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Erasmus+KA3 — Support to the activities of the
European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET)
National Reference Points (NRP)
Compendium 2016
Erasmus+
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Table of contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 3
CNDIPT - Centrul Național de Dezvoltare a Învățământului Profesional și Tehnic (RO) ..................... 5
OeAD - (Österreichische Austauschdienst) Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (AT) ..................... 6
State Service of Education Quality (LV)................................................................................................. 7
Department for the Economy (UK) ......................................................................................................... 8
Stichting CINOP - Centrum voor Innovatie van Opleidingen (NL) ....................................................... 9
BIBB - Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (DE) ..................................................................................... 10
National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance (EL) ................ 11
KPMPC - Kvalifikacijų ir Profesinio Mokymo Plėtros Centras (LT) ................................................... 12
NSZFH - Nemzeti Szakképzési és Felnőttképzési Hivatal (HU) .......................................................... 13
Opetushallitus (FI) ................................................................................................................................. 14
ASOO - Agencija za strukovno obrazovanje i obrazovanje odraslih (HR) ........................................... 15
Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland (IE) .......................................................... 16
Center Republike Slovenije za poklicno izobraževanje javni zavod (SI) ............................................. 17
Národní ústav pro vzdělávání, školské poradenské zařízení a zařízení pro další vzdělávání
pedagogických pracovníků (CZ) ........................................................................................................... 18
Istituto per le Sviluppo della Formazione Professionale dei Lavoratori (IT) ........................................ 19
MEB - Meslekî ve Teknik Eğitim Genel Müdürlüğü - MoNE - Directorate General for VET (TR) .... 20
National Commission for Further and Higher Education (MT) ............................................................ 21
Colleges Wales - Colegau Cymru Limited (UK) .................................................................................. 22
Ministry of Education and Culture (CY) ............................................................................................... 23
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INTRODUCTION
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) publishes Compendia of
applications selected for funding under the Erasmus+ Programme.
The present publication is dedicated to the grant decisions awarded in 2016 to the European
Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET) National Reference
Points (NRP) under Key Action 3: Support for Policy Reform1 of the Erasmus+ Programme.
For the first time, the funding of the activities of the EQAVET network was foreseen in the
Commission 2016 Annual Work Programme for the Erasmus+ Programme2.
The objective of the restricted call for proposals, addressed to the bodies designated by their
national authorities to act as EQAVET NRP, was to support the implementation of the tasks
assigned to them by the EQAVET Recommendation (2009/C 155/01)3 pursuing the following
specific tasks:
Keeping a wide range of stakeholders informed about the activities of the framework
network;
Providing active support for the implementation of the work programme of the
framework in the national context;
Supporting self-evaluation as a complementary and effective means of quality assurance
which allows the measurement of success and the identification of areas for
improvement in respect of the implementation of the work programme of the
framework network;
Ensuring that information is disseminated to stakeholders effectively.
In the context of the execution of these tasks, the three priorities defined in the EQAVET
Strategic Plan 2016-20174 should been taken into account:
Complementing the current EQAVET Framework in order to ensure continued
relevance to the needs of the policy context by developing an EQAVET+ Framework;
Strengthening mutual cooperation among NRPs in order to address implementation –
NRPs and the work with VET providers;
Deepening the culture of quality assurance of VET – the importance of feedback loops
and the review phase of the quality cycle.
Under this restricted call, 19 applications were selected for EU funding.
This Compendium is part of the EACEA's contribution to a better dissemination of information
about on-going projects and networking among NRPs.
In the Compendium you will find a short description of each application selected for granting,
the contact details of the NRPs, the grant awarded and the duration of the contractual period
concerned. In this case, this contractual period corresponds to the first EU action grant
allocated to the EQAVET network, from 1/04/2016 to 31/03/2017.
Please note that the synthetic descriptions included in this Compendium are based on the
information provided by the applicants. For further information you may use their web sites.
Brussels, May 2016
1 Restricted call for proposals EACEA 46/2015
2 http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/more_info/awp/docs/c-2015-6151.pdf
3 http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/vocational-policy/doc/eqavet_en.pdf 4 http://www.eqavet.eu/gns/home.aspx
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REFERENCE 573687-EPP-1-2016-1-RO-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
CNDIPT - Centrul Național de Dezvoltare a Învățământului Profesional și
Tehnic (RO)
Description: Developing a set of activities aiming to promote Vocational Education and
Training (VET) visibility and raise awareness of VET are highly important
aspects for 2016. The project will promote the use of the European Quality
Assurance Reference Framework at national level (RO), will foster mutual
learning between Quality Assurance National Reference Points (QANRPs)
representatives (the project will organise a peer learning activity for QANRPs )
and will boost the institutional development of the Romanian National
Reference Point.
The results/products expected are the following:
A policy briefing of the peer learning activity (PLA) on promoting
visibility and raising awareness of VET, comprising key messages for
system and provider developments;
A compendium of good practices on promoting visibility and raising
awareness of VET, comprising a collection of examples such as:
campaigns to raise public awareness on VET benefits, platforms to
promote VET, career guidance and curricula elements to support
education & training orientation for gymnasium students, companies’
initiatives aiming to promote and support VET developments/students,
promotion of VET graduates’ success stories;
An updated website of the Romanian QANRP (www.gnac.ro), with
relevant national and European VET documents, in both English and
Romanian (where appropriate);
A national information session for awareness raising and dissemination
/ exploitation of results;
Promotional materials that will disseminate the project aims, objective,
scope and main results, as well as 3 newsletters focusing each on one
major outcome of the project.
Coordinates of the organisation: Str. Spiru Haret 10-12
Bucuresti 010176
Romania
Internet Address : http://www.tvet.ro
Contact: Mrs. Dana Carmen Stroie
Phone : +40 213 111 162
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 42 450 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574287-EPP-1-2016-1-AT-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
OeAD - (Österreichische Austauschdienst) Gesellschaft mit beschränkter
Haftung (AT)
Description: The main activities of the project are the following:
Joint activity of Austrian NRP and Finnish NRP “Exchange and
Development Group (EDG) with four other countries to involve teachers
in Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Quality Assurance (QA)
procedures”;
Strengthening communication and dissemination of the Austrian NRP
and Teacher training concept: Introduction in QM for teachers.
The project will contribute to all of the three priorities defined in the EQAVET
Strategic Plan 2016–2017. One of the main challenges of the QM
implementation is the rather thin involvement of the teaching staff. VET teachers
seem to be often reluctant towards QM work at school and do not easily perceive
the benefits and advantages of quality assurance for their work with students.
The project seeks better and deeper understanding of the phenomenon and to find
functioning solutions for better teacher involvement in QM implementation by
organising meetings of the EDG Group with other NRPs. Also participation in
peer learning activities of other NRP is foreseen. Strengthening communication
and dissemination of the Austrian NRP will be established during the project by
the re-launch of the external communication and presentation of the NRP that
addresses both the national and international stakeholders.
The communication of EQAVET+ and its relevance to the work of the Austrian
Reference Point for Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
will be enhanced with a re-launch of the website (both German and English) and
with two new information leaflets. Accordingly, it is expected both to promote
the topic of quality and quality assurance to stakeholders. A workshop design for
teachers to give them an introduction in quality management in their basic
education is planned. In Austria, teacher training with focus on quality
management is rarely implemented in the core curricula of teacher training
institutions. The project aims to develop a workshop design which could be
integrated into the existing curricula of VET teacher training programmes. To
cope with the foreseen activities, a detailed project plan will be designed.
Coordinates of the organisation: Ebendorferstrasse 7
Wien 1010, Austria
Internet Address : http://www.oead.at
Contact: Dr. Franz Gramlinger
Phone : +43 1 534 08 300
Fax : +43 1 534 08 999
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 47 370 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574298-EPP-1-2016-1-LV-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
State Service of Education Quality (LV)
Description: Acting as the NRP for EQAVET, the State Education Quality Service (SEQS)
continues coordinating and implementing the European Quality Assurance
Reference Framework in VET, and the introduction of the common quality
assurance indicators in VET at a national level.
Following the sixth EQAVET Annual Forum which agreed priorities to be
developed in 2016 and the Riga Conclusions which presented the role of VET in
the context of the growth and jobs agenda and the Strategic Framework for
European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020), SEQS has set a
medium-term deliverables to reinforce the quality for VET.
It is planned to design and collect surveys on indicators 6 and 9 including VET
providers and their stakeholders. The survey also will be focused on mechanisms
to identify training needs in the labour market by determining the training needs
and evaluating the quality of VET.
During the project, concrete actions and documents will be established, for
example Policy Recommendations regarding VET quality assurance
development at a national level.
As many of the European instruments have close connections as each contributes
to the quality of VET, it is very crucial to strengthen the cooperation with EQF
(NQF) and ECVET. The collaboration on quality assurance will support the
design and recognition of learning outcomes and qualifications based on the EQF
(NQF) and ECVET principles. For mutual trust and successful cooperation
SEQS has planned to organize seminars including EQF (NQF) NCP and ECVET
experts during the project activities. The peer learning activities are planned
during the project. The nominated representative will continue the work in the
working group Complementing EQAVET with the objective of increasing the
value of the EQAVET Recommendation within the current policy context and
embedding a culture of quality assurance and will participate in other EQAVET
activities.
Coordinates of the organisation: Z.A.Meierovica 14
Rīga Lv 1050
Latvia
Internet Address : www.ikvd.gov.lv
Contact: Ms Sarmīte Dīķe
Phone : +371 67387864
Fax : +371 67228573
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 30 402 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574300-EPP-1-2016-1-UK-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
Department for the Economy (UK)
Description: The aim of the project is to more deeply embed a culture of quality assurance
practice into the activities of VET teachers and trainers through a collaborative
approach to curriculum development and sharing of good practice.
A collaborative portal of educational resources and support of technology
enhanced learning is being developed by the further education sector and this
portal will ensure that new curriculum materials are accessible centrally to
ensure consistency of approach that will support professional development to
deliver the new systems of learning.
In addition to hosting the agreed policy documentation and agreed frameworks,
the portal will allow for the development of sectorial pedagogical resources to
support specific course programmes and qualifications.
These will have a strong focus on work orientation and project based learning
which key features of the new qualifications are.
Resources will be peer reviewed and shared across the sector resulting in raised
standards while reducing costs by removing duplication of resources expended
in the production of materials.
It is recognised that this collaborative approach will be most effective if
supported through cultural change interventions: training to facilitate the
development of peer review and self-reflective skills and relevant attitudes,
appropriate and meaningful support, and evaluation, is provided.
This will be facilitated by a workshop approach to training and interventions
which will focus on quality assurance, using EQAVET tools and materials.
This proposal also aims to develop closer links with partners in the Basque
country making use of EQAVET material to promote mutual understanding and
the promotion of good practice.
Coordinates of the organisation: Further education policy Branch
Adelaide House
39-49 Adelaide Street
Belfast BT2 8FD
United Kingdom
Internet Address : https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/ Contact: Ms Shauna Mullan
Phone : +44 28 9025 7437
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 29 498 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574303-EPP-1-2016-1-NL-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
Stichting CINOP - Centrum voor Innovatie van Opleidingen (NL)
Description: The Dutch EQAVET NRP has been working on improving the quality
assurance of VET providers in the Netherlands with the aim to reach the set
standards of quality of the provision. This is done by facilitating dialogues with
and between stakeholders, learning from each other and learning from the
experiences in other countries. In 2016, the Dutch NRP will focus on
enhancing quality culture in VET. The Dutch Ministry of Education has asked
the NRP to make a plan for the activities for 2016.
This Dutch plan consists of 3 parts:
1. Activities to enhance quality culture in the Netherlands;
2. Connecting European and Dutch developments;
3. Communication and information for stakeholders.
The Dutch EQAVET NRP has selected some specific activities from the Dutch
working plan to be implemented through this project. The Dutch NRP will
focus on the second and third priority of the call: strengthening mutual
cooperation among NRP’s in order to address implementation and deepening
the culture of quality assurance of VET. The Dutch NRP does participate in
complementing the EQAVET+ framework but does not ask European funding
for this activity.
The main activities in the Dutch EQAVET NRP are focused on:
Enhancing quality culture: deepening the dialogue between different
stakeholders on what quality culture is and how to enhance it. Round tables
will be organised, as well as a three day expert meeting and different
workshops to disseminate the main findings of the expert meeting. It is
planned to publish the results as guidelines for VET providers;
Orienting studies on the progress of quality assurance of VET providers
and on enhancing quality culture in adult education using the European tool
from 2015;
Quality assurance of work place learning (in cooperation with the German
NRP EQAVET that is organising an expert meeting at the beginning of
2017);
Exchange and Development Group (EDG) (in cooperation with 6 NRP’s
with the main challenge of improving impact);
NRP network meeting autumn 2016;
Thematic seminar on stimulating Erasmus+ projects on quality assurance.
Coordinates of the organisation: Stationsplein 14
'S-Hertogenbosch 5211AP, The Netherlands
Internet Address: http://www.eqavet.nl/
Contact: Drs. Alie Kamphuis
Phone : +31 6 226 616 63
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 42 927 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574305-EPP-1-2016-1-DE-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
BIBB - Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (DE)
Description: DEQA-VET is working on a study that will show how quality assurance and development of work based learning in the German VET system
works.
Additionally, DEQA-VET wants to bring out some measures and activities
which will have the following aims:
To increase the transfer potential of the study results at national and
European level and to support the EQAVET work program. The results
could be used to the further development of EQAVET framework
(priority 1);
To promote the exchange between the reference points about organizing
the quality assurance of vocational education with focus on dual forms
in other member states (priority 2);
The support of critical dispute with expectedly various quality
assurance systems in Europe and their way of presentation (priority 1);
The comparison of various national ways of quality assurance in work
based learning in order to discuss on this basis potential common
quality criteria, which could be useful especially for vocational
education and training (priority 1 and 2).
Specific actions:
1. The study results on quality assurance in VET should be translated into
English. To publish the results in an understandable and attractive manner,
they should be professionally designed. Furthermore, the development of
public relations products is planned (input for the DEQA-VET-portal, flyer
and others).
2. In addition, the implementation of a three-day study visit is scheduled in
Germany. The concept of the meeting will be designed with the above
stated objectives.
Coordinates of the organisation: Robert Schuman Platz 3
Bonn 53175
Germany
Internet Address: http://www.bibb.de
Contact: Ms Helena Sabbagh
Phone: +49 228 107-2502
Email: [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 57 816 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574306-EPP-1-2016-1-EL-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational
Guidance (EL)
Description: The project is aiming at further assisting the introduction of the learning
outcomes approach into the Greek VET qualifications systems by elaborating
methods and criteria for setting quality assured qualification standards, writing
curricula (providing a close link to relevant occupational profile) and agreeing
on assessment standards.
More specifically:
1. A study will be carried out with the main objective to contribute to the
development of principles and recommendations to policy makers, social
partners, practitioners and other stakeholders on how to guarantee the
quality of the certification process. The study will focus on the quality
assurance arrangements regarding the certification processes of
apprenticeship/work based learning, thus aiming to provide the Greek non-
formal education sector with relevant descriptors and indicators.
2. A pilot implementation will be carried out in the case of a specific sector,
most possibly the tourism sector with a view to formulate instructions and
guidelines for developing assessment standards and criteria defined in
terms of learning outcomes and to deepen relevant analysis and develop
assessment standards and criteria following the above-mentioned
guidelines.
3. Consultation activities with appropriate stakeholders will be provided in
order to reach a well-accepted set of clear and proper guidelines and
criteria. Particular attention will be paid to the involvement of labour
market representatives taking into account their important role in
certification and relevant quality assurance processes. As such stakeholders
like social partners (employers and employees associations), education and
training providers, state representatives, teachers/trainers, will be invited to
contribute to this process.
4. A series of information and communication activities promoting a dialogue
will be undertaken in order to create a common understanding of
certification regulations and requirements, whereas various stakeholders
will be involved.
5. There will be exchanging of experience and gaining of know-how through
participation in network meetings, seminars and workshops, as well as a
study visit.
Coordinates of the organisation: Ethnikis Antistaseos Avenue 41
Nea Ionia Attiki 14234, Greece
Internet Address : http://www.eoppep.gr
Contact: Ms Angeliki Athanasouli
Phone : +30 210 2709013
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 46 500 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574308-EPP-1-2016-1-LT-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
KPMPC - Kvalifikacijų ir Profesinio Mokymo Plėtros Centras (LT)
Description: The project will focus on implementing 2 priorities of the call:
Strengthening mutual cooperation among NRPs in order to address
implementation – NRPs and the work with VET providers;
Deepening the culture of quality assurance of VET – the importance of
feedback loops and the review phase of the quality cycle.
The majority of VET providers have mechanisms in place to assess the
students and graduates, teachers, employers’ satisfaction with training/learning
and qualifications acquired. Nevertheless, they collect very different data, in
some cases with oral surveys and the tools that are in place are insufficient to
reflect differences in opinion. Moreover, the collected data are not always used
for strategic planning and improving VET provision.
Summarised reports of results of quality evaluations recommended national-
level survey tools/questionnaires which would ensure the comparability of
results on various levels: national, institutional, branch (according to sub-field
of education) and according to individual VET programmes within the same
institution.
With this project, the Lithuanian NRP will seek to improve the VET quality
culture by focusing on the review phase of the quality cycle. More specifically,
based on in-depth analysis of existing practice in Lithuanian VET sector,
EQAVET network materials and other countries experience, Lithuanian NRP
will prepare concrete instruments for the evaluation of:
Employers satisfaction with VET graduates qualification, knowledge,
skills and competence;
Graduates satisfaction with acquired qualification, knowledge, skills
and competence;
Learners satisfaction with individual learning experience and the
learning and teaching environment;
Teachers' satisfaction with training environment and work conditions.
During the project, visits to VET providers, focus groups with various
stakeholders and national final conference will be organised. Also NRP staff
will participate in events organised by other NRPs.
Coordinates of the organisation: Gelezinio Vilko G 12
Vilnius 01112, Lithuania
Internet Address:
http://www.kpmpc.lt/kpmpc/
Contact: Mr. Tamošiūnas Tadas
Phone : +370 5 249 7126
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 16 125 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574309-EPP-1-2016-1-HU-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
NSZFH - Nemzeti Szakképzési és Felnőttképzési Hivatal (HU)
Description: Before the establishment of the EQAVET NRP, national experts have been
working on topics relevant to EQAVET, and taking part in the various EU
working groups in the last 10 years.
Hungarian NRP's project will target all the three specific objectives of the Call.
It will adapt the EQAVET+ Framework and the related guidelines developed
on European level (depending on their availability) for the national context
both on VET system (policy) and VET provider levels. It will also implement
activities to strengthen cooperation with other NRPs and learn from their good
practises and share experiences. During the project lifetime the Hungarian NRP
will make efforts to deepen the culture of quality assurance in VET via specific
activities.
It will set up and operate a National EQAVET Expert Network, which will
initiate and maintain professional dialogue and serve as a consultant group.
Moreover the Expert Network will develop a procedure for EQAVET labelling
to promote excellenece in VET and for those institutions and organisations
who would like to acquire the status of a nationally approved EQAVET compatible VET provider.Dissemination activities will include developing professional materials and
guidelines, primarily in Hungarian and their introduction to stakeholders on
different professional events.
The NRP will update the national website with up to date materials and will
adapt the EQAVET on-line tool and make it available in Hungarian for VET
and ALE providers. An international workshop will address VET quality
assurance in a wider European context.
Members of the National EQAVET Expert Network will take part in project
events organised nationally and by other countries’ NRPs. Hungarian NRP will
also develop a further training for EQAVET users on a systematic feedback and continous quality improvement and pilot the training in the form of a
practice oriented session. This project will strengthen the work of Hungarian NRP, it will keep a wide
range of stakeholders informed about the activities of the framework of EQAVET Network and take concrete initiatives to promote further
development of the EQAVET Framework in the national context, ensuring that
information is disseminated to stakeholders effectively.
Coordinates of the organisation: Baross utca 52
Budapest 1085
Hungary
Internet Address : https://www.nive.hu
Contact: Mrs Eszter Karvázy
Phone : +36 14775962
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 47 013 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574310-EPP-1-2016-1-FI-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
Opetushallitus (FI)
Description:
The project's aims are to support the EU policy goals of QA in VET, VET
reform in Finland and the improvement of activities based on national external
evaluation of QA systems of VET providers. Challenges are connected with
quality culture, review phase and increase of work-based learning.
The main results will be:
An updated version of the criteria for self-assessment of the system
supporting quality management and continuous improvement of quality
at VET provider level and guidelines in Finnish and Swedish;
The report on proposals to enhance QA of the preparation, assessment
and certification of qualifications;
Dissemination of the main results of Leonardo da Vinci project, the Q-
KULT (coordinated by Austrian QANRP) and modification of them to
fit into Finnish VET system based on the results of piloting the main
instrument OCAI in Finland. The OCAI tool provides support to deepen
the knowledge of quality culture in schools and the possible factors
influencing on it and the understanding of relations between quality
culture and QA systems;
The report on how to involve teachers/trainers in quality management
systems and quality assurance procedures as a joint activity with
Austrian QANRP;
Increased awareness of the review phase in EQAVET to promote
continuous development culture by looking at the results of WG
Complementing EQAVET and the material developed in EQAVET
Network. Most relevant material will be translated into Finnish and
proposal made on how to integrate the results with the review phase in
Finnish VET;
Policy briefing prepared by all participants of the PLA on promoting
visibility and raising awareness of VET. The PLA will be organized by
Romanian QANRP. The summary report in Finnish on good practices
and suggestions how to further promote the activities targeted to
visibility and awareness of VET at VET provider level.
Main activity as NRP is also to disseminate all results and good practices and
cooperate with other QANRPs.
Coordinates of the organisation: Hakaniemenranta 6
Helsinki 00530
Finland
Internet Address : http://www.oph.fi
Contact: Mrs Leena Koski
Phone : +358 29 533 1106
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 47 370 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574311-EPP-1-2016-1-HR-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
ASOO - Agencija za strukovno obrazovanje i obrazovanje odraslih (HR)
Description:
The project is aimed at ensuring valued support for the implementation of the
work program of the EQAVET network in Croatia and NRP. It will address 2
out of 3 priorities defined in the EQAVET Strategic Plan 2016-2017, more
specifically:
Strengthening mutual cooperation among NRPs in order to address
implementation and deepening the culture of quality assurance of VET.
The project will focus on cooperation among NRPs through series of
peer learning activities on the issues of VET QA and EQAVET. This
cooperation will be bilateral between Croatian NRP and one more
country and multilateral through participation in targeted QA/EQAVET
related events. In addition, Croatian NRP will organize 1 two-day peer
learning event in Croatia for 5-6 countries on QA of WBL and self-
assessment of VET schools. A report and recommendations will be
issued.
A second focus will be on evaluation and review phases of the QA
cycle in national context, more specifically analysis of Croatian VET
schools self-assessment reports and matching them with EQAVET
quality cycle. Guidelines for improvement of self-assessment of VET
schools in light of EQAVET will be prepared.
A special focus will be on keeping a wide range of stakeholders informed
about the activities of the EQAVET network and project, as well as on
ensuring that information is disseminated to stakeholders effectively. It is
expected that project implementation will significantly contribute to raising
capacities of Croatian NRP for implementation of the work programme of the
framework network, links with other NRPs will be strengthened, concrete
deliverables related to Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
will be produced (peer-learning report on WBL QA and self-assessment, report
on Croatian VET schools self-assessment reports with the purpose of creating
recommendations for improvement of self-assessment process, taking
EQAVET into account, training materials, etc.) and dissemination activities
will be implemented.
Coordinates of the organisation: Radnicka Cesta 37b
Zagreb 10000
Croatia
Internet Address : http://www.asoo.hr/
Contact: Mr Nino Buić
Phone : +385 16274670
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 30 396 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574320-EPP-1-2016-1-IE-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland (IE)
Description:
This project will address two EQAVET EACEA 46/2015 priorities, fully
acknowledging the centrality of the first priority within national activities
below:
Deepening the culture of quality assurance in VET - the importance of
feedback loops and the review phase of the quality cycle;
Strengthening mutual co-operation among NRPs in order to address
implementation - NRPS and the work with VET providers.
The project addresses the challenges of developing self-evaluation processes,
procedures and criteria as part of an overall culture of reflection, analysis and
action throughout provision (‘continuous information’) and within the review
phase (‘feedback loops’) of the quality cycle.
The project proposes communication between NRPs from other Member States
and Ireland NRP, as each work at national level with its own respective
publicly funded VET partners. Themes will be investigated and solutions
developed nationally and shared both on line and through seminar
representation.
A project communications and planning group will monitor and drive progress
and will communicate with other NRPs. Through the communications group,
the Irish NRP will have an opportunity to track progress and plan opportunities
to validate tools, draft documents, proposals and embedding of indicators
within the on-going work at national level.
Deliverables include case studies indicating current approaches,
recommendations from seminar participants, relevant draft
principles/guidelines for the agreed thematic aspects of the review, and
embedding EQARF indicators within national contexts.
Dissemination outputs will include four e-zines, regular reports and updates
will be published on the QQI website www.qqi.ie, news items may also be
published on EQAVET website and at EQAVET events, www.eqavet.eu
articles for print media, presentations within national networks/fora/working
groups and progress updates to other NRPs within the EQAVET network.
Coordinates of the organisation: 26 - 27 Denzille Lane
Dublin 2
Ireland
Internet Address : http://www.qqi.ie
Contact: Ms Wafer Andrina
Phone : +353 19058126
Email: [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 47 370 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574329-EPP-1-2016-1-SI-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
Center Republike Slovenije za poklicno izobraževanje javni zavod (SI)
Description:
According to the EQAVET Strategy plan for 2016 and in line with the
objectives and priorities of the restricted call, Slovenian NRP will focus on two
priorities:
Deepening the culture of quality assurance of VET – the importance of
feedback loops;
The review phase of the quality cycle and strengthening mutual
cooperation among NRPs in order to address implementation – NRPs
and the work with VET providers.
The objective of deepening the culture of quality assurance of VET will be
reached by preparing manual/guidelines for Slovene VET providers according
to EQAVET recommendations. The manual will focus on QA in VET in
general and additionally with the focus on QA of work based learning. In the
process of preparation, the manual will be tested in two seminars for VET
providers. Two exercises concerning QA of WBL and including all phases of
quality cycle (plan-do-check-act) will be developed in practise, later on
reflected and included into manual.
The objective, strengthening mutual cooperation among NRPs in order to
address the work with VET providers, will be followed by cooperation in 3
PLAs, organised by German NRP, Croatian NRP and Romanian NRP. The first
two will be focused on transparency of QA in VET and QA of WBL (German
PLA), QA of WBL and self-evaluation process (Croatian PLA) and visibility
and awareness of VET (Romanian PLA). The results and insights of PLAs will
be used as one of the sources for preparing the manual.
The project is planned in a way that complement current efforts on national
level, where the Slovenian NRP started the preparation of a national framework
for quality assurance in all areas and levels of education, from kinder garden to
high school. This project will emphasise the specifics of QA in VET, especially
by exposing the QA of WBL.
Coordinates of the organisation: Kajuhova Ulica 32 U
Ljubljana 1000
Slovenia
Internet Address : http://www.cpi.si
Contact: Mrs Aleksandra Grašič
Phone : + 386 15864200
Fax : + 386 15422045
Email: [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 29 940 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574332-EPP-1-2016-1-CZ-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
Národní ústav pro vzdělávání, školské poradenské zařízení a zařízení pro
další vzdělávání pedagogických pracovníků (CZ)
Description: The overall aim of the Czech NRP project is to raise awareness on importance
of a quality assurance and try to support the implementation of its principles at
different levels both in IVET and CVET in coherence with the EQAVET
Recommendation.
Stakeholders from the labour market, as well as VET providers and policy
makers will be involved in this process. Activities will be carried out by the National Institute for Education (National Reference Point) together with the
key partner - the Czech School Inspectorate (ČŠI). ČŠI has the responsibility to
evaluate and analyse the conditions and quality of education from pre-primary
to higher professional schools. The NRP will take the opportunity to encourage
an effective work of the National network on Quality Assurance (established in
2007) and revise the membership basis. The network will participate in the
effective dissemination of information to relevant stakeholders both from the
educational sector and the labour market in all regions of the Czech Republic.
The NRP will concentrate especially on the self-evaluation, tight cooperation
with employers (Sector Councils) on revision of qualification and assessment
standards of vocational qualifications, development of standardized tool for assessment of practical skills obligatory for all EQF 3 vocational school
programmes and monitoring the quality of the practical training through an
online tool. Visibility of EQAVET will be strengthened through the targeted PR. The results of the activities implemented will be disseminated to a wide range
of stakeholders especially via the new website www.eqavet.cz and the
established National network on Quality Assurance, as well as other
promotional materials. Activities planned for 2016/2017 will support also the
synergy among other European tools and European networks, namely EQF
NCP and National Coordination Centre for ECVET. Networking with other
EQAVET NRP´s is a part of the work programme as well.
Coordinates of the organisation: Weilova 1271/6
Praha 102 00
Czech Republic
Internet Address : http://www.nuv.cz
Contact: Mgr. Irena Palánová
Phone : +420775338556
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 33 300 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574333-EPP-1-2016-1-IT-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
Istituto per le Sviluppo della Formazione Professionale dei Lavoratori (IT)
Description:
The general aims of the Italian Reference Point (hereinafter NRP) for the
period of eligibility have been defined in coherence with the priorities defined
in the restricted call for NRPs (EACEA 46/2015) and contextualized in the
Italian context and needs.
The Italian proposal for the restricted call is coherent with the main features
and tasks of the Italian NRP. The Reference Point supports the implementation
of the European Recommendation on Quality Assurance of Vocational
Education and Training and the national process to implement the National
approach to quality assurance, disseminating technical and scientific
knowledge, practices and tools to improve continuous development and quality
assurance. Iit also supports VET providers in implementing self-assessment
and Peer Review.
The NRP main tasks include:
Informing national and regional stakeholders about the EQAVET
network activities and supporting its work programme;
Promoting initiatives which may strengthen the use of methodologies
and tools for quality assurance and its development;
Increasing awareness of the benefits of quality assurance development
and methodologies;
Coordinating the overall activities concerning participation in the
EQAVET network.
The main challenges for 2016 are linked to the convergence with other
European tools, namely Euroguidance, EQF, Europass, Eures, Eurodesk and to
further implement the quality assurance methodology, models and tools,
including Quality assurance culture through documents' production and
dissemination closer to end users: learners, teachers, trainers and companies,
national and regional institutions.
The Italian NRP will focus its activities on the update of the National approach
for quality in VET approved by Ministries and Regions in 2012.
Coordinates of the organisation: Corso d'Italia 33
Roma 00198
Italy
Internet Address : http://www.isfol.it
Contact: Mrs Ismene Tramontano
Phone : +39 0685447558
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 60 000 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574334-EPP-1-2016-1-TR-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
MEB - Meslekî ve Teknik Eğitim Genel Müdürlüğü - MoNE - Directorate
General for VET (TR)
Description:
The Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoNE), responsible body for
administering the overall education system, has been implementing a
comprehensive reform process in all aspects of vocational education and
training (VET) since 2004. Linking VET provision with labour market needs,
developing occupational standards and respective training standards,
development of competency based and modular VET curricula and learning
outcomes, complying with European Qualifications Framework and bringing in
lifelong learning concept are some of the key elements of this process. The last
development at vocational education was recorded by the project called
"Improvement Quality of Vocational and Technical Education (IQVET)". In
the existing situation, many activities have been done to improve the quality of
VET System in Turkey; the pace of progress needs to be improved.
The key quality assurance functions which will be involved in the foreseen
improvement are:
Development of standards and associated quality assurance
mechanisms;
Building leadership capacity focused on achieving good outcomes for
learners;
Staff development to ensure learners will receive a high quality
experience, providing a vocational curriculum which is relevant to local
employment needs.
The specific objectives of the project are:
1. Promote awareness of the quality of work place learning (WPL) among
sectors, social partners and society;
2. Develop systematic approach for quality monitoring and evaluating of
workplace learning with the participations of employers, professional
associations, and related social partners;
3. Develop extensive consultation modal mechanism among employers,
professional associations, social partners and VET institutions.
The expected outputs are an existing situation report of WPL in VET, a guide
for quality monitoring and evaluation of workplace learning in VET, an
increased awareness on the quality of WPL.
Coordinates of the organisation: Atatürk Bulvari 3. Kat A Blk. No 98
Kizilay, Ankara 06648, Turkey
Internet Address :
http://mtegm.meb.gov.tr/
Contact: Dr. Selma Keleş
Phone : +90-312-413 1257
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 65 004 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574336-EPP-1-2016-1-MT-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
National Commission for Further and Higher Education (MT)
Description:
This project is in line with two EQAVET EACEA 46/2015 priorities:
Complementing the current EQAVET Framework in order to ensure
continued relevance to the needs of the policy context by developing an
EQAVET+ Framework;
Deepening the culture of quality assurance in VET - the importance of
feedback loops and the review phase of the quality cycle;
The project proposes organising three seminars for VET providers in Malta in
order to enhance the importance of Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) and to
increase the number of IQA among VET providers. It also includes organising
training, during which selected participants shall be provided with essential
knowledge and skills in order to be able to conduct external quality assurance
audits of VET providers.
The project addresses the challenges of developing self-evaluation processes,
procedures and criteria as part of an overall culture of reflection, analysis and
action throughout provision and within the review phase of the quality cycle.
This acknowledges the fact that feedback and review are part of a continuous
process and culture, as well as having a distinct formal phase within the quality
cycle. In addition, the seminars add value to national practice by strengthening
the importance of Internal Quality Assurance within the National Quality
Assurance Framework. An internal project steering group will be responsible
for the project.
Deliverables include the readiness of VET providers to develop/re-develop
their IQA. The participants of the seminars and their VET institutions will be
asked to develop/re-develop their IQA policies, based on an individual
response to the learning from the seminars and the implications for their
practice and systems development at local level.
Dissemination outputs will include IQA step-by-step booklets for VET
providers, VET External quality assurance manual of procedures, articles for
print media, presentations within national networks/fora/working groups and
progress reports to other NRPs. Because of the working methodology
involving practitioners with responsibility for quality assurance at local and
regional level, there are opportunities for ‘distributed’ dissemination wherein
each participant becomes an ambassador within their own context also.
Coordinates of the organisation: Bice Mizzi Vassallo School, Triq
Alamein, Pembroke Pbk 1773
Malta
Internet Address : www.ncfhe.org.mt
Contact: Ms Marilyn Sultana
Phone : +356 2381 0000
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 30 402 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574355-EPP-1-2016-1-UK-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
Colleges - Wales - Colegau - Cymru Limited (UK)
Description: Colleges - Wales has commissioned a research project with the University of South Wales Business School (USW) to work in the area of Skills and
Training, which is of particular importance for SMEs because of the impact
that human capital improvements can have upon business outcomes including
turnover, growth and innovation. The focus will be on SMEs in the fields of
tourism, hospitality and retail (priority sectors for the Welsh Government) from
a range of geographical and market focus settings. There will also be a
selection of SMEs examined from other sectors within Wales in order to
provide a broader comparison of skills utilisation. The project will be
conducted in three phases:
Phase 1(out of the project grant) will include desk research/literature
review and the use of an online survey with the SMEs identified in the
opening paragraph. The survey will be designed to explore the skills
and qualifications held by existing staff, the current & future skills and
qualifications requirements as well as labour supply gaps. The impact
of skills and qualifications development on the business outcomes of
SMEs will also be examined through a range of “closed” questions. A
preliminary report is expected in April 2016;
Phase 2 of the project will aim to develop the findings of Phase 1
through a mixture of interviews, focus groups and dissemination events.
The interviews will be conducted with the SMEs that indicated in the
survey that they would be happy to speak in more depth about why they
responded in a particular way to questions in the survey. The focus
groups will enable Colleges - Wales to engage with higher level
stakeholders and to explore the policy implications of the results of the
survey;
Phase 3 of the project will be the dissemination of the survey results, a
final report of Phases 1 and 2 as well as recommendations for policy in
Wales related to skills and qualifications as a result of the work of the
focus groups and telephone interviews.
The project supports national priorities regarding skills development. It also
supports the medium-term deliverables of the Riga Conclusions to promote
work-based learning; further develop quality assurance mechanisms in VET in
line with EQAVET recommendations and, as part of quality assurance systems,
establish information and feedback loops in I-VET and C-VET.
Coordinates of the organisation: Unit 7 Cae Gwyrdd, Greenmeadow Springs, Tongwynlais,
Cardiff Cf15 7ab,
United Kingdom
Internet Address : www.collegeswales.ac.uk
Contact: Mrs Holleran Sian
Phone : + 44 2920 522500
Email : [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 32 499 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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REFERENCE 574620-EPP-1-2016-1-CY-EPPKA3-EQAVET-NRP
Ministry of Education and Culture (CY)
Description:
The aim of the project and of all proposed activities is to promote the
EQAVET recommendation in Cyprus among VET providers and other VET
stakeholders. In addition, the project aims at promoting a national approach in
the quality assurance of VET and also aims to encourage VET providers to
develop and maintain internal quality assurance systems. In the context of
strengthening mutual cooperation among EQAVET NRPs in order to further
develop a national approach for Initial and Continuing Vocational Education
and Training (IVET & CVET) in Cyprus, the NRP proposes the following
project activities to be carried out by the Ministry of Education and Culture
(EQAVET NRP) and the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus
(HRDA):
Informative Seminar to stakeholders’ representatives (IVET and CVET
providers’ associations/committees, social partners and other key
stakeholders) to present the work and objectives of EQAVET;
IVET-CVET International Experts Workshop (with speakers from
EQAVET to present best practices on the quality assurance of VET to
the Ministry of Education and Culture, the HRDA and key
stakeholders);
Study Visit of an HRDA officer to one EQAVET National Reference
Point with an advanced national approach in the quality assurance of
CVET, based on the EQAVET Recommendation;
Dissemination of EQAVET information to all stakeholders (IVET and
CVET providers, schools, social partners and other stakeholders) via
the printing of information and promotion material;
Dissemination of the information to all stakeholders (IVET and CVET
providers, schools, social partners and other stakeholders) via the
design and maintenance of a Website on the work of EQAVET, the
quality assurance of IVET and CVET in Cyprus, best practices, events
and other VET information.
On the basis of the above-mentioned activities, further development of the
framework in the national context will be promoted and areas for quality
improvement in CVET and IVET will be identified and information regarding
the activities of the framework network will be disseminated to stakeholders.
Coordinates of the organisation: Kimonos And Thoukydide Corner
Nicosia 1434
Cyprus
Internet Address :
http://www.moec.gov.cy/en
Contact: Mr. George Yiangou
Phone: 0035722800654
Email: [email protected]
Maximum grant awarded: 30 402 €
Contract duration: 12 months
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