enseignement professionnel et formation modulaires ... - emcet 2

The acquisition of Knowledge, as a point of reference, means learning to
search for and use relevant information, read, assess and interpret it with
a critical mind, put it together to then make autonomous decisions that are
planned and shared with the various signifi cant agents of socialization. Thus, the
relevant information on the current degree of development of the qualifi cation
profi le for teachers in Spain is considered and evaluated, both from the current
starting point and in light of a viable objective to be reached. It is according to
these two points that the following reference guide is organised.
2. Regulating vocational qualifi cations in Spain
Act 5/2002, 19 June, on Vocational Qualifi cations and Training (Ley Orgánica
5/2002 de las Cualifi caciones y Formación Profesional) establishes the National
System of Vocational Qualifi cations and Training, made up of diff erent
instruments and actions, and Royal Decree 1128/2003, 5 September, regulates
its core, the National Catalogue of Vocational Qualifi cations.
The Royal Decree defi nes the concept of qualifi cations in the following terms
(article 5):
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Vocational qualifi cations: „set of vocational competencies that are of
signifi cance for the job and that can be acquired through modular training
or other types of training, as well as through on-the-job experience.”
Unit of competency: „the aggregate minimum of vocational competencies
that may be recognised and partially accredited under section 8.3 of Act
5/2002, 19 June, on Vocational Qualifi cations and Training.
Vocational competency: „the knowledge and abilities that allow one to
exercise a vocational activity according to production and job demands”.
Vocational qualifi cations that are added to the National Catalogue of
Vocational Qualifi cations must include at least the following elements: the
qualifi cation’s identifi cation data, including its offi cial name, the occupational
category to which it belongs, its qualifi cation level and alphanumeric code;
the general competency, which briefl y describes the main tasks and duties
to be performed; the corresponding units of competency; the vocational
environment, indicating for purposes of orientation, the professional area,
the productive sectors and related occupations or job posts; and the related
training, structured according to modules.
Likewise, section 4 of the Royal Decree establishes the structure of the
National Catalogue of Vocational Qualifi cations, indicating that the vocational
qualifi cations included in the Catalogue „are to be classifi ed by qualifi cation
levels and occupational category”. 5 qualifi cation levels that „take into account
the vocational competency required by the productive activities according to
the knowledge, initiative, autonomy, responsibility and complexity criteria, to
name a few, of the activity to be performed” are established.