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Common Quality Assurance Framework

  • EQAVET newsletters
  • European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training network
  • Recommendation of the European parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the establishment of a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training
  • European Commision
  • CEDEFOP
    The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP), established in 1975, is a European agency that helps promote and develop vocational education and training in the European Union (EU). It is the EU's reference centre for vocational education and training.

Other Resources

  • The Institute for Research and Information on volunteering

    It’s a free private institution, non profit, independent of public administrations and economic interests, with the aim to enrich the public debate and inform on volunteering issues

Quality and Evaluation

  • Glossary / Glossar / Glossaire Quality in education and training / Qualität in der allgemeinen und beruflichen Bildung / La qualité dans lʼenseignement et la formation (2011)
  • Policy brief on the EQAVET Peer Learning Activity on self-assessment of VET systems and providers
  • Assuring quality in vocational education and training. The role of accrediting VET providers (2011)
  • Cedefop webpage on quality assurance in VET
  • ENQA - European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education

    ENQA (the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) disseminates information, experiences and good practices in the field of quality assurance (QA) in higher education to European QA agencies, public authorities and higher education institutions.

  • EQAVET

    European Network for Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training

  • European Foundation Quality Model (EFQM)

    EFQM is the recognised leader in promoting and supporting the implementation of Sustainable Excellence. EFQM brings together organisations striving for Sustainable Excellence.

  • International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies.

    INQAAHE is a world-wide association with the main purpose to collect and disseminate information on the current and developing theory and practice in the assessment, improvement and maintenance of quality in higher education

  • EQUASS

    The European Quality in Social Services (EQUASS) is an initiative of the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR). EQUASS provides a range of comprehensive services in the area of approval and certification of quality, all of which comply with the European requirements for quality in the provision of Social Services

  • European Organisation for Quality

    The EOQ is the European interdisciplinary organization striving for effective improvement in the sphere of quality management as the coordinating body and catalyst of its National Representative Organizations (NRs).

Education and Training

  • VET in Europe - Country reports
  • European Schoolnet

    European Schoolnet (EUN) is a network of 31 Ministries of Education in Europe and beyond. EUN was created more than 10 years ago with the aim to bring about innovation in teaching and learning to its key stakeholders: Ministries of Education, schools, teachers and researchers.

  • Insight: knowledge base for new technology and education

    The Insight portal is an observatory for ICT in school education primarily designed to support decision makers in Ministries of Education, practitioners in schools and other ICT in education professionals at national, regional or local level across Europe to develop effective strategies for elearning

  • cereq

    Le Centre d'études et de recherche sur les qualifications (CEREQ)
    Véritable centre de recherches sur la pédagogie et les qualifications, le CEREQ est une mine d'informations à l'usage des chercheurs responsables de formation,directeurs d'organismes,etc.

  • CNDP-CRDP

    Le CNDP, à la tête du réseau SCÉRÉN, propose un site de ressources pédagogiques et documentaires à destination de la communauté éducative, en faveur en faveur de la réussite des élèves.

  • alfacentre

    site d'information pour les demandeurs d'emploi et les salariés sur les qualifications et les formations en région centre

  • ACA - The Academic Cooperation Association

    The Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) is an independent European organisation dedicated to the management, analysis and improvement of education and training co-operation within Europe and between Europe and other parts of the world. Its main focus is on higher education, but it also covers other education sectors, and training

  • European Training Foundation

    The aim is to help transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the Eu's external relations policy.

  • CESE

    The Comparative Education Society in Europe is an international non-profit making association of scientific and educational character

  • EACEA

    The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) is responsible for the management of certain parts of the EU's programmes in the fields of education, culture and audiovisual

Employment

  • European Commission Communication „An Agenda for new skills and jobs: A European contribution towards full employment“
  • European Commission Communication „Working together for Europe's young people – A call to action on youth unemployment“
  • European Employment Strategy

SMEs

  • efmd - European Foundation for Management Development

    EFMD is an international membership organization, based in Brussels, Belgium. With more than 700 member organizations from academia, business, public service and consultancy in 82 countries, EFMD provides a unique forum for information, research, networking and debate on innovation and best practice in management development

  • European portal for SMEs

    This portal provides access to information on the whole spectrum of EU policies, legislation, programmes and initiatives relevant to Europe's small and medium-sized enterprises

European Union

  • Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “ A new impetus for European cooperation in Vocational Education and Training to support the Europe
  • The European Commission - Education and Training

    The European Commission maintains this website to enhance public access to information about its initiatives and European Union policies in general. 

  • European Investment Bank

    The EIB funds its operations by borrowing on the capital markets rather than drawing on the EU budget. The Bank enjoys decision-making independence within the EU’s institutional system.

  • EESC – European Economic and Social Committee

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is a consultative body that gives representatives of Europe's socio-occupational interest groups, and others, a formal platform to express their points of views on EU issues. Its opinions are forwarded to the larger institutions - the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament

  • European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

    The EIT is a new independent community body which was set up to address Europe's innovation gap. We aim to rapidly emerge as a key driver of EU sustainable growth and competitiveness through the stimulation of world-leading innovation

  • Official Journal Information and Notices: Treaty of Lisbon

    EUR-Lex provides free access to European Union law and other documents considered to be public. The website is available in 23 official languages of the European Union

  • The Lisbon Council association

    The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal is a think tank and policy network committed to defining and articulating a mature strategy for managing current and future challenges.

  • The European Social Fund

    The ESF is devoted to promoting employment in the EU. It helps Member States make Europe's workforce and companies better equipped to face new, global challenges. 

  • EUROPA the European Union's portal web site

    This is the portal of the European Union with links to schools and universities and all about the European Union.

  • Briefing note - Quality: a requirement for generating trust in qualifications (2013)

Social partners

  • European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning

    The European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL) is a membership organisation which is based in Brussels, Belgium. It is a network with over 80 member organisations from Europe and beyond such as other networks, universities, corporations and national agencies.

  • European Platform for Rehabilitation

    The European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) is a network of leading European providers of rehabilitation services to people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups

  • ETUC

    The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) was set up in 1973 to promote the interests of working people at European level and to represent them in the EU institutions.

  • European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providers of services

    CEEP and its General Secretariat in Brussels, represents the interests of its members before the European institutions. It has excellent contacts with the departments of the EU Commission and other European institutions, such as the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee

  • European Federation of Public Service Unions

    EPSU is the European Federation of Public Service Unions. It is the largest federation of the ETUC and comprises 8 million public service workers from over 250 trade unions; EPSU organises workers in the energy, water and waste sectors, health and social services and local and national administration, in all European countries including in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood... 

  • The European Hospital and Healthcare Employers' Association

    HOSPEEM is the European hospital and healthcare employers' association The association aims to regroup at European level national employers' associations operating in the hospital and healthcare sector, in order to co-ordinate their views and actions with regard to a sector and a market in constant evolution. 
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  • European Association of Service Providers for Persons with disabilities

    EASPD is the EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES and promotes the equalisation of opportunities for people with disabilities through effective and high quality service systems in Europe

International

  • International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)

    The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) was created by UNESCO in 1963 in Paris, France. It is supported by grants from UNESCO and by voluntary contributions from Member States and others. IIEP is an integral part of UNESCO, yet it enjoys a large amount of autonomy.

  • Unesco Institute for Statistics' online glossary

    The UIS Glossary contains Education terms in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic. For some terms, only the name translation is available while for others

  • UNESCO- International Bureau of Education (IBE) Education...

    UNESCO- International Bureau of Education (IBE). 

  • International Labour Office (ILO)

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-related issues.

Bulgaria

  • България 2020г.: Националните приоритети в образованието и науката
  • Практическо ръководство за вътрешен мониторинг на качеството на професионалното обучение в центровете за обучение и училищата
  • Европейско сътрудничество в професионалното образование и обучение за подкрепа на стратегията „Европа 2020“
  • Индикатори за качество в ПОО за повишаване на сътрудничеството в Европа
  • Препоръка на Европейския парламент и на Съвета от 18 юни 2009 година за създаване на Европейска референтна рамка за осигуряване на качество в професионалното образование и обучение

Italy

  • Europa: Sintesi della legislazione dell’UE. “Contesto europeo di riferimento per garantire la qualità dell’IFP”
  • Agenzia Parlamentare per l’informazione politica e economica “POMEZIA: EQAVET APPRODA AL CEFME PER UN SEMINARIO SU QUALITA' ISTRUZIONE E FORMAZIONE PROFESSIONALE”
  • EUR-Lex. L’accesso al diritto dell’Unione Europea

    Raccomandazione del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, del 18 giugno 2009 , sull'istituzione di un quadro europeo di riferimento per la garanzia della qualità dell'istruzione e della formazione professionale (Testo rilevante ai fini del SEE)

  • L’Istituto Nazionale per l’Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche (INAPP)

Poland

  • Sieć Europejskich Ofert Pracy
  • Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego
  • Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej
  • Badanie funkcjonowania systemu kształcenia zawodowego w Polsce
  • ZALECENIE PARLAMENTU EUROPEJSKIEGO I RADY z dnia 18 czerwca 2009 r. w sprawie ustanowienia europejskich ram odniesienia na rzecz zapewniania jakości w kształceniu i szkoleniu zawodowym
  • Komunikat Helsiński w sprawie ściślejszej europejskiej współpracy w dziedzinie kształcenie i szkolenia zawodowego
  • EQVET in Poland
  • Poland – NQF development in Poland
  • VET in Europe - Country report
  • VET in Poland (Short Description)
  • VET in Europe-Poland
  • Poland - Description of Education and Training System
  • World Data on Education – Poland
  • A bridge to the future European policy for vocational education and training 2002-10 National policy report – Poland
  • VET in Poland
  • Research on Internationalisation and Mobility in VET – The Polish National Report
  • Questionairre on norms and standards for quality of education

Germany

  • Leitfaden – Qualität in der betrieblichen Berufsausbildung
  • Deutscher Berufsbildungsserver – Berufliche Bildung
  • Deutscher Berufsbildungsserver – Qualitätssicherung in der Berufsbildung
  • Statistisches Bundesamt – Berufliche Bildung
  • IHK Ausbildung
  • BPB - Qualitätssicherung in der betrieblichen Bildung: Komplexe Anforderungen an alle Akteure
  • Qualitätssicherung der betrieblichen Ausbildung im dualen System in Deutschland: Ein Überblick für Praktiker/-innen und Berufsbildungsfachleute
  • Kultusministerkonferenz: Duale Berufsausbildung
  • Herausforderungen und Entwicklungsperspektiven der beruflichen Bildung unter veränderten Rahmenbedingungen (2019)
  • Qualitätssicherung beruflicher Aus- und Weiterbildung Ergebnisse aus dem BIBB (2011)
  • Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales: Aus- und Weiterbildung
  • Konzepte und Materialien zur Qualitätssicherung in der Berufsbildung
  • Leitfaden – Qualität in der betrieblichen Berufsausbildung
  • Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)
  • Fachportal der Deutschen Referenzstelle für Qualitätssicherung in der beruflichen Bildung (DEQA-VET)
  • Glossar / Qualität in der allgemeinen und beruflichen Bildung
  • Qualitätssicherung in der beruflichen Aus- und Weiterbildung: Die Rolle der Akkreditierung von Anbietern von beruflicher Aus- und Weiterbildung
  • Hintergrundinformation - Qualität: Eine Bedingung um das Vertrauen in Qualifizierungen aufzubauen (2013)
  • Grundsatzpapier über Peer-Learning Aktivitäten und Selbstbeurteilung von Ausbildungsystemen und Anbietern von beruflicher Aus- und Weiterbildung in Zusammenhang mit dem Europäischen Bezugsrahmen für die Qualitätssicherung in der beruflichen Aus- und
  • Newsletter des Europäischen Bezugsrahmens für die Qualitätssicherung in der beruflichen Aus- und Weiterbildung

Lithuania

  • Glossary / Glossar / Glossaire Quality in education and training / Qualität in der allgemeinen und beruflichen Bildung / La qualité dans lʼenseignement et la formation (2011)
  • Assuring quality in vocational education and training The role of accrediting VET providers (2011)
  • 2013 m. gegužės mėn. EQAVET organizuoto tarpusavio mokymosi seminaro savęs vertinimo tematika apžvalga (anglų k.)
  • EQAVET naujienlaiškis (leidžiamas du kartus per metus, anglų kalba bei santrauka lietuvių kalba)
  • Europos profesinio mokymo kokybės orientacinės sistemos EQAVET tinklas
  • 2009 m. birželio 18 d. Europos parlamento ir Tarybos rekomendacija dėl Europos profesinio mokymo kokybės užtikrinimo orientacinės sistemos sukūrimo
  • Pameistrystei Lietuvoje skirta internetinė svetainė

United Kingdom

  • Cedefop United Kingdom Country Report 2011

    This UK Country Report captures the wide variety of vocational educational and training initiatives that are planned and underway across the United Kingdom.

  • Ofsted Handbook for Inspecting colleges

    The handbook used by Ofsted inspections for checking the quality of colleges in England and Wales, based upon the Common Inspection Framework criteria.

  • Rigour and Responsiveness in Skills

    A policy paper from the Department for Business, innovation and Skills and Department for Education that explains their plan to update the UK skills system to make it more rigorous and responsive to the needs of employers and learners.

Finland

  • Kompassi suunnittelupeli (Compass planning game) – a game for organizations to discover their strengths and weaknesses.

    Participants get a holistic image of the state of their organization and a shared understanding of where to go next. Ask the company on Twitter about English sessions (@avoineoy).

  • Publications of the Finnish National Board of Education.
  • Finnish National Board of Education’s web page discussing the implementation of quality assurance and evaluation in Finnish education.

    The page details the national QA reference point, the Peer Review Impact project, the Work Based Learning manual, and the recent use of the EFQM-model in the self-evaluation of VET schools (more current information in Finnish here: http://www.oph.fi/saadokset_ja_ohjeet/laadunhallinnan_tuki).

  • Official Journal of the European Union

    Cooperation in vocational education and training (VET)

  • European Commision

    Cohesion policy 2007-2013: jobs and growth drive Latvian plan and priorities

  • The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)

    Vocational education and training in Latvia

  • Latvijas kvalifikāciju ietvarstrukūra

    Nacionālie ziņojumi par Nacionālo kvalifikāciju ietvarstruktūru pielīdzināšanu EKI (un EAIT)

  • Profesionālās izglītības un iestādes kvalitātes nodrošināšanas un novērtēšanas metodika
  • Valsts izglītības attīstības aģentūra

    Valsts izglītības attīstības aģentūra (VIAA) ir izglītības un zinātnes ministra pakļautībā esoša tiešās pārvaldes iestāde. Saskaņā ar VIAA nolikumu tās darbības mērķis ir īstenot valsts politiku izglītības, zinātnes un inovāciju jomā un nodrošināt Izglītības un zinātnes ministrijas atbildībā esošo valsts, Eiropas Savienības (ES) politiku un ārvalstu finanšu palīdzības instrumentu programmu, projektu un iniciatīvu īstenošanu un uzraudzību.

  • CEDEFOP (Eiropas profesionālās izglītības attīstības centrs)

    Eiropas aģentūra, kas darbojas kā objektīvs Eiropas Savienības uzziņu centrs profesionālajā izglītībā.

  • European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training

    Description of the VET System in Latvia.

  • Eiropas kredītpunktu sistēma profesionālajai izglītībai un apmācībai (European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training, ECVET)

    ECVET skaidrojums, priekšrocības, izaicinājumi un saistītie dokumenti.

  • Latvijas Kvalitātes Biedrība

    KVALB ir biedrība, kuras darbības mērķis ir attīstīt kompetenci kvalitātes vadības jomā, kā arī uzlabot personu un organizāciju konkurētspēju.

  • Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools

    OECD (2012), Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools OECD Publishing. 
    The publication presents education systems in the OECD countries that combined education systems quality with their equity. The report comprises suitable political recommendations for education systems, which are able to help all children to be successful in their education. Quotation from the publication: Across OECD countries, almost one in every five students does not reach a basic minimum level of skills. In addition, students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds are twice as likely to be low performers. Lack of fairness and inclusion can lead to school failure and this means that one in every five young adults on average drop out before completing upper secondary education.
    Reducing school failure pays off for both society and individuals. The highest performing education systems across OECD countries combine quality with equity. 
    Content of the publication
    Chapter 1. Investing in equity in education pays off
    Chapter 2. Tackling system-level policies that hinder equity in education 
    Chapter 3. Improving low performing disadvantaged schools 
    Available at http://www.oecd.org/edu/school/equityandqualityineducation-supportingdisadvantagedstudentsandschools.htm#2

  • National Register of Qualifications

    Portal provides an overview of nationally recognized vocational qualifications in the Czech Republic, which can be obtained by validation of non-formal and informal learning

  • The project Partnership and Quality

    The aim of the project was to deepen the cooperation between schools and employers, and improve communication of these partners

  • Results of the Pospolu project (Promoting schools and firms cooperation oriented on vocational education in praxis) in Czech language

    The project was prepared and realized by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) in cooperation with Employers associations. The National Institute for Education was a partner of the project. The project was finished in October 31, 2015. The aim of the project was to propose system changes, which make the cooperation between schools and firms more effective and easy. All project activities and outcomes are oriented to this aim. 

  • The methodology for the director for the planning and evaluation of professional development for teachers (in Czech language)

    The methodological guide is addressed to directors and other members of the pedagogical leadership of schools as a guide in fulfilling one of the important tasks – the care of the pedagogical development entrusted to the schools and the associated professional development of teachers. This methodology should help the managers of the school to fulfil their role in the professional development of teachers through the career system of teachers and standard of teachers. The manual is focused on the role and responsibility of school management in improving the quality of educational work of the school and professional development for teachers so, how does it provide for the binding of school documents.

  • Qualitative report from the project QALLL (Czech translations of the part of the project)

Austria

  • ARQA-VET - Österreichische Referenzstelle für Qualität in der Berufsbildung
  • Qualitätssicherung in der Weiterbildung – Workshop Notizen des Bundesministeriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur (2001)
  • Österreichisches Hochschul-Qualitätssicherungsgesetz (09/2013)
  • AQ – Agentur für Qualitätssicherung und Akkreditierung Austria – Evaluierung, Zeritifizierung und Akkreditierung von Qualitätssicherung in Bereich der Hochschulbildung
  • QIBB – Qualitätsinitiative BerufsBildung
  • Berufliche Aus- und Weiterbildung in Europa - Länderberichte

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