
learning units and their assessments. The common reference unit will not only focus on technical
learning outcomes, but also on 21th century skills, hidden competences and cross-cultural
competences.