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1st QALLL CONFERENCEon Quality Assurance in Lifelong Learningfocussing on Vocational Education & Training and Adult Education

VN NNBled, March 23rd/24th 2011


Quality assurance management systems and practices have been developed to a certain extent to general education, VET and higher education.

In adult education, due to the diversity of actors, there is a need for more systematic approach to quality management and quality assurance.

Objectives of the project are:• To contribute to the process of continuous quality improvement. • To raise awareness of the importance of quality and evaluation in

adult education• To provide the necessary skills and competences to adult

education staff, so as to ensure the quality of the training process, the quality of the training outcomes as well as continuous improvement,

• To address the particular needs of adult education.

Background and Objectives


Training curriculum

Training material

On-line training platform

Training of trainers course

Three pilot training courses

Two full 5 days training courses, with transnational participants which received funding from Grundtvig in-service training grant.

Outcomes of the project


Need for • Practical tools• Good practices• Training oriented to learning by doing

Added value to the transnational character of the training course

Capitalisation of experiences and developments in the field of VET, exchange of good practices

Lessons learnt


At conceptual level• Follow the rapid developments at European education

and training related to EQAVET, EQF, ECVET

At methodological level• Exploit opportunities offered by business quality

standards (ISO 9001, EFQM) that are well established, tested and accepted.

• Provide methods and tools general enough to fit wide diversity of adult education institutes

Challenges


Thank you for your attention

Panagiotis Kenterlis

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