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1 Sophie Weisswange Ljubljana, 24 March 2011 The EQAVET Framework & QALLL project

2 2 QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VET Historic 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

3 3 Implementation of QA in VET Tools 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

4 4 4 European quality assurance in VET ENQAVET EQARF PAST PRESENT

5 5 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, 10 Feedback and procedures for Change Planning Implementation Evaluation Review

6 6 6 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

7 7 EQAVET process Member States European Commission National.reference.pointsSocial partners Regional and local authorities European Parliament Council Other relevant stakeholders 7

8 8 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.euwww.eqavet.eu  Communication (website – brochures – leaflet)

9 9 9 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

10 10 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)

11 11 State of play – European level EQAVET QALLL ENIQAB DE LDV VET-CERT AT LDV NLQAVET NL LDV QUALVET@RO RO LDV QA-VET MT LDV LDV Projects’ coordinator

12 12 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

13 13 www.eqavet.eu Thank you!


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