Impuls Publication

As part of FETRCs involvement in the EUs CREDICARE project some of this work has now been published in the the European Vocational Education and Training Publication 'Impuls'. The publication reports on the pan-European Project which examined implemented the transnational transfer, implementation and testing of a procedure for the description and comparative level assessment of units of learning outcomes in health care and nursing. The core elements of the transnational comparisons of nursing qualifications in the CrediCare project are  the Module Level Indicator (MLI) and the Learning Outcome Matrix (LOM). The function of these tools  is on the one hand to determine the level of modules according to the reference levels of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and on the other hand to compare modules from different (national)  qualifications due to their learning outcomes. While the LOM makes it possible to describe and compare  the contents of the modules, learning units or subjects related to a qualification, the 51 items of the MLI,  which are derived from the EQF descriptors, allow to identify the levels of these modules. Accordingly,  the method of the equivalence check allows for a transparent description and assessment of learning outcomes with the EQF levels serving as the standard of reference.  The purpose of the present MLI User Guide is to give a detailed description of the equivalence check methodology for interested practitioners, and especially to introduce potential users into the MLI. The guide is  also meant to serve as a reference document for the application and use of the MLI. For further information of the MLI instrument see: MLI Guide

The publication covers five European countries representing different VET traditions, namely Estonia, Finland, France, Germany and Ireland. The Irish bilateral comparison examined the French Nursing Degree and compared these programmes to the generic Irish BSc in Nursing (pp-98-127). This research was conducted by Dr Justin Rami, FETRC, School of Education Studies in DCU and Ms Tara Shortt an experienced health professional and researcher.