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QUALITY MANAGEMENT & EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES

QUALITY MANAGEMENT & EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES. Dr. Anu Räisänen Councellor of Education FNB (anu.raisanen@oph.fi). Finnish National Board of Education. Finnish National Board of Education National Agency for Learning and Competence.

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT & EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES

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  1. QUALITY MANAGEMENT & EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES Dr. Anu Räisänen Councellor of Education FNB (anu.raisanen@oph.fi)

  2. Finnish National Board of Education

  3. Finnish National Board of EducationNational Agency for Learning and Competence • Taskswithin implementation, monitoring and development of education and training. • Activities include • Implementing national education policies • Preparing the national core curricula and requirements for qualifications • Developing education and teaching staff • Monitoring education and evaluation of learning outcomes • Services for the education sector and administration

  4. ADMINISTRATION OF VET

  5. QUALIFICATIONS • Vocational Qualifications(52) • 52 qualifications including 120 optional study programs • same requirements for youngsters and adults • Further (187) and specialist (126) VET qualifications (mainly for adults) • competence-based examinations and tests • taken by examination boards • Apprenticeship training is an alternative pathway to all qualifications

  6. UPPER SECONDARY VET, 52 QUALIFICATIONS 1. Humanities and Education3 vocational qualifications 2. Culture6 vocational qualifications 3. Social Sciences, Business and Administration1 vocational qualification 4. Natural Sciences 1 vocational qualification 5. Technology, Communications and Transport26 vocational qualifications 6. Natural Resources and the Environment 6 vocational qualifications 7. Social Services, Health and Sports 6 vocational qualifications 8. Tourism, Catering and Home Economics3 vocational qualifications

  7. COMPETENCE-BASED QUALIFICATIONS Number of titles of qualifications

  8. NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (3 YEARS/120 CREDITS) FOR VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AT UPPER SECONDARY LEVEL • Vocational units 90 credits(including at least 20 credits of on-the-job learning) • - Basic and field-specific study units (compulsory) • spesialising study units (partly optional) • - other optional units (decided by VET provider) Core units (common to all) 20 credits such as languages, math, physics, chemistry • Free-choice units 10 credits • individual choice

  9. General Objectives of Vocational Educationand Training • knowledge and skills necessary for vocational competence and (self-)employment • support for personal growth and citizenship • knowledge and skills needed in further studies and in life-long learning

  10. COMPETENCE-BASED QUALIFICATION SYSTEM Polytechnic degrees University degrees Specialist vocational qualifications WORKING LIFE Matriculation examination Further vocational qualifications Vocational qualifications Basic education

  11. NEEDS OF WORKING LIFE

  12. Design, assessment, validation and recognition of competences / learning outcomes in Finland

  13. Quality management of education • Internal and external evaluation & monitoring • No inspector system • Quality strategy of VET (by Ministry of Education) • Recommendation of Quality • Support services for VET providers

  14. QUALITY STRATEGY IN VET • Systematic QM process in different VETlevel • Self evaluation & external evaluation have to been developed • External audit mechanism for VET • Systematic and soft ”akkredidation” process • Performance baced financing have to been increaced • Rediable monitoring and evaluation system • Transparent quality & ”intelligent accountabily” • Supporting services for providers and schools by national level • Excellent ”know how” in defferent level (i.e. teachers) • QM process have to be good (also in pedagogical process) • Continue improvement ja development on different level • International cooperation in QM in VET

  15. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES IN VET • Data from all skills demonstrations – not national tests • Assessment base on the national curriculum and quality requirements of skills demonstrations, criteries and background information • Feed back to providers (by electronic system) • National reports • Assessment base on the evaluation plan, by Ministry of Education and Cultur

  16. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES Students’s background: age, sex, previous schools and experiences Recourses (finance, time, HRD, equipment...) Learning outcomes (SKILLS DEMONSTRATIONS) • formative & • summative assessment Teaching and learning process quantitative and qualitative indicators quality of teaching and other core process

  17. QUALITATIVE APPROACH IN ASSESSMENT All providers Forest Construction • Selfevaluation • Qualityindicators • Evaluationvisits (n =7) • Tasks of SD • The plans of SD • (evaluatorswithpears) Evaluation seminars / Workshops / Evaluation panel / Peer Evaluation I year II year III year Skills demontration Technical skills (work methods, materials and tools Skills of work process Knowledge Skills of life long learning Anu Räisänen

  18. FEED BACK MECHANISM IN EVALUATION Evaluation data National evaluation • Web-environment • evaluation instruments (questionnaires, self-assessments, best practices) • data delivery • data processing • feedback production and comparison to best practices • PAPER LESS ENVIRONMENT • Education provider • feedback of their own results Evaluation feedback

  19. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN FINLAND - More Information www.minedu.fi Ministry of Education www.edu.fi the Finnish education portal information in Finnish, Swedish and English www.oph.fi Finnish National Board of Education information in Finnish, Swedish and English Anu Raisanen@oph.fi

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