Sophie Weisswange

Ljubljana, 24 March 2011

The EQAVET Framework & QALLL project

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QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VETHistoric perspective European level

• Sept. 1998: Council recommendation on Quality Assurance in higher education

• March 2000: Lisbon Council• March 2002: European Council - Barcelona• November 2002: Copenhaguen Declaration

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Implementation of QA in VETTools and instruments developed• 2004: CQAF endorsed by the Member States• 2005: Launch of ENQA-VET network• 2008: Proposal for the establishment of a

European Quality Assurance reference framework• 2009 (18 June):

Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQARF-EQAVET)

• 2010: Launch of EQAVET network

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European quality assurance in VET

ENQAVET

EQARF

PAST PRESENT

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EQAVET: the Quality Cycle and Indicators

Descriptors Indicator 1, 2 Define goals and objectives

Descriptors

Indicators 3, 7, 8 Coherent with goals

Descriptors - Indicator 4, 5, 6

Collection and processing data; discuss results

Descriptors Indicators 9, 10Feedback andprocedures for

Change

Planning

Implementation

Evaluation

Review

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Annex 2 - List of indicators

Underlying objectives: Better employability - Better match between training supply and demand - Better access to VET

No 1 Relevance of quality assurance systems for VET providers No 2 Investment in training of teachers and trainers No 3 Participation rate in VET programmes No 4 Completion rate in VET programmes No 5 Placement rate in VET programmes No 6 Utilisation of acquired skills at the workplace No 7 Unemployment rate No 8 Prevalence of vulnerable groups No 9 Mechanisms to identify training needs in the labour market No 10 Schemes used to promote better access to VET

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EQAVET process

Member States

European Commission

National.reference.points

Social partners

Regional and local

authorities

European ParliamentCouncil

Other relevant stakeholders

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EQAVET Network

EQAVET Secretariat: contract with FETAC (Further Education and Training Awards Council of Ireland)

Annual forum in Budapest 31 March - 1 April 2010

Working groups on guidelines and on indicators

Collaboration online www.eqavet.eu

Communication (website – brochures – leaflet)

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Priorities of the network

Designing of the national approach (June 2011)

Development of the indicators

Development of a common understanding of the quality assurance systems in the member states building on work already done notably by Cedefop and ENQAVET (matrix)

Coherence with other tools (EQF, ECVET…)

Outcomes expected: online tools - indicator’s toolkit with glossary - matrix

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Future perspectives

develop, from June 2011, guidance for training providers based on the indicators, indicative descriptors and “building blocks” on the use of the Reference Framework

More contact with sectors through organisation of sectoral seminars

Deepening of the cooperation between EQAVET, EQF, ECVET (Joint seminars)

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State of play – European level

EQAVET QALLL

ENIQABDE LDV

VET-CERTAT LDV

NLQAVETNL LDV

QUALVET@RORO LDV

QA-VETMT LDV

LDV Projects’ coordinator

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EQAVET Network and QALLL

Focus on projects helping for implementation of national approach

Focus on projects helping implementation of EQAVET

Focus on projects who are interesting in terms of exploitation

Recommendations:System/institutional level - Content/process

QALLL participates at the Annual Forum

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www.eqavet.eu

Thank you!