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Self assessment tool

Instructions: Mark the appropriate coloured circle: Green - yes/to a significant extent; Amber - more or less/partially; Red - no/needs to be initiated
  • Questions
  • Answers

  • Quality assurance of qualifications

    QA general

  • Is there an overarching quality assurance strategy (or framework) for qualifications?
  • Have measures for explicit quality-assuring of qualifications been put in place?
  • Are the relevant stakeholders involved in the quality assurance of qualifications?
  • Are roles and responsibilities for quality assurance clear?
  • Is there a feedback system for end users put in place?
  • Comments

  • For reflection:
    ● To create a culture of quality, where the aim is continuous improvement rather than just quality control, what do you need to focus on in your country?
    ● What is needed in terms of quality assurance to enhance trust in your country’s qualifications?
    ● How can legislation support quality assurance of qualifications and contribute to better quality qualifications?

  • Certification
  • Is there a standardised way to appoint awarding bodies?
  • Are awarding bodies monitored in a systematic way?
  • Is there an appeals process for certification in place?
  • Can certificates (diplomas, other types) be used both for employment and for access to further training?
  • Comments

  • For reflection:
    ● To enhance trust in your context, should certification be centralised or decentralised?
    ● Should certificates be issued by providers, assessment bodies, sector organisations or only public authorities? Or all of the above listed bodies?

  • Assessment
  • Are stakeholders from the world of work involved in the assessment process?
  • Are there competence requirements for assessors?
  • Is there a transparent and consistent approach to appointing assessors?
  • Is there an appeals process for assessment in place?
  • Are assessment tools and methods:
  • ● Fit-for-purpose?
  • ● Valid and reliable?
  • ● Guaranteeing confidentiality and personal integrity?
  • ● Adapted to individuals’ needs and characteristics?
  • Comments

  • For reflection:
    ● How can trust in assessment and assessment outcomes be enhanced in your context?
    ● How can assessment procedures and tools also be used for alternative learning pathways, for example validation of non-formal and informal learning?
    ● Should assessment be separated from provision of training? Would that enhance trust and quality?

  • Placing qualifications in the register of qualifications
  • Is the procedure for including a qualification in the national framework clear and transparent and identifying what types of qualifications that can be included?
  • Is there a set procedure for determining what level the qualification should be placed at?
  • Is the procedure for placing qualifications in the framework supported by clear and transparent quality assurance mechanisms?
  • Is there a time limit for how long a qualification is valid before it needs to be revised and updated?
  • Is there an agreed format for the qualifications to be included in the framework?
  • Comments

  • For reflection:
    ● What should be the minimum quality criteria for qualifications in your national qualifications framework?
    ● How can the framework support and contribute to enhanced trust and better quality qualifications?
    ● What types of qualifications should be in the framework – formal and non-formal? Should all levels be open for all types of qualifications?

  • Developing (and adopting) the standards behind a qualification
  • Are the relevant stakeholders involved in a systematic way?
  • Are standards based on learning outcomes?
  • Are standards and learning outcomes revised regularly?
  • Are standards relevant to the labour market?
  • Are the standards used as an input for developing/revising curricula and/or contents?
  • Comments

  • For reflection:
    ● What does “relevant standards” mean in your context? How can relevance be assured?
    ● How can standards and the process of developing standards support quality enhancement, trust and building bridges between the world of work and education & training?

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