Berlin – 24./25.February 20011Julia Jetter, ACQUIN e.V

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From accreditation in HE to accreditation in VET: commonalities, differences and challenges

Expert Seminar „Quality Assurance and Accredeitation in Lifelong learning“Berlin – 24./25.February 20011 Julia Jetter, ACQUIN e.V.

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AGENDA

• Commonalities of HE and VET

• Differences between HE and VET

• Experiences with the accreditation in dual degree programs

• Challenges of accreditation in VET


commonalities

• Both systems deal with skills, abilities and competences

• HE and VET are subject to special regulations • VET: frameworks adopt from the Chamber of crafts• HE: frameworks adopt from professional organisations,

ministries, etc.

• HE and VET use quality assurance instruments to measure quality and to improve it

• Both systems allow to transfer school achievements or grades from other countries

• Comparability because of international and national frameworks like EQR

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Differences

• Challenge of VET:• To acquire professional/ work experience

• Challenge of HE:• To study and research in an academic/scientific field

• Access to VET: • Period and requirements of former education

• Access to HE:• Further education

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Differences

• Payment during VET vs. Study fees for HE• Central curricula vs. Decentral study programs

• In Germany the vocational training as a baker is the same in the hole country; but we have 16 different programs to become a teacher for primary schools

• Differences between the responsibilities:• HE: universities and ministries are responsible for the

study programs• VET: schools, enterprises, chambers of crafts, chambers

of trade and ministries are responsible for the vocational training

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Challenges in accreditation in VET

• The experience of quality assurance agencies with the accreditation in VET lean to zero

• We can draw a comparison with the accreditation of dual degrees

• Definition of dual degree (in Germany)• At the same time you get an academic degree and a

training qualification• Different kind of learning-locations (university and

enterprise)• Important part of practical experiences



• Challenges we can see in the accreditation in dual degree programs:• Theory vs. practical experiences• Evaluation of practical experiences• Personnel resources (How to assure the qualification of

external staff)• Quality assurance procedures



• Main challenges in accreditation in VET from the perspective of an QA-agency:• Define the addressee • Integration of the stakeholders• Different accreditation procedures vs. „One size fits all“

• International perspective: how formalised is the national VET-System?


Tank you for your attention

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Berlin – 24./25.February 20011Julia Jetter, ACQUIN e.V