1. The work of the working groups in 2013
Brainstorming Session 1
The work of the working groups in 2013

2. Questions to be addressed
With regard to WG 1:
Q1: Which aspects of VET should be included within the scope of the guidance?
Q2: Workplace learni
ng different to work-based learning?
Q3: Are there forms of guidance e.g. case studies, building blocks, lessons learnt which would be particularly useful?

3. Messages emerging from discussion regarding the work of WG1Q1
Qualification
Guidance
Feed back mechanism
Assessment
Competence of provider and trainers
Input – output
Practice + Theory = 1

4. Messages emerging from discussion regarding the work of WG1Q2
Semantic issue
Who is responsible?
Where does it take place and what does it contain, what form and function does it have?

5. Questions to be addressed
With regard to WG2:
Q1: How to ensure coherence/compatibility between the national QA system, scheme or mechanism and EQAVET?
Q2: Are there specific forms of guidance which would be particularly useful for this exercise?
Q3: What core elements should make up a broad guidance approach to EQAVET customisation?

6. Messages emerging from discussion regarding the work of WG2
The Recommendation
Reference framework to relate to the national system
Offers a toolbox with indicators, free to use together with others

7. EQAVET indicators and increasing EU cooperation
Brainstorming Session 2
EQAVET indicators and increasing EU cooperation

8. Questions to be addressed
Q1: How do you see your role in increasing EU cooperation in the use of EQAVET indicators?
Q2: What can the Network do to support you in this regard?
Q3: How can the outcomes of this cooperation be transmitted in the national level?

9. Messages emerging from discussion
Handle indicators with care
Benchmarking or benchmarks?
The definition and understanding of our terms
The role of NRP is a supporting role

10. Brainstorming Session 3
EQAVET in lifelong learning perspective – the importance of partnerships

11. Questions to be addressed
Q1: How do you see your role in promoting partnerships at national level?
Q2:As a NRP and/or working at system level: How would like you to strengthen your engagement with stakeholders?
As social partner representative: How do you engage with the VET sub-sector at national level?
Q3:What can the Network do to support you in this regard and foster incremental and substantial cooperation and partnership?
Q4: What contribution can you make to responding to the challenges of Bruges Communiqué and Rethinking Education in the context described above?

12. Messages emerging from discussion
There needs to be an added value
Partners need a real influence from the beginning of creating a program
A too strong framework might scare the companies away
Partnership on national level also needs to involve the European level
Partnership is the lubrication for the machine

13. EQAVET workshops

14. Messages emerging from discussion
How to ensure that EQAVET supports the development of responses to the challenges facing VET?
Identify clusters of member states
Do not forget the quality cycle and quality culture
The network and NRPs work both ways

15. Messages emerging from discussion
Reflection on future work, including the review of the EQAVET Recommendation, keeping in mind the 7 scenarios presented in the mapping study and the results of the external evaluation
There is no need at this stage to try to do anything else but to continuing our efforts.
“Do nothing” should be “Do what needed”