## Output 3 International course for Aquaculture at EQF level 5

Output
- 7 International learning units and assessments for aquaculture EQF level 5
- 1 Crossover learning unit at EQF level 5
- Curriculum for an international course at EQF level 5

Two preparatory deliveries, necessary to develop the output
Delivery 1
- A document with relevant points of national qualifications EQF level 5
- An overview of existing curricula of educational partners linked at EQF level 5
- A document on a common assessment system international learning outcomes in school and work
based settings according to ECTS 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 an international course for aquaculture at EQF level 5. Key
products of this output are the 7 international learning units and it's assessments, and an
international curriculum. The curriculum and learning units are based on the description of
professional profile EQF level 5 (IO1) and outcome based principles. The subjects of different
learning units, joined in the curriculum cover the needs of industry. There will be 1 crossover learning
unit for aquaculture and engineering. All 8 units describe professional learning outcomes, 21th
century skills, hidden competences and cross-cultural competences
In order to develop a jointly supported international course by partners, delivery of a number of
preparatory products are needed:

1.Overview of qualifications that can be linked to EQF level 5
Educational project partners will compare their own national qualifications and scale them in EQF to
get a clear impression of how various national qualifications can be compared to one another in
terms of educational levels and EQF 5
2.Transparency of curricula of partner countries
Educational partners compare their college curricula to get a clear impression on learning outcomes
in an European context. They recognise the similarities and differences in the curricula and
applicability for an international course at EQF 5 on aquaculture. These elements are used for
describing a curriculum of the international course
3.Transparency of assessments
Partners compare their assessments to get a clear impression on various assessment systems. They
recognise the similarities and differences in the assessments. These elements are used for
describing the assessment of learning units
4. Guidelines and procedures for recognition of the units (learning outcomes) for quality assurance
Partners create documents with key issues for the project such as:
- guidelines for unit descriptions (the learning units need to fit into the EQF descriptors)
- guidelines for ECTS procedures and the ECTS users guide
- guidelines for ENQA (assessment and recognition, quality assurance, impact for higher education)
5. Common reference of outcome based learning outcomes, acquired in a formal, informal and/or
non-formal setting
Partners develop a common unit of learning outcomes with standards. This unit contains international
learning outcomes and standards that will be used as basis for development of learning units and
their assessments. The common reference unit will focus on professional learning outcomes, but also
on 21th century skills, hidden competences and cross-cultural competences.