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G. Pignault
01/04/06 EFCE WPE Palermo
FCC / FCCE Project « First Certificate of Chemistry /First Certificate of Chemical Engineering »FCC / FCCE Project « First Certificate of Chemistry /First Certificate of Chemical Engineering »
CPE Lyon
CEFI
A project funded by the Higher Education Directory
of the French Ministry of Education
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G. Pignault
01/04/06 EFCE WPE Palermo
Objectives and OrientationsObjectives and Orientations
To explore the interest and feasibility of new diagnostic tools
such as
Knowledge-based Tests
Competence-based Reference Frameworks
specific to the fields of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
These tools would be for the use of
Students (and staffs)
Higher education institutions
Industries
to improve the comparability of H.E. programmes
to promote the international mobility
to help the self-evaluation.
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G. Pignault
01/04/06 EFCE WPE Palermo
Needs …Needs …
Needs of students :
To self-evaluate
To change institution during their studies, often abroad
To apply to the right institution
To have competences recognized (and credits transfered…)
Needs of HEI’s:
To attract students
To select good students
To integrate correctly students in their educational programmes
To diagnose needs for learning and training
Needs of industries:
To select good candidates
To diagnose needs for learning and training
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G. Pignault
01/04/06 EFCE WPE Palermo
… and challenges… and challenges
In an enlarged and diversified European offer
of Higher Education programmes
New HEI’s
New European countries
Within the European historical diversity of
Different industries’ placement policies
Different social status and
professional recognition of graduates
Within a growing world-wide competition between HEI’s
Competitiveness and attractiveness of the EHEA
Lisbon Strategy
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G. Pignault
01/04/06 EFCE WPE Palermo
… and challenges… and challenges
Within the common concerns and priorities of building the EHEA:
Comparability and mobility
Bologna process, since 1999
In accordance with Europe’s first answers to those challenges:
Short, long, integrated cycles
ECTS
Describe HE programmes in terms of Outcomes
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G. Pignault
01/04/06 EFCE WPE Palermo
Exploring interest andfeasibility of …Exploring interest andfeasibility of …
New diagnostic tools such as
Knowledge-based Tests
Competence-based Reference Frameworks
As inspired by the ECTN’s work on
Bachelor-level Knowledge-based tests on the Core Chemistry
Chemistry Eurobachelor’s reference framework
As inspired by various experiences throughout Europe
On outcomes-based reference frameworks
more or less specific to engineering H.E.
As inspired by the EFCE’s work on
Core curriculum of H.E. in Chemical Engineering
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G. Pignault
01/04/06 EFCE WPE Palermo
… the FCC/FCCE projectaimed at (deliverables)… the FCC/FCCE projectaimed at (deliverables)
Providing a demonstration version of
Bachelor-level Knowledge-based test(s)
on the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering
Providing a background for the building of
Tools to improve the transparency of HEprogrammes and help the evaluation of one’scompetences after completing a B/M-level H.E. in
Chemistry and/or Chemical Engineering
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G. Pignault
01/04/06 EFCE WPE Palermo
What the project does not intend to provide …What the project does not intend to provide …
A way for awarding labelsor for institutionalaccreditation procedures
A substitute forevaluations currentlyproduced by institutionsand used by recruiters
An evaluation of one’sglobal proficiency inChem./Chem.Eng.
An attempt to standardizeeducation programmes andwipe-out institution’sspecificities
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The tests would provide:
A pedagocial tool common to European HEI’s teaching Chemical Engineering
Eventually additional external and objective evidence that the fundamentalknowledge has been acquired
The reference frameworks would provide:
Bases for the HEI’s to better describe the outcomes of their educational programmesusing a frame common to all HEI’s of the same field for better transparency
But :