Statistics

Statistical information on the most recent survey of country’s development of quality assurances process/policies for VET undertaken in March 2009.

Member States participating in 2009 Survey: Austria (AT), Bulgaria (BG), Cyprus (CY), Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), Germany (DE), Hungary (HU), Ireland (IE), Italy (IT), Lithuania (LT), Luxemburg (LU), Malta (MT), Netherlands (NL), Norway (NO), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK), Spain (ES), Sweden (SE), United Kingdom (UK)

You can download the full survey report here.

POLICY DEVELOPMENTS ON QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR VET SINCE 2008

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All countries have made considerable progress in national policy developments concerning quality assurance since 2008:

• Almost 50% ( 44%) of reporting countries have developed a national framework for quality assurance*
• More than 60% of countries reported having introduced new legislation and new developments and/or reviewed/amended/reformed the existing legislation in relation to quality assurance of their national VET systems
• Almost 50% of countries have used quality indicators for VET*
• 70% of institutions responding have introduced the European Framework of Qualification (EQF) or designed a National Framework of Qualification aligned to the former
• 11 out of 23 countries, i.e. almost 50%  of participating countries, have developed VET national standards in line with European standards and guidelines
• 35 per cent (i.e. 8 countries out of 23) have reported that they have already introduced the European Credit system for VET (ECVET)
• No country participating reported no action taken since 2008

DISTRIBUTION OF THE AREAS OF POLICY DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING QUALITY ASSURANCE IMPROVEMENTS FOR VET SINCE 2008

 

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This figure shows the percentage break down of the areas of VET provision at which responding countries have orientated their policy efforts:

• The policy area qualifications and curricula, together account for 60% of total policy developments/reforms at which countries have concentrated their efforts
• 25% to competences
• only a small percentage of policy developments target areas of awards and others

This confirms the current European trend of shifting policies towards outcome-based approaches to education provision. According to recent studies (e.g. The Bordeaux Communiqué) learning outcomes seem to be influencing the content and the organisation of VET in Member States, including areas of teachers’ training, curricula and student assessment. Important contributors to this shift are the EQF and ECVET, which are based on learning outcomes.

 

STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR VET SINCE 2008

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The Figure examines which stakeholders have been involved in the review policy process undertake since 2008 by Member States participating in the Survey, showing that:

• All institutions have engaged with social partner and VET providers in the reform process
• 70% of total national institutions have cooperated with industries/companies and sectoral representatives
• A large majority of institutions have involved chambers (78%)

The high percentages indicate that countries are collaborating with and engaging in a process of consultation with key stakeholders, particularly with labour market representatives. This indicates that countries participating in the Survey are focusing their efforts on improving the quality and attractiveness of VET

 

METHODOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EUROPEAN QUALITY ASSURANCE REFERENCE FRAMEWORK FOR VET IN 2009

 

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This figure shows that the preferred method for implementing the European quality assurance reference framework among countries reporting having implemented the framework in 2009 is by adapting the Reference Framework model to the national context.

• The second less preferred option for supporting the implementation of the Reference Framework among respondents is combining the two methodologies given, i.e. adapting the Framework to the national context and reforming legislation.
• There are other methods for supporting the implementation of the Reference Framework, which are specified in the box “other”.

YEAR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE NATIONAL REFERENCE POINTS ESTABLISHMENT AMONG MEMBER STATES

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The figure represents the rate at which countries were establishing their quality assurance national reference points. It shows that:

• the peak year was 2007, when the Recommendation on the establishment of a European quality assurance reference framework for VET become part of the Commission’s Legislative and Work Programme for 2007. This programme sets out the concrete actions at the core of the Commission's political delivery for 2007
• the fast rate of the establishment of reference points shows that Member States are recognising that reference points are an appropriate channel for communication and dissemination of activities and information which ensure the success implementation of the Recommendation
• There is a trend –also described in previous figures- that countries are orientating their efforts to promoting and adapting the Reference Framework model to their national contexts in order to improve the quality of their VET systems. The establishment of the national points is a pre-requisite for the successful implementation of the framework.

 

 

 

 

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