1. Quality Assurance in HE and VET 11-12 May, 2006 Graz Workshop 7 QIBB – Qualitätsinitiative Berufsbildung The Austrian Approach to Quality in VET Part 1: Elements & principles of QIBB Part 2: Evaluation within the framework of QIBB

2. Part 1: Elements & principles of QIBB Austrian VET system QIBB guidelines & methodology Key processes & main indicators Implementation

3. VET system n ~ 300 000 students (15 000 CVET)

4. Education management National level Regional level Local level

5. Autonomy and decentralization Low regulation: Management by objectives and frameworks; Involvement of stakeholders Budget suplied by government (student based mechanism) Highly regulated Great influence by teacher unions

6. The QIBB System

7. QIBB principles Benefits for stakeholders CIP (PDCA- cycle) 3 „r´s“ (result, responibility, respect) Reference model for all VET providers Network of 6 QM- systems All system levels Optimisation programme

8. Quality Manifesto Implementation of QIBB (2005, each level of administration) Regular and systematic evaluation Annual quality report (balance, follow-up) Annual management & performance review

9. PDCA cycle

10. Q-Matrix

11. 9 key processes on school-level School programme Designing of educational offers Acceptance of students Teaching Performance assessment School partnership and the business sector Staff management Resource management Quality management

12. www.qibb.at

13. Main Indicators M11 Systematic Evaluation# 1 share of VET-providers applying QM-systems respecting the CQAF QIBBCQAF # 6 share of participants who have completed a VET programme successfully # 7 Destination of trainees after training # 9 Mechanism to relate developments in labour market to VET-systems # 8 Utilisation of acquired skills at the workplace M10 Systematic staff development K4 School achievements & educational success K1 Career prospects and professional usefulness of training K3 Up-to-dateness, innovation and practice-orientation # 2 investment of training of trainers

14. Status quo of QIBB

15. QIBB & Educational Standards

16. QIBB and EQF Quality Assurance (definition of processes, systematic planning & evaluation)  mutual trust & transparency  mutual recognition of competences  mobility  employability & LLL