About Pro Mobility
The introduction of a credit transfer system in vocational education and training (VET) – a system known by the name of ECVET (European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training) – has been widely discussed at the European level for quite some time. The EU-wide consultation process regarding the present working paper was completed in late March. In principle, ECVET will work similarly as ECTS in the higher education (HE) sector: It is aimed to enable the transfer of competences (qualifications) acquired abroad by providing a structured description of the learning outcomes obtained and by assigning points to these learning outcomes.
One key prerequisite for implementing such a system is that – similarly to the HE sector – longer-term mobility stays are established also in the VET sector (i.e. more than the currently common three weeks) and the competences acquired abroad are recognised in the home country.
Therefore, the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber has launched the project Pro Mobility, which pursues exactly that objective: to enhance qualifying mobility in quantitative and qualitative respects. Between December 2006 and August 2008, a total of 20 institutions from three countries are working on attaining this objective.
The project
in brief
The project is financed by the European Commission, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture, and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour. The Commission shall not be liable for the content of this website.
