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There is of course no European structure for accrediting or administering this type of programme, since the intention of EQF is to bring coherence and transferability to national programmes. The precedent might be (e.g.) the European Computer Driving Licence, a qualification which essentially filled a vacuum in IT qualifications at a basic level and which is now about to be transformed into the International Computer Driving Licence.
TFor STEP-UP, Therefore the national partners will have an essential role in arranging provision and accreditation. However, much of the course material could be provided online, with a wiki as the basis of a Europe-wide network for participating teachers and the core of a learning organisation for science education. The process of accreditation and course design would itself have a role in aligning partners' thinking on a number of issues around IBST/E.
For example, it is clear that assessment systems are likely to be out of step with teaching methods in a number of European countries. Consideration of the role of teacher judgements in assessment, whilst not part of S-TEAM's role, could be significant in aligning teaching and assessment in a more creative way.
The full implementation of such a programme is probably beyond the scope of S-TEAM, since we have neither the time nor the resources to run it, but the next FP7 Call, or the Lifelong Learning Programme may provide us with an opportunity to submit a proposal.
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