1. Quality Assurance in Czech Republic Lenka Chvátalová
NCP - VET - CO 4th project meeting,
October 2010, Prague
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2. Structure of presentation
Quality assurance at the national level
Involvement of CR in European activities
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3. Quality assurance at the national level
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4. QA at the national level Overview
Quality is guaranteed by Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MSMT)
Quality Assurance in VET in the Czech Republic is defined in the Long-Term Plan for the Development of Education and the Education System of 2002 (updated in 2004, 2008 and 2011)
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5. QA at the national level Overview
The Long-Term Plan sets out the Quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation of education as the main priorities
Responsible bodies:
Czech school inspectorate
Providers (municipalities, regions)
Schools and school councils
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6. QA on national level Legal support
2001 – White paper (National Programme for the Development of Education)
Decentralisation and autonomy of schools
2004 – New Education Act and Educational Staff Act
Curricular reform: Framework Educational Programmes (national core curricula) – School Educational Programmes (school curricula)
New role of the Czech School Inspectorate
Self-evaluation of schools
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7. QA at the national level Evaluation of pupils/students
Pupils/students are evaluated in accordance to Education act
During a school year by teachers (grades or verbal evaluation)
At the end of graduation year (state graduation exam)
National (SCIO) and international evaluation and comparative projects (OECD)
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8. QA at the national level Evaluation of schools
Internal
self-evaluation
External
Regions
Czech School Inspectorate
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9. Involvement of CR in European activities
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10. Involvement of CR in European activities
Involved in the European Quality Assurance activities since 2005 (Quality Assurance in VET Conference in Dublin - Building Sustainable European Co-Operation)
2007 – National network for quality assurance in VET established -> CR became a member of ENQAVET
2010 – representatives in EQAVET (steering committee, working groups), National Network for Quality Assurance in VET transformed into the National Reference Point for Quality Assurance in VET – EQAVET-CZ
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11. CR and EQAVET
National reference point EQAVET-CZ coordinated by ČŠI and NÚOV
Representatives from Ministry of Education, Chamber of Commerce, counties, school unions, universities and other relevant stakeholders
1st meeting planned for December 2010
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12. CR and EQAVET Main tasks:
Create a strategy for implementation of European Quality Assurance Reference Framework
Inform national stakeholders about EQAVET activities
Cooperate with other quality assurance national bodies
Exchange information and experience with other national reference points
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13. Thank you for your attention!
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