Invitation to the EQUAL-CLASS Project Conference – Monday, 2 June 2014 in St. Poelten (AT)

The EQUAL-CLASS project team is pleased to invite you to participate in the EQUALCLASS conference – ‘Engineers Qualified in Higher Non-University VET Institutions – Providing Arguments and Evidence for NQF/EQF Classification’

Apart from presenting the preliminary project results, this conference will gather policy makers, VET practitioners, VET experts and industry representatives for a joint discussion and exchange of experience.

The EQUAL-CLASS project studies qualifications in the field of mechatronics and electrical engineering/electronics
that can be obtained in higher non-university VET institutions or comparable institutions in Austria, Germany, Lithuania,
Portugal and Switzerland. The qualifi cations are examined from three different perspectives – learning outcomes, students
and graduates – with particular focus on their NQF/EQF classifi cation, e.g. through

• the implementation of “Remote Laboratories”, i.e. online laboratories to remotely conduct real experiments, in order to learn more about learners’ knowledge, skills and competence;
• an online survey among graduates to learn more about their occupations and positions in the labour market.

Please register by e-mail to auzinger[at]3s.co.at by 15th May 2014 at the latest.

For more information on conference themes, programme, venue and logistics please visit http://www.equal-class-eqf.eu/ or contact auzinger[at]3s.co.at.

We hope that you are able to attend the EQUAL-CLASS conference and look forward to seeing you there.