Promoting the use of the Common Quality Assurance Framework (CQAF) in VET:

1. Promoting the use of the Common Quality Assurance Framework (CQAF) in VET: QTEL.NET - Matching Supply & Demands: Network for Sectoral Approach to Qualifications in Tourism at European Level DG Education and Culture 2006 Financial support under the Call for proposals EAC 32/2006: ‘Grants for the development and coordination of practical projects promoting the use of the Common Quality Assurance Framework (CQAF) in VET’.

2. Awarded Projects: • EQUAVET - Implementing Quality Assurance and Strengthening cooperation in VET (Instruments to assure and develop the quality of VET providers - European Platform for Rehabilitation) • PQAVET - Development of good practices in quality assurance of VET providers against CQAF (develop the quality of VET providers) • Peer review extended - Implementing the CQAF through Peer Review (develop the quality of VET providers) • QTEL.NET (enabling a better matching between qualification demand and training provision: sectors approaches) • EURO.BAN.QU.A - European Banking Network for Quality Assurance (matching between qualification demand and training provision: sectors approaches)

3. CQAF: Common Quality Assurance Framework • Promoting co-operation in quality assurance with particular focus on exchange of models and methods, as well as common criteria and principles for quality in vocational education and training • A common reference framework designed to support the development and reform of the quality of VET at systems and providers levels, while fully respecting the responsibility and autonomy of Member States to develop their own quality assurance (QA) systems • A cross reading instrument that can help policy makers and practitioners to get a better insight of how the existing QA models work, to identify areas of provision that need improvement, and take decisions on how to improve them based on common quantitative and qualitative references

4. CQAF: Common Quality Assurance Framework The CQAF comprises: • a model, to facilitate planning, implementation, evaluation and review of systems at the appropriate levels in Member States • a methodology for assessment and review of systems: the emphasis has been given to self assessment, combined with external evaluation • a monitoring system: to be identified as appropriate at national or regional level, and possibly combined with voluntary peer review at European level • a measurement tool: a set of reference indicators aiming at facilitating Member States to monitor and evaluate their own systems at national or regional levels.

5. Planning • (purpose and plan) Review (feedback and procedures for change) • Methodology • Implementation Evaluation and Assessment CQAF: Common Quality Assurance Framework The model: • Planning • Implementation • Evaluation and assessment • Review

6. CQAF: PLANNING: QUALITY CRITERIA

7. CQAF: IMPLEMENTATION: QUALITY CRITERIA

8. CQAF: EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT: QUALITY CRITERIA

9. CQAF: REVIEW : QUALITY CRITERIA

10. CQAF: A COHERENT SET OF QUALITY INDICATORS

11. QTEL.NET - Matching Supply & Demands: Network for Sectoral Approach to Qualifications in Tourism at European Level • Promoter: National Agency for Vocational Education and Training (NAVET) – Bulgaria • Partners: • ZNANIE Association – Sofia, Bulgaria • Bulgarian Tourist Chamber • Scottish Qualifications Authority • COFIMP - Italy • Vocational Training Centre of Cyclades (Greece)

12. Planning Review Implementation Evaluation & Assessment Concept: CQAF: Quality Assurance Model  Sector: Tourism  Process: Matching between qualification demand and training provision  Indicator 9: Mechanisms to relate developments in labour market to VET-systems (context/input, qualitative)

13. Indicator (descriptor) No 9: (quality of) existing mechanisms to adapt vocational education and training to changing demands in the labour markets In many member states there are mechanisms to adapt vocational education and training to changing demands of the labour markets. However, the mechanisms in use are of very broad range, they include forecasting skills development as well as procedures for the updating of professional profiles. • The overall impression is that this indicator is doubtful and difficult to operationalize. • There is no other choice then to stick to qualitative information and to learn more about the different mechanisms which are in use. (A coherentset of quality indicators, proposed by the Technical Working Group on Quality)

14. Stages, Current Status: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - + + + + + - - - - - - - - + + + + + - - - - - - - Follow Up: PLA, International conference Good practices Summary & distil of success factors Practical Tools Glasgow, 15 – 16 Nov 2007 System Provision Social partners

15. Surveys: • Good Practices: • Based on Survey Worksheet • Interviews in the partnering countries (institutions, social partners, training providers • Template for Good Practices • A collection of 25 cases from Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Scotland • Comparative analysis and Success Factors Chart: • Comparison of the national cases, common trends on the VET level • Context specifics • Success factors chart Available at: www.qtelnet.eu – Downloads section

16. Success Factors Chart: Articles:

17. Practical Kits: • Practical Guidelines on QA for Matching demands and supply: • Status: working phase • Three Practical Sets for policy makers, social partners and training providers • Based on Self – evaluation, following the CQAF phases Expected: to be discussed and finalised in Glasgow

18. Thank you and successful work!