2007Social and Economic Council of Flanders1 Certificates of competence Leen Vanaerschot Role of the social partners Reaction Conference - Ghent 14 September 2007

2007Social and Economic Council of Flanders2 Social partners: engine and track for certificates of competence  Call for priorities: SERV  Standards of competence: SERV + sectoral social partners

2007Social and Economic Council of Flanders3 SERV = Standard setting body  Standards of competence:  Selection of competences  Performance criteria  Guidelines for assessment  Criterion-referenced assessment: assessment which seeks to measure what candidates can do against pre- determined standards of performance  Based on Flemish occupational profiles

2007Social and Economic Council of Flanders4 Standards of competence  Mix of technical competences and generic/key competences  Performance criteria for each competence: behavior to be observed by the assessors  Guidelines for assessment

2007Social and Economic Council of Flanders5 Example 1: calculator construction industry  Cost calculation  Performance criteria: compare prices of subcontractors calculate direct costs on the basis of materials, working time,… budget specific costs according to the given criteria/norm explain distribution of general costs in the budget explain risk margin

2007Social and Economic Council of Flanders6 Example 2: hairdresser  Cut hair  Performance criteria: keep cutting line visible during cutting personalise hairdo according to face and wishes of customer coomb through to check haircut change position during cutting to assure correct cut

2007Social and Economic Council of Flanders7 Example 3: hairdresser  Plan and organise  Performance criteria keep records of treatment and customer keep to instructions on products combine treatments collect all necessary material and products before starting collect all necessary material and products according to the analysis

2007Social and Economic Council of Flanders8 Functions of standards of competence  Instrument for recognition and assessment of competence (leading to accredition)  Criterium for accreditation of assessment centres

2007Social and Economic Council of Flanders9 More information  Contact: Leen Vanaerschot SERV Wetstraat B-1040 Brussels Belgium Tel: