Case Studies
Austria - building a culture of quality
A crucial precondition for the successful implementation of a quality management system such as the Austrian QIBB (= Qualitätsinitiative Berufsbildung / Quality Initiative VET) is to involve all stakeholders who should participate actively in the quality process
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Austria - internal evaluation
Within QIBB, evaluation is regularly carried out. Data is systematically collected for all groups of persons affected by educational and administrative processes
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Austria - setting clear roles and responsibilities
In Austria the responsibility for QIBB lies with the three institutional levels: schools, regional inspectorate/board, General Directorate for VET in the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture. Close cooperation between all levels is crucial
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Austria - staff development
Since its conceptual beginnings in 2004, quality assurance/management training for staff at all institutional levels has been part of QIBB
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Austria - support to training providers
Central to the QIBB approach has been the belief that it is better to offer support than to prescribe a particular set of activities
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Austria - working within a national framework
The Berufsförderungsinstitut (BFI) vocational training institute is a major VET provider in Austria. It includes a national umbrella organisation and independent regionally-based VET providers that offer CVET, IVET, company-based training, courses for those entering the labour market and non-formal learning.
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Cyprus - funding linked to quality assurance
In Cyprus there is a clear link between the quality of training and funding provided to employers by the Human Resource Development Authority
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Cyprus - on-line accreditation
Cyprus is developing an on-line assessment process to approve training providers to deliver publicly-funded training programmes
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Czech Republic - a final examination
Since 2005 the Czech Republic has been reforming upper secondary education. One aspect of the reform is a focus on final examinations in vocational programmes
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Estonia – choosing a quality assurance system
In Estonia training providers choose their quality assurance model. Fewer than 10 per cent use an EQAVET model, though over 60 per cent of initial VET providers use a quality assurance model
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