SCIE's networks and partners - European Care Licence (ECL) project
SCIE is a partner in the European Care Licence (ECL) project.
What is the European Care Licence (ECL)?
The ECL is being developed as a basic entry certificate in the care sector that we hope will become recognised and accepted across Europe . It is a pilot project running until September 2008 funded through the Leonardo Da Vinci funding stream of the European Commission.
The ECL will provide employers with evidence that the holder of the licence understands the basic knowledge required to work safely in the care sector. It will cover the knowledge for workers starting out in the care sector and could be delivered through work-based training, a single short course or as part of a wider and/or longer course.
Why is ECL needed?
In many European Countries, there are shortages of care staff which are leading to an increase of foreign workers in the sector. There are also a significant number of unqualified workers who are currently working across Europe but, unlike many other professions, there is no common European understanding about the entry level needs of workers. The ECL project is an opportunity for countries to benchmar k basic knowledge outcomes for the care sector for the benefit of those who use care services.
The ECL aims to address gaps in the fast growing care sector and promote workers' mobility across Europe, establish a comparable base for frontline care staff across Europe and provide an accessible and transferable certificate for workers and employers.
Partners
- Project Promoter: Skills for Care and Development (UK)
- Austria - Direktorenverein Österreichischer Sozialberufsbildung
- Belgium - European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities
- Germany - Association of Care Educators in Europe
- Portugal - Centro de Educação para o Cidadão Deficiente
- Romania - Funda tia Alpha Transilvanã
- United Kingdom - Association for Real Change
- United Kingdom - Social Care Institute for Excellence
