Adult Training in Romania by Felicia Zarojanu – National Adult Training Board

1. Adult Training in Romaniaby Felicia Zarojanu – National Adult Training Board

2. Legal framework • Law 132/1999 for setting up the National Adult Training Board (NTB) • Law 559/2004 which gives NTB the role of National Authority for Qualifications • Government Ordinance 129/2000 and 76/2004 for adult training • Order 4543/468/2004 for approval of non formal evaluation procedures • Norms and orders

3. Adult training system in Romania • Programs authorized by NATB with national certificates • Programs organized by companies with internal recognition • Competencies’ evaluation in Competencies’ Assessment Centers

4. Programs authorized by NATB with national certificates • Occupations registered in the Romanian Occupational Catalogue (COR) – Minister of Labor • Occupational standards approved by NATB • Authorized training programs prepared and presented by specialists • Final evaluation - by NATB • Control of the process - by NATB

5. Competencies’ evaluation in Competencies’ Assessment Centers • Occupations registered in the Romanian Occupational Catalogue (COR) – Minister of Labor • Occupational standards approved by NATB • Authorized assessment centers - by NATB • Evaluation based on instruments with the help of the competencies’ assessors • Control of the process - by NATB

6. National Adult Training Board • Autonomous authority • Tripartite structure: 5 central public administration, 5 trade unions, 5 employers associations • 1 president nominated by prime minister at the proposal of the ministry of labor and the ministry of education • 1 Technical secretariat with 75 employees coordinated by a general director

7. Attributions of NTB • Coordination and control of the training providers by county commissions • Coordination and control of the occupational standards development • Coordination and control of the competencies’ assessment centers • Advisory for training regulations • National Authority for Qualifications

8. Structure of the Technical Secretariat • Direction of Methodology and Quality Assurance • Direction of Standards and Assessment • Direction of Programs and inovation • IT • HR, Financing and Accountancy • PR • www.cnfpa.ro

9. National Authority for Qualifications • The most important role in National Qualification Framework development • Methodological coordination of the sectoral committees • Administration of the National Register of Qualifications • Administration of the Data Bases with occupational standards and assessment centers • Administration of the National Training Providers Register • Development of methodologies for standard development

10. Sectoral committees • 23 sectors • Created based on a Tripartite Agreement (trade unions, employers associations, government) • Composition: trade unions, employers associations, professional associations, sectoral authorities • Attributions: approval of qualifications, training promotion, advisory for training strategies

11. Achievements • Coordination of 42 county commissions for training providers authorization • Coordination of 23 sectoral committees • Administration of a National Training Providers Register with 2800 providers • 650 occupational standards • Training of more than 90 sectoral experts for occupational standards development • Consultancy for training providers, competencies’ assessment centers and other bodies and persons from the market