The course was held in Rome, from 15 to 17 May 2023, with active participation and excellent outcomes. The aim of the course was to familiarise competent personnel from the EU Member States and institutions with the SQF-MILOF Package by discussing the implementation roadmaps at national level. In addition, the basic skills required to bring selected national military qualifications into line with the SQF-MILOF and the Core Curriculum for Military Officers were provided (MILOF-CORE).
The course focused on the scope and relevance of the European Qualifications Framework, the National Qualifications Framework and the SQF-MILOF, the relationship and interdependencies between the SQF-MILOF proper and the MILOF-CORE, as well as the challenges and particularities of bringing national military qualifications into line with the SQF-MILOF and defining their military focus.
Dr Alin Bodescu lecturing on bringing national military qualifications into line with the SQF-MILOF and the MILOF-CORE
During the first day of the course, the participants received an overview of the European Qualifications Framework, the National Qualifications Framework, the governance bodies and the Italian National Qualifications Framework. Additionally, they were introduced to the SQF-MILOF competence-based qualifications framework and the Military Officer competence profile. On the second day, the audience had the opportunity to work in teams on bringing national military qualifications into line with the SQF-MILOF and the MILOF-CORE, under a modular and guided procedure.
Dr Manuela Bonacci (Istituto Nazionale per l’Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche, Rome), lecturing on the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the Italian National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
The course concluded with briefings on the recognition of non-formal and informal learning, bringing individual learning into line with the MILOF-CORE, the challenges of curriculum development and the Military Qualifications Database. We would like to thank all the keynote speakers for their excellent contributions and input, and for the very high quality of their speeches and lectures. The content of the presentations and the highly relevant topics triggered thought-provoking and rewarding discussions between the participants and the experts. We would also like to thank all 24 participants for their trust in the ESDC. We will do our utmost to continue to provide high-quality training.
