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Skillstube: Video recordings of skills performance linked to ECVET descriptions
Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Context/background: The context of the Skillstube project is the implementation of the ECVET principles of precise descriptions of Learning Outcomes (LOs) structured into units. Even though descriptions of LOs are highly precise through differentiating them into specifications of Competences, Knowledge and Skills, however this form of competence documentation may still fail to capture tacit knowledge – knowledge that cannot be correctly documented through verbal articulation or written descriptions. A better alternative to document such competences and skills would be through practical performance. As there can be a distinction between competences that can be fully described by verbal means, and competences that can only be fully documented through illustration, video recordings of practical performances of skills can serve as a valuable tool to document tacit knowledge. Objectives: The main objectives of the Skillstube project is to firstly collect and store individual learner’s performance through video clips that are directly related to clearly identified LOs. These video performances can serve as electronic attachments to certificates that are obtained by individuals or further documentation of skills of individual’s performance attached to their European CV. This is great value added to teaching and learning, certification and individual career development in professional fields where practical performance is impossible or difficult to document. The second project objective is to develop a system where video clips can be stored and can serve as examples of best practices. This would be of high value to teaching and learning. Therefore the Skillstube project aims to systematise the video performances of the selected vocations: welding and crafts and where implications for career guidance will be further studied. Partner consortium: The partner consortium is established on the base to solve the tasks of project management and system development, production of video recordings of best practices and individual’s performance in the welding and crafts sector, testing in career guidance and VET teacher training and for the dissemination of project results and quality checks as the final project activities. Project activities and implementation methodology: Project activities are linked to defined work tasks, partner meetings and multiplier and dissemination activities. The products are developed and tested in partner organisations and will be further spread in partner networks and broader audiences as part of the dissemination plan. Results and impact envisaged: The outcome of the project will therefore be (1) procedures and principles of video documentation of skills related practical performance, linked to matrices of LOs, (2) a library of recordings of best practice example, and (3) a system of individualised recordings which can be linked to certificates and CVs. The video storage of Skillstube will be developed as extensions to the Skillsbank and YOMTOOL systems (www.skillstools.eu). Skillsbank is a web based toolkit that based on ECVET principles structures LOs into matrixes of qualifications. Skillsbank targets career guidance, recognition of prior learning and individual training support, whereas YOMTOOL is an integrated mobility toolbox. The innovative aspect of this project is the direct linking of video recorded skill performances with clearly defined LOs. Therefore Skillstube will contribute to a broader understanding of the EQF/ECVET definitions of the differentiation of LOs into Knowledge, Skills and Competence. As the KSC model in some situations will not capture the full qualifications of an individual, Skillstube will fill in the lacking gap and make it possible to document knowledge that generally is very difficult to articulate, but is at the core of the mastery of the skill. Skillstube will as well be a valuable attribute in the process of recognition of non-formal and informal learning especially concerning target groups, especially migrants, as this target group in some situations does not possess documentation on all their qualifications. The outcomes of the project are as well to increase the functionality of the EQF in relation to the NQFs. Long term benefits: The long term benefit of this project is to contribute to bridging between the world of schooling and the working world. Strengthening of the ECVET and EQF principles will in the long run benefit students, trainees, apprentices and migrants or any other individual who is shifting his or her career path. The recording of best practices of competences, will impact teaching greatly as this will force the gap between the expectations of the employers and the skills and competences of the employee to narrow greatly.
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