Enhancing Eduplan through EQARF Guidelines

1. EQARF Applying EQARF Framework and Guidelines to the Development and Testing of Eduplan

2. 10 Elements in EQARF Guidelines:

3. Element 1: Deciding about VET Provision Key Questions - How important are decisions on agreeing which organisations can offer VET? - How important are decisions on the content of training or qualifications in assuring quality? - What processes are needed to approve which qualifications and programmes can be offered by individual training providers? - How can the supply of training be best managed, at a national, sectoral and regional level to ensure the demand for high quality training is met?

4. Relevance of Element 1 to Eduplan • Decisions about VET training, as referred to in this element of the guidelines, are within the realm of policy at regional and national level • Eduplan is designed for use at the level of training providers, and policy decisions about VET provision are therefore not relevant • However, results from Eduplan can contribute to: • Assessment of processes to approve relevance of training qualifications (Eduplan: Requirement Profiles Demands) • Assessment of processes to approve relevance of training content (Eduplan: Drawing up of Educational Opportunities – Market demands; and Assessment of Learning Success; Realisation)

5. Element 2: Recognising and Building on Existing Internal Arrangements Key Questions - What is the best way to support training providers to develop their own quality assurance systems? - How can all providers learn lessons from the best?

6. Applying Element 2 to Eduplan

7. Element 3: Roles and Responsibilities Key Questions - How important is legislation in creating a culture of quality assurance? - How can you ensure that training providers are likely to see the EQARF expectations as reasonable? - How clear are training providers about their roles and responsibilities in organising quality assurance systems?

8. Applying Element 3 to Eduplan

9. Element 4: Defining Relevant Data Key Questions - How important is it for different parts of the VET system to use the same definition of data? - How can training providers use data to support self-evaluation and quality improvement? - How do you ensure that only valid, reliable and accurate data is collected? - How do you minimise the data collection burden on training providers and employers?

10. Applying Element 4 to Eduplan

11. Element 5: Communications Strategy Key Questions - To what extent should the outcomes of quality assurance be available publicly? - How important is it to include the training providers and other stakeholders in developing the communication plans? - What role will the Quality Assurance National Reference Points (QANRPs) have in developing communications strategies?

12. Applying Element 5 to Eduplan

13. Element 6: Initiatives and Success Key Questions - What is the best way to share effective practice? - How effective is a staged approach to implementing quality assurance?

14. Applying Element 6 to Eduplan

15. Element 7: Feedback Key Questions - How can training providers best respond to feedback? - How can you ensure that students see the importance of providing accurate feedback?

16. Applying Element 7 to Eduplan

17. Element 8: Clarity Over Funding Key Questions - How can quality assurance be used to establish a link between the quality of provision and the availability of funding? - How do you ensure training providers and other stakeholders are clear about the links between funding and quality?

18. Applying Element 8 to Eduplan

19. Element 9: Quality Assurance Key Questions - What aspects of the training providers’ arrangements should be covered by quality assurance arrangements? - How do you ensure that all the separate quality assurance processes are compatible and aligned?

20. Applying Element 9 to Eduplan

21. Element 10: Involvement Key Questions - How do you ensure social partners’ involvement is genuine and valued?

22. Applying Element 10 to Eduplan