Constituent activities
The main meeting of EAWOP’s Executive Council and Constituents is at the Annual Constituent Council.
The next meeting will be on Thursday May 10, 2012 in Münster, Germany at Hotel Kaiserhof, Bahnofstr 14, 48143 (www.kaiserhof-muenster.de)
Timetable
12.00 – 12.45 Lunch and meet the EC and other Constituents at the hotel
12.45 – 13.00 Transfer to the Congress site
13.00 – 13.45 Visit of the Congress site
13.45 – 14.00 Return to the hotel
14.15 – 18.00 CC Meeting begins
18.00 Meeting ends and return home
Previous minutes of Constituent Council
Task Forces
Important tasks related to Work and Organizational Psychology in Europe are delegated to Task Forces. A current or past member of the Executive Committee will chair a Task Force of expert Constituent Members.
Previous Task Forces
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Advanced European Diploma (AED)
EAWOP created a Task Force with the objective of defining the minimum standards that European Psychologists should meet in order to qualify for independent practice in the field of Work and Organizational Psychology. The Task Force was asked to generate specific proposals for the Advanced European Certificate in W&O Psychology, building on the European Certificate in Psychology (EuroPsy). EuroPsy represents the first level of professional development, while the Advanced European Certificate represents the second level.
The task force, formed by six European experts in Work and Organizational Psychology, was active from 2005 to 2007, and chaired by Jose Maria Peirò. The final proposal was presented and adopted by the EAWOP General Assembly in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) in May 2009.
In 2010 the proposal was accepted by EFPA and a pilot test will be run during 2011 in some European countries which will try to implement the framework. Following the actual terminology, the certificate will be named “Specialised Certificate in WO Psychology”.
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International Standard for Occupational Assessment
The international standards organizations (ISO) is in the process of finalising a standard relating to assessment in work and organizational settings. If agreed at a vote of all the member country organizations, ISO 10667 will become the internationally recognised standard for the delivery of assessment processes.
The standard focuses on the quality of the provision and delivery of assessment services. It does not include technical quality standards, rather it provides a higher level framework for ensuring that procedures used are valid and fit for purpose and that those delivering the assessment have appropriate levels of competence. The framework could be used by service providers to benchmark their services, by service commissioners and users to evaluate assessment services and by policy makers in setting local standards.
The standard is in two parts, one relating to the role of the assessment service provider and the other to the client. The purpose of this split is to allow external contractors to be totally compliant with the standard independently even without being dependent on a client conforming to the standard. It is also possible for appropriate organizations to offer certification against the standard just as happens for other standards (for example, ISO 9000).
The standard has been developed by an international technical committee chaired by Dr. Lutz F. Hornke of Germany. The public consultation phase is now complete and it is expected that the final standard will be published mid 2011. The details of the standard itself can be found via your local standards organizations or from the ISO website.
Other Constituent activities: Networks
Baltic Area Alliance Board
The Baltic Area Alliance Board was established in Tallinn in 2009 when representatives from Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Ukraine met to establish the development needs for Work and Stage.
The work of this Board has been in three stages:
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Development of WOP curriculum (Advanced European Diploma, AED) – COMPLETED;
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Gap analyses of Alliance country resources against AED – REPORTING;
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Developmental activities from gap analysis –ONGOING.
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