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The EQAVET Framework & QALLL project. Sophie Weisswange Ljubljana, 24 March 2011. 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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The EQAVET Framework & QALLL project Sophie Weisswange Ljubljana, 24 March 2011
Sept. 1998: Council recommendation on Quality Assurance in higher education March 2000: Lisbon Council March 2002: European Council - Barcelona November 2002: Copenhaguen Declaration QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VETHistoric perspective European level
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 Implementation of QA in VETTools and instruments developed
European quality assurance in VET PAST PRESENT ENQAVET EQARF 4
EQAVET: the Quality Cycle and Indicators DescriptorsIndicator 1, 2Define goals and objectives Planning DescriptorsIndicators 9, 10 Feedback and procedures for Change Review DescriptorsIndicators 3, 7, 8 Coherent with goals Implementation Evaluation Descriptors - Indicator 4, 5, 6Collection and processing data; discuss results
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 6
EQAVET process Member States Regional and local authorities Other relevant stakeholders Social partners National.reference.points European Commission Council European Parliament 7
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) EQAVET Network
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 9
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) Future perspectives
State of play – European level EQAVET QALLL LDV Projects’ coordinator QUALVET@RO RO LDV NLQAVET NL LDV QA-VETMT LDV ENIQABDE LDV VET-CERT AT LDV
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 EQAVET Network and QALLL
www.eqavet.eu Thank you!