Transcript European policy context and the role of EQARF

EQAVET
Supporting European quality
assurance in Vocational
Education and Training
European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
European policy
context in E&T
The
Copenhagen
Process
E&T work
programme
Europe 2020
Lifelong
Learning
Programme
EU Strategy
to make EU the “most competitive and most dynamic knowledge-based
economic area of the world –capable of sustainable economic growth with
more and better jobs and greater social cohesion”
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European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
Copenhagen Process -2002
Europass
EQF
EQAVET
ECVET
The Maastricht (2004), Helsinki (2006), Bordeaux (2008)
and the Bruges Communiqués, 2010
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European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
The Bruges Communiqué,
Vision of VET for 2020
Inclusive VET
Promoting equity, social
cohesion and active
citizenship
Improving Q’ and
efficiency of VET
Attractive and relevant to
the labour market
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A European space
for VET
Supporting
internationalisation and
transnational mobility
Build accessible and flexible VET
Making LLL and mobility a reality,
centered on the learner’ needs
European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
EQAVET, supporting the
development of a culture of QA
• Builds on a history of EU
cooperation in QA
quality assurance in VET
for almost 10 years
EU
Commission
• A partnership process –
a community of practice
• Recommendation of the
EU Parliament and of the
Council on the
establishment of a
European Quality
Assurance Reference
Framework for VET-June
2009
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Member • NRPs
States • MS representative
EQAVET
Social
Partners
• VET providers
Key
• Policymakers
Stakeholders
• EU VET providers
Associations
European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
Thematic Areas
Supporting
implementation and
national reference points
Added-value cooperation
with VET providers
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVES
2011-2012
Structured involvement of
social partners
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Building synergies with
EQF and ECVET; and LLL
European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
Activities, Sectoral
Seminars
• To engage with key actors from CVET, the industry sectors and
stakeholders
• To support national reference points in developing their
strategies to engage with relevant stakeholders
• To build on expertise
3 Sectoral Seminar 2011-2012
May 2011: Healthcare sector
October 2011: Tourism and Catering sector
May 2012: Construction sector
Learning process
Contribution to policy reflection and support to national reference
points
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European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training
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European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training