The TOI EXPAND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VET

The TOI EXPAND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VET (BENCHMARKING TOOL) LLP-LdV-TOI-2012-LT-0117
project addresses the problem of improving quality assurance systems in VET. The project
EXPANDVET will transfer good practice and innovation techniques to four EU countries (Lithuania,
Austria, Poland and United Kingdom) from previous Leonardo da Vinci development of innovation
project "Benchmarking Tool for Quality Assurance in VET (BEQUAL)". Main reason of the project is
development and adoption of self-evaluation approaches, assessment culture also practical
application of CQAF which is poor in partner’s countries.
The main aims:
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Develop quality assurance in VET institutions through promotion of self-evaluation, quality
benchmarking and networking in VET.
To promote the use of European Quality Assurance Reference Framework (EQAVET) in VET
institutes.
To update the outcomes related to the implementation of CQAF in the view of adaptation to
EQAVET.
To allow practical application of the quality assurance framework in VET through the use of
online benchmarking tool and good practice database.
To promote international cooperation and exchange of experience through enhancement of
thematic portal in quality assurance and expanding the Community of Practice.
Objectives:
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To examine the existing approaches for quality assurance in participating countries
To transfer, adapt and pilot the benchmarking tool in Lithuania, Austria, Poland and United
Kingdom.
To develop the Lithuanian and Polish language versions of the thematic portal.
To enrich the thematic portal with various content, documents, links, articles, videos.
To disseminate and promote the benchmarking tool at regional, national and European level.
To collaborate in development of products and quality assurance practices.
The project will be implemented by 6 partners from 5 EU countries. The consortium is based on the
effort to use the best European practice in the field of quality assurance systems in VET. Each country
has its own tools, instruments and procedures as well as different contexts: different legislation,
educational systems. From core partner IDEC (Greece) all other partners will be importing the
innovation, which will eventually upgrade its ability to implement and benchmark quality assurance
in VET.
Biuro projektu: ul. Matejki 22/26, 90 - 237 Łódź ● telefon: + 48 42 635 - 62 - 181 fax. + 48 42 635 - 52 – 98 ● e-mail: [email protected];
[email protected]
Ten projekt został zrealizowany przy wsparciu finansowym Komisji Europejskiej. Publikacja odzwierciedla jedynie
stanowisko ich autora a Komisja Europejska nie ponosi odpowiedzialności za informacje w niej zawarte.
In the project are expected following outcomes:
- On-line benchmarking tool, which offers VET institutions the possibility to compare their quality
processes and practices and to identify their strong points and processes to be improved compared
to competition. The core of the benchmarking tool is a multiple choice questionnaire to be filled in by
VET providers. Each institution has to self-assess its state of fulfilment of the indicator in question
and to compare its results with similar institutions operating in the same country and/or in other
countries. The tool offers VET stakeholders, policy makers and consultants information on which
indicators are at a good point of fulfilment by the majority of VET institutions concerned and which
points need to be further enhanced. The benchmarking tool is hosted in the thematic portal.
- Web based quality sharing network and good practice centre establishing Community of Practice
(CoP) in the field of quality assurance in VET. Establishment of CoP involves also a series of
networking activities for VET stakeholders and practitioners, blogging in the thematic portal, creation
of profiles over facebook and twitter.
- Thematic portal on quality assurance in VET, hosted in the address www.bequal.info. The portal
includes the following functions: Online benchmarking tool, good practice centre, statistics, blogs,
news and news feeds, links, library, resources and articles, polls, on-line login module and
information on the project. The portal is multilingual. The national versions are not identical with the
English one.
Impact on several levels: organisational, national, and international level. The dissemination activity
will be organized in the partners’ organisations, on the national level (through national, sectoral)
networks as well as international networks of the project partners. It is a challenge for the project
consortium to make the project and its outputs visible as well as to ensure that the project result –
thematic portal- would be easily accessed by all target groups.
Project duration: 01/10/2012 - 30/09/2014/
Biuro projektu: ul. Matejki 22/26, 90 - 237 Łódź ● telefon: + 48 42 635 - 62 - 181 fax. + 48 42 635 - 52 – 98 ● e-mail: [email protected];
[email protected]
Ten projekt został zrealizowany przy wsparciu finansowym Komisji Europejskiej. Publikacja odzwierciedla jedynie
stanowisko ich autora a Komisja Europejska nie ponosi odpowiedzialności za informacje w niej zawarte.
Project partnership
Telephone
Country
code
Organization
Contact person
Adress
fax,
e-mail
LT
EL
UK
LT
PL
AT
Kaunas Chamber of
Commerce, Industry and
Crafts (project
coordinator)
IDEC SA
Norton Radstock College
Kaunas Vocational
training centre for
Service Business
Specialists
Universyty of Lodz,
Faculty of Managment
BEST Institute of
Continuous Vocational
Qualification Training
and Personnel Training
Ltd
Aušra Giedrienė
K.Donelaičio g.
8, Kaunas,
44213 Lietuva
+370 37 206679
+370 37 208330
[email protected]
Natassa Kazantzidou
Peter Hodgson
Nijolė Deksnienė
Bartosz Kalinowski
Karin Kronika
Iroon
Polytechneiou
96, Piraeus,
GR30- Attiki,
Greece
South Hill Park
BA3 3RW,
Radstock,
United Kingdom
Karaliaus
Mindaugo pr.
11, Kaunas,
44287 Lietuva
Matejki 22/26,
90-237 Lodz,
Poland
Mariahilfer
Strasse 8, A1070 Vienna,
Austria
0030 210 4286227
[email protected]
00 44 1761 433161
00 44 1761 436173
[email protected]
+370 610 28371
[email protected]
+48 42 6356281
+48 42 6355298
[email protected]
++43 15855050
++43 1585505077
[email protected]
Biuro projektu: ul. Matejki 22/26, 90 - 237 Łódź ● telefon: + 48 42 635 - 62 - 181 fax. + 48 42 635 - 52 – 98 ● e-mail: [email protected];
[email protected]
Ten projekt został zrealizowany przy wsparciu finansowym Komisji Europejskiej. Publikacja odzwierciedla jedynie
stanowisko ich autora a Komisja Europejska nie ponosi odpowiedzialności za informacje w niej zawarte.