Piloting ECVET to the national VET system of Russia and Uzbekistan

"The project aimed to pilot the implementation of the European Credit Transfer System for VET (ECVET) in the national HE&VET system of Russia and Uzbekistan by creating a long-term platform of collaboration between leading HEIs engaged in the training of VET teachers for post-secondary non-tertiary education level. The key idea of the project was to focus on the transfer and adaptation of the ECVET technical framework by utilizing the expertise of three HEIs from Programme Countries, in order to explore the applicability of ECVET in Russia and Uzbekistan for creating a compatible and comparable VET system that serves both horizontally (within VET) and vertically (from VET to HE) at national and transnational level. The basic ECVET technical features such as learning outcomes, credit transfer, etc. were tested and adapted to legislative rules of the Partners Countries; results of the project were submitted to national Ministries of Education for policy development and further implementation. The project is related to the main priorities of the state program “Development of Education"" of the Russian Federation for 2013–2020 and the Resolution (2015, #52) of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan ""On measures for further development of employability of VET graduates”. Beneficiaries of the project are HE & VET institutions, teachers & managers, VET facilitators (instructors, trainers) & VET learners, Industry, Education Policy Makers and the educational community and society at large in Russia and Uzbekistan. The piloting of ECVET is considered a key measure for facilitating the flexibility and internationalization of VET in Russia and Uzbekistan - while at the same time contributing to the development of a common educational area encompassing both the HE&VET field between Europe and neighbouring countries. The global impact of our project is modernisation, accessibility and internationalization of the HE & VET area in Russia and Uzbekistan."