MaxiPAC – acronym for ‘Maximizing Previously Acquired Competences’ – was started as an AMIF project that aims to valorize competences and qualifications acquired elsewhere by non-EU citizens in Higher Education.The MaxiPAC procedure consists of the following steps:
Step 1: European Qualification Scan
The aim of the European Qualification Scan (EQS) is to effectively get a first impression of the competences, experiences and identity of the third country national.
European Qualification Scan consists of 5 sections: 1.Personal information 2. Language Skills 3. Summary of qualifications 4. Overview of experience 5. Computer skills
Step 2 : Multiple Short Cases
The second step of the procedure consists of submitting some short, written cases to the third-country national who is interested in a particular program and would like to start a MaxiPAC procedure
Step 3 : Portfolio and Assessment
The third step of the procedure is the preparation of a portfolio and the assessment. This step largely corresponds to the existing procedure. The main difference is that in this step previously acquired competences and qualifications are combined.
Step 4: Follow-up of broad economic-psychosocial situation
The final step of the MaxiPAC procedure is the exploration of the broad economic, medical, psychological and social situation of the third-country national.