1. PROCSEE as a vehicle for PHE Policy in CSEE
Experiences from CZECH REPUBLIC

2. Intro – PHE in CZECH REPUBLIC
What is PHE in your country?
Non-university type of HEI (according law) (EQF 6)
Diploma – Bachelor
Vocational/Professional schools (EQF 6)
Diploma - Diploma specialist
New regulation on accreditation for HE sector (2016) – „professional profile“ of study programme
How does it differ from VET / Academic HE
VET vs. Vocational school similar: 18+, ECTS
Academic HE vs. Non-university type: work placement in curriculum, governance structure

3. General Statistics How many experts did you involve nationally?
30 experts (vocational schools, academic board of HEIs, non-university HEIs, ministry of education, 3 chambers of commerce, professional bodies of nursing, social care)
How many meetings did you have?
3 national committees (NCEPHE), 3 stakeholder consultations so far (2 more planned), 5 dissemination events
18 case studies

4. Main Lessons learned
Low recognition of PHE and not priority for government
Short termism in educational policy – ad hoc projects with low sustainability (lack of financial and other resources – operational grants?)
Projects as PROCSEE open doors to stakeholders and for policy consultations

5. Alignment of PHE with Regional Strategies
Main Activities Our Association in next years
Building of regional stakeholders´ networks
Eg. Project aimed at curricula development with regional stakeholders´ involvement at a big regional university
Our Main Demands from Government
Involvement of regional dimension into quality assurance and funding measures/instruments

6. Promotion of PHE in Response to Skill Shortages
Main Activities Our Association in next years
Interlinking PHE sector and chambres of commerce
Our Main Demands from Government
Establish better coordination between ministry of education and other ministeries (high sectorialism)

7. Organising and Monitoring Student Placements
Main Activities Our Association in next years
Development of environments and instruments for PHE-business cooperation (placements, mentoring, toolkits)
Our Main Demands from Government
Systematic involvement of student placements and its quality in accreditation process

8. Personalised Learning Environments
Main Activities Our Association in next years
Support for networking of educational institutions and PLE environments (via conference)
Our Main Demands from Government
Recognition of modularisation and prior learning (qualification units)

9. OTHER POLICY AREA NOT COVERED BY THEME
Main Activities Our Association in next years
Sustainability of previous projects in the „reality“
Our Main Demands from Government
Complex PHE policy
Clarification of accreditation of „professional profile“ study programmes
Reflection of lessons learnt from project in future – operational grants

10. Our PROCSEE Experience
Setting Policy Priorities through National Stakeholder Consultation
Untrust to European projects
many good practises but lack of sharing and coordination
Sharing Experience with Experts & Associations at European Fora
Boosting arguments for national PHE development
Best Practice Collection & Sharing
Valuable case sharing
Some conceptual misunderstandings
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