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Vienna, 25th February 2014 Michaela Jonach, ARQA-VET

The Austrian VET-System and the role of ARQA-VET Study Visit, Veneto Formatori. Vienna, 25th February 2014 Michaela Jonach, ARQA-VET. Outline. ARQA-VET Quality Assurance in VET in the EU and in Austria ( focused on IVET) The Austrian VET-System

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  1. The Austrian VET-System and the role of ARQA-VET Study Visit, Veneto Formatori Vienna, 25th February 2014 Michaela Jonach, ARQA-VET

  2. Outline ARQA-VET Quality Assurance in VET in the EU and in Austria (focused on IVET) The Austrian VET-System QIBB – Austrian VET Quality Initiative Attractivenessof VET Time forquestions Veneto formatoriVienna

  3. ARQA-VET: The Austrian Reference Point for Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training • Started on 1 October 2007, • fundedbytheMinistryof Education; • closecooperationwith DG II (VET schoolsandcolleges) of BMUKK; • is a unitoftheOeAD-GmbH (Austrian Agency for International Cooperationin Education and Research); • Staff: 6persons • 3 maintasks: Veneto formatoriVienna

  4. Our tasks • Weare a national nodalpointin the EU network EQAVET • Wenetworkour national stakeholders • Wesupportthe VET quality initiative QIBB, QualitätsInitiative BerufsBildung Veneto formatoriVienna

  5. Ourmaintasks: (1) weare an EU networknodalpoint … www.eqavet.eu Veneto formatori Vienna

  6. RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 2009 on the establishment of a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training Veneto formatoriVienna

  7. EQAVET anditsrelationtootherinstruments • Instruments, supportingtransparencyandtherecognitionofskillsandqualifications (Kopenhagen Process) • EQF/NQF • ECVET • EQAVET • Validation of non-formal and informal learning • Europass Veneto formatoriVienna

  8. Ourmaintasks: (2) Wenetworkandprovideinformation ….. Veneto formatori Vienna

  9. What do we do? (3) Wesupport QIBB, the Austrian Quality Initiative in VET • asworkingcloselytogherwiththeministryofeducation • bytakingovertasks • qualityreports • QIBB goodpracticedatabase • bythematiccontributions – asourannualconference • and …. Veneto formatoriVienna

  10. PEER REVIEW in QIBB Veneto formatori Vienna www.peer-review-in-qibb.at

  11. WhatisPeer Review in QIBB? Peer Review in QIBB isan offerfor Austrian VET schoolsandcollegeswithintheQualitätsInitiativeBerufsBildung (QIBB – www.qibb.at). Itis an externalevaluationmethodbased on a European developmentproject. The coreoftheprocedureisthePeer Visitof a teamof so-called “criticalfriends“ (=qualifiedpeers) who after twodaysgivefriendlyandcriticalfeedbacktotherespectiveschoolconcerningthequestionsandevaluationareaswhichtheschoolitselfhaschosen. Veneto formatori Vienna

  12. QUALI-QIBB: Training for Quality managerswithin QIBB • Target groups: School Quality processmanager, regional qualityprocessmanager, headmasters, schoolinspectors • Aim: furtherprofessionalisationofqualitymanagers • 2 trainingcourses: • Course forcertified Quality processmanager in QIBB (12 ECTS) • Course forexecutivemanagers (headmasters, schoolinspectors, 6 ECTS) Veneto formatoriVienna

  13. 40 40 20 Veneto formatoriVienna 12

  14. 4 out of 5 youngsters in Austria are in VET 80 % in IVET Veneto formatoriVienna

  15. IVET in numbers: VET in AT 647 schoolsandcolleges 26.700 teachers 329.700 students(80% ofthepopulationoftheagegroup 14 to 18/19) Veneto formatoriVienna 14

  16. Typs of VET schools… • Part-time Vocational Schools forApprentices (dual system) • Schools and Colleges of Engineering, Arts andCrafts • Schools and Colleges ofOccupations in the Business Sector • Schools and Colleges of Management and Services Industries Schools and Colleges ofTourism • Schools and Colleges of Fashion andClothingandofArtistic Design • Schools ofSocialOccupations • Colleges ofAgricultureandForestry Veneto formatori Vienna

  17. Apprenticeshiptraining Combinationofcompany-basedtraining (80%) andpart-time schooling (20%) Access requirements: completionofcompulsoryschooling, ageof 15 yearsandolder Duration: 2 to 4,5 years (Financial) supportfortrainingcompanies ‚simulatedcompanytraining‘ as an alternative route in caseof a lack ofapprenticeshipplacements „Lehre mit Matura“ = Berufsreifeprüfung (nofees, combinedwithapprenticeshiptraining) Veneto formatoriVienna

  18. Apprenticeship Trades 204 apprenticeships in trade, commerceandindustry, based on Vocational Training Act (2 to 4 years) 14 apprenticeships in agriculture an forestry (3 years) Training regulationforeachjobprofile = curriculumfortrainingcompanies Apprenticeshipagreementbetweenthetrainingcompanyandtheapprentice Veneto formatori Vienna

  19. VET-Schools: Berufsbildende Mittlere Schulen Studentsaged 14 to18 1 to 4 years of full-time schooling and school-based training complete VET forcertainoccupations thoroughgeneraleducation likeBHS offered in varioussubjectareas Does not grantaccessto HE „Berufsreifeprüfung“ Veneto formatoriVienna

  20. VET-Colleges: Berufsbildende höhere Schulen • 5-years full-time, school-based, highlyspecialisedtraining • thoroughgeneraleducation • grantingaccessto Higher Education • grantingfullvocationalqualificationsandaccesstoreglementedprofessions • Labour marketrelevance/ jobperspectives(1950: 10.000 students; 2009/10: 135.533 students) Veneto formatoriVienna

  21. Communalitiesof all VET schools Strong relationoftheoryandpractice Work basedlearning(from 80 % in thecompanyto an internship) General educationisimportant Entrepreneurship(50 % ofentrepreneurscomefromthe Dual System) Large varietyanddiversityofoffers (230 professions in Dual System, 500 curricula in VET schoolsandcolleges!) Veneto formatoriVienna

  22. Quality is an issue in the EU and in AT Veneto formatoriVienna

  23. QIBB – Quality Management System QIBB isthecommonframeworkforqualitymanagementencompassing all I-VET schooltypes. QIBB includesall organisational levels(schools, schoolinspection, Ministry). QIBB promotesthedevelopmentofcommonstrategiesandofferssufficientscopefortheparticularitiesofthe individual schooltypesandschools. QIBB hasbeenharmonisedwithnationallyandinternationallyrecognisedqualitymanagementsystemsforeducationalinstitutions. QIBB takesaccountofEQAVET. Veneto formatoriVienna

  24. The Quality Initiative 2004 - 2014 Development andimplementationof a QM architecture Implementation ofthequalitycycle Development of QM andevaluationtoolsandinstruments (evaluationplattform) Parallel: Staffmanagement/HR development (QUALI-QIBB) Selfevaluationatschoollevel Management performance Reviews at 3 levels Quality reports External Evaluation: Peer Review in QIBB Veneto formatoriVienna

  25. QIBB: Tools andinstruments Veneto formatoriVienna

  26. Somefindings …. 1. QM as a task of executive managers (managerial responsibility) 2. A moresystematicapproachisneeded: plan – do – check – act! 3. To further strengthen the feedback and evaluation culture, and an active involvement in QIBB 4. To provide and make use of evidence 5. QIBB meta-analysis 6. QIBB as a vehicle to support school reform projects and the implementation of reform measures Veneto formatoriVienna

  27. Why VET isattractive… • Differentiated VET attractivefor 80% ofstudents in sec. 2  somethingforeverybody! • Well-structuredapprenticeshipsintegrating school- andwork-basedlearning • Smooth transitionsfromeducationtofirstemployment • Broadscopeof VET: fromsafetynetto high leveltechnicaltraining • Wide rangeofprogressionroutesatvariouslevels– nodeadendsandgoodlinkagebetween VET andtertiaryeducation • Socialpartnerinvolvementat all levels (VET policy design, delivery) Veneto formatoriVienna

  28. Why VET isattractive… forthelearners: • goodgeneraleducationandspecifictrainingwith • goodjobopportunities • many (direct) pathwaystotertiaryeducation • goodreputation in society forcompaniesandindustry: • therearemanyqualifiedemployees at youngage • theyhaveinfuence on curriculaandAusbildungsverordnungen • iftheywanttheycantrain – andeducate – theirownapprentices Veneto formatoriVienna

  29. Howtomake VET moreattractive? • not really a topic in Austria itisattractive(for 4 out of 5!) • thereis a longtradition (Dual System) • a real successstorysincethe 1970ies withfull time vocationalschools • goodjobopportunitiesandemploymentrates As a matter offact • VET sectorhastobe innovative asthereare permanent changes(VET schoolsandcolleges „complain“ about permanent innovation) • Demographyboostscompetitionfortheyoungpeople -> goodforquality! • strong supportandtrustfromsociety, industryandcommerceandsocialpartners Veneto formatoriVienna

  30. Somequalitynumbers • Austria in EU top 5, in OECD top 10 measuredby GDP per capita • Lowestunemployment rate in Europe: 4,9% (Eurostat, October 2013) • Low youthunemployment: 8,6% (October 2013) • Austria specialized in the high qualitysegmentsofindustries • Austria OECD no. 1 regarding VET-orientationoftheeducationsystem • Innovation andeducation intensive and medium intensive sectorsarethebackboneof Austrian economy • >>> ~ 80% of any given cohort aged 14-18/19 in VET Veneto formatoriVienna

  31. Thanksforyourattention! arqa-vet@oead.atwww.arqa-vet.at www.peer-review-in-qibb.at Veneto formatoriVienna

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