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1 st QALLL CONFERENCE on Quality Assurance in Lifelong Learning focussing on Vocational Education & Training and Adult Education. DARKO MALI: Quality rules and initiatives Bled, March 24 th 2011. www.qalll.eu. CPI as Slovenian National Reference Point for QA in VET. Our goals:
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1st QALLL CONFERENCE on Quality Assurance in Lifelong Learning focussing on Vocational Education & Training and Adult Education DARKO MALI: Quality rules and initiatives Bled, March 24th 2011 www.qalll.eu
CPI as Slovenian National Reference Point for QA in VET • Our goals: • To collaborate in EQAVET Network and to inform stakeholders about activities and results • To provide active support to national debate and to development of national approach for quality assurance in VET • … • To support self-evaluation of schools as complementary and effective means of quality assurance • http://www.siqa-vet.si/ 1st QALLL Conference . VN NN . Bled March 24th 2011 www.qalll.eu
QUALITY RULES IN VET IN SLOVENIA • VET providers level: • A quality assurance system description • A quality group composed by different stakeholders: teachers, students, companies representatives, parents • Quality report annually presented on website (based on self-evaluation) • National level: • National Quality indicators • Annual Quality report (based on quality indicators) • … 1st QALLL Conference . VN NN . Bled March 24th 2011 www.qalll.eu
Quality assurance initiatives Promotion of peer-review activities Recommendations for implementing self-evaluation Monitoring QUTE-software (SEKER, ROQET) 1st QALLL Conference . VN NN . Bled March 24th 2011 www.qalll.eu
QUTE-software • Project QUTE • – Quality in vocational education (2005-2006) • Project SEKER (TOI) • – Self-evaluation in Konya region (2009-2010) • Main idea: • to develop self-evaluation software for conducting surveys for teachers, pupils… and get results immediately • Results (www.self-evaluation.net): • Software for conducting surveys and analyze-compare results • Self-evaluation manual (process, areas, indicators, criteria…) • Questionnaires (for teacher, students, headmasters) 1st QALLL Conference . VN NN . Bled March 24th 2011 www.qalll.eu
Promoting Peer-review • Methodology based on Peer-review manual (LdV project): • External evaluation of schools as complementary method to self-evaluation • Peers from schools and from institute (CPI) • Training for schools and peers • 2 quality areas: • Self-evaluation process • Learning and teaching process • Results: • Criteria for areas • School reports • School improvement plans • Trained and experienced peers 1st QALLL Conference . VN NN . Bled March 24th 2011 www.qalll.eu
Monitoring – main findings • 93 % of schools has a quality group • 65% of school has a quality report (based on self-evaluation) on website • Improvement plans are concerning: • Teaching and learning (41 %) • School management (18 %) • Pupil’s support (10 %) • 26 % of schools managers are using quality report for planning • Commitment to quality on a da 1st QALLL Conference . VN NN . Bled March 24th 2011 www.qalll.eu