quality assurance in he and vet 11-12 may, 2006 graz workshop 7 qibb – qualitätsinitiative...
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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
Part 1: Elements & principles of QIBB
• Austrian VET system
• QIBB guidelines & methodology
• Key processes & main indicators
• Implementation
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)
Education management
National level
Regional level
Local level
bm:bwk
GD VET
Provincial school boards
School inspection
Schools
HTL, ...
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
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
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
Quality Manifesto
• Implementation of QIBB (2005, each level of administration)
• Regular and systematic evaluation
• Annual quality report (balance, follow-up)
• Annual management & performance review
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
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
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
www.qibb.atwww.qibb.at
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
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
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
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
Knowled
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Per
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Pro
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Skills
Pe
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Pro
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Co
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Knowled
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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