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Quality Assurance in HE and VET11-12 May, 2006 Graz
Workshop 7QIBB – Qualitätsinitiative BerufsbildungThe Austrian Approach to Quality in VET
Part 1: Elements & principles of QIBB Part 2: Evaluation within the framework of QIBB
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Part 1: Elements & principles of QIBB
• Austrian VET system
• QIBB guidelines & methodology
• Key processes & main indicators
• Implementation
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VET system
BS part time voc. schools38,71%
KSP nursery & social pedag.
3,23%
LUF agriculture & forestry
3,23%
HUM social & service17,74%
HAK business17,74%
HTL engineering
19,35%
n ~ 300 000 students (15 000 CVET)
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Education management
National level
Regional level
Local level
bm:bwk
GD VET
Provincial school boards
School inspection
Schools
HTL, ...
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Autonomy and decentralization
TEACHING
PERSONNEL
BUDGET
Low regulation: Management by objectives and frameworks;Involvement of stakeholders
Budget suplied by government (student based mechanism)
Highly regulated
Great influence by teacher unions
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The QIBB System
National reference models
European reference model for quality in VET
Austrian reference model for quality in VET
Austrian QM-system for VET providers in engineering
Specific implementation
CQAF
QIBB
HTL Q-SYS
10 School Inspectorates
HTL-unit in Ministry
75 Schools(approx.)
6 school types
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QIBB principles
• Benefits for stakeholders
• CIP (PDCA-cycle)• 3 „r´s“ (result,
responibility, respect)
• Reference model for all VET providers
• Network of 6 QM-systems
• All system levels
• Optimisation programme
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Quality Manifesto
• Implementation of QIBB (2005, each level of administration)
• Regular and systematic evaluation
• Annual quality report (balance, follow-up)
• Annual management & performance review
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PDCA cycle
QIBB-methodology
Principles: process orientation, continuous improvement, systematic evaluation
Instruments: joint Q-matrix, web-based evaluation instruments, uniform system for
reporting and agreement on targets
Plan (P)Instruments: legal standards,
mission statement, quality objectives, control &
development programme, annual work programme
Check (C)Instruments: traditional appraisal
systems, internal and external self-evaluation from the system
level and individual level
Do (D)Instruments: process
descriptions, support structures, resources
Act (A)Instruments: quality report,
management & performance review
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Q-MatrixHTL-MISSION STATEMENT
(with 7 quality areas)
17 OBJECTIVES
48 SUB- OBJECTIVES
Measures, output, indicators, evaluation (instruments)
HTL-QF 5: … offering students support in a motivating learning and working envrionment
Objective 5.2: To keep the teaching process transparent
Sub-objective 5.2.2: To make the performance assessment transparent
Measures: to show students the requirements, dates and criteria of performance assessment, ...
Output: defined performance requirements and assessment criteria, ...
Indicators: a transparent performance assessment that is perceived as fair, ...
Evaluation: survey (students), ...Instruments: questionnaire
HTL Q - MATRIX
QIBB-quality area 1: teaching and learningQIBB-MISSION STATEMENT
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9 key processes on school-level
• School programme• Designing of educational offers • Acceptance of students• Teaching • Performance assessment • School partnership and the business sector• Staff management• Resource management • Quality management
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www.qibb.atwww.qibb.at
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Main Indicators
M11 Systematic Evaluation# 1 share of VET-providers applying QM-systems respecting the CQAF
QIBBCQAF
# 6 share of participants who have completed a VET programme successfully
# 7 Destination of trainees after training# 9 Mechanism to relate developments
in labour market to VET-systems
# 8 Utilisation of acquired skills at the workplace
M10 Systematic staff development
K4 School achievements & educational success
K1 Career prospects and professional usefulness of training
K3 Up-to-dateness, innovation and practice-orientation
# 2 investment of training of trainers
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Status quo of QIBB
QIBB-system & instruments
Planning & developing
Pilot programme Motivation Quality Academy
Implementing & testing
Teaching communityEvaluation cultureEducational standardsNetworking...
Changing & improving
2004 2006 2008
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QIBB & Educational Standards
QIBB:Processes, principles (e.g. CIP), indicators
EQF & NQFmeetings
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDSProcess „Teaching“ (annual planning, assessment)
PROCESSES
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDSCompulsory education, AHS
D-A-CH
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QIBB and EQF
Courses, Modules etc. Level n+1
JOB MARKET
Courses, Modules etc. Level n
Regulated professions, other professions
EDUCATION MARKET
LEARNERSWORKERS
Qualification Framework
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EQF8 levels
Quality
Quality Assurance (definition of processes, systematic planning & evaluation) mutual trust & transparency mutual recognition of competences mobility employability & LLL