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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009

Line of Development 1Line of Development 1(LoD1)(LoD1)

Development ofDevelopment of““Military ECTS-System”Military ECTS-System”

Austrian point of view

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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009 Situation

academic vocational

ECTS

hoursdays…….

Each country uses ECTSECTS for own „academic system“ NO CHANGE Accreditation!!

For the “rest”:

other system e.g.: “MECTSMECTS”

Proposal:Proposal:

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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009 Situation

• Some countries use ECTSECTS for parts of a Module which is considered as “vocational” (France)

• Some countries want to implement “MECTSMECTS”

• Some countries see no need for “MECTSMECTS” (Slovakia)

HP

MECTS

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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009 Bologna Model

ECTSECTS(European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)

1 ECTS = 25-30 working hours (Austria: 25)

guidedlecture

30 - 40 %

7,5 - 12working-

hours

guidedself-

study

10 - 20 %

2,5 - 6 working-

hours

autonomousself-

study

50 %

12,5 - 15working-

hours

Exam(optional)

? working-

hours

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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009 „MECTS“ - Example

Agreement?: 1 MECTS = 30 working-hours

Module Defence / Platoon-level

topic hours self-study MECTS

Pre-course reading (theory) 10 0,3

Leadership (mostly practical) 16 4 0,7

Defence (practical) 100 3,3

Withdrawal from defence positions (practical) 70 2,3

Defence in urban terrain (practical) 50 1,7

Supply & Communication (mostly practical) 25 5 1

Co-operation with Combat Support Troops (p) 30 1

Life fire exercise (practical) 59 1 2

Total 370 12,3

Calculation: Working hours + self-studies30

= MECTS 37030

= 12,3

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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009 „MECTS“ - Example

Agreement?: 1 MECTS = 30 working-hours

Module Defence / Platoon-level

topic hours self-study MECTS

Pre-course reading (theory) 10 0,3

Leadership (mostly practical) 16 4 0,7

Defence (practical) 100 3,3

Withdrawal from defence positions (practical) 70 2,3

Defence in urban terrain (practical) 50 1,7

Supply & Communication (mostly practical) 25 5 1

Co-operation with Combat Support Troops (p) 30 1

Life fire exercise (practical) 59 1 2

Total 370 12,3

Calculation: Working hours + self-studies30

= MECTS 37030

= 12,3

followingfollowingpercentage ofpercentage of

Bologna-ModelBologna-Model(but NOT necessarily

self-studies)

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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009 MECTS Factors

• Level– Personal/Team x 0,50– Squad x 0,75– Platoon x 1,00– Company x 1,25

• Language– Native language x 1,00– Other x 1,25

• Others (as agreed?)Example: Defence on Platoon-level in Englishin English:

37030

= 12,3 x 1,00 x 1,25 = 15,4 MECTS

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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009 Proposals/Summary

• Following Bologna-Model

• Calculation must be same in all MS!

• “MECTS”? Instead of ECTS– Difference to “Academic Officer Training”– NOT adding ECTS + “MECTS”!

• Description of vocational parts (curricula)– same form and substance as academic part– Recognition

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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009 Proposals/Summary

• Certificate for “MECTS”, if international students are attending

• Agreement that first calculations are done with offered exchange projects only

• Agreement on a deadline for availability(Feb 2010 ?? 4 months)

• Results coordinated by a lead-nation and placed on EMILYO-homepage

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MECTSGELL, Oct 2009

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