QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

Project Title:Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP: Promoting Quality - QUALVET@RO

Project No:191183-LLP-1-2010-1-RO-LEONARDO-EQAVET

QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

The aim of the project was:

Elaborating and piloting a communication strategy for the Romanian National Reference Point of EQAVET (GNAC In Romanian Language: “Grupul National pentru Asigurarea Calitatii”, meaning the “National Group for Quality Assurance”), in order to implement the EQAVET Recommendation, the policies and the instruments elaborated within the EQAVET network.

QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

The associated objectives of the project were: 1.Elaborating and piloting a communication strategy - within GNAC, among Partners and with relevant stakeholders.2. Raising the level of awareness of all stakeholders, regarding the European initiatives in QA and VET.3.Disseminating the policies and instruments elaborated within EQAVET and by the project partners.

QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

Partners: • ARACIP - Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-

University Education – coordinator• ISFOL - Istituto per lo Sviluppo della Formazione dei

Lavoratori - Italy• CINOP - Centre for Innovation of Education and Training –

The Netherlands • CNDIPT - National Centre For TVET Development -

Romania• ARQA-VET - OeAD (Österreichische Austauschdienst)-

Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung - Austria

QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

1. Kick off meeting (May 2011): - all partners attended the meeting.2. Communication Strategy: approved by the Romanian National Reference

Point (29 October 2012).- Extra result: “Policy Note” to be sent, on behalf of the Romanian NRP, to the

“line” Ministries (MoE and MoL), other central institutions and stakeholders’ organizations)

3. Project website and database www.gnac.ro ; www.eqavet.ro :• The website is functional, loaded with information and materials, with weekly updates.• Since 8 May the site is registered at Google Analytics (about 2000 visits so far).• The forum is functional.• We published, already, the results of the debate on the Communication

Strategy and, more generally, on policy Issues regarding VET.

Results:

QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

4. Eight Regional Workshops:

Results: 

13.03.2012 - Bucharest

27.03.2012Galati

26.06.2012 Ramnicu Valcea

10.04.2012 Suceava

24.04.2012 Targoviste

08.05.2012Baia Mare

23.05.2012 Brasov

05.06.2012 Timisoara

396 PARTICIPANTS(total no)

QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

5. Two Conferences – the first on 29 February, with 40 participants, the second on 8-9 November, with 120 participants.

6. Three Brochures of best practices :

7. Two Flyers:

Results: 

QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

8. Four Newsletter isuues: completed

The distribution of the printed materials (flyers, newsletters and brochures) is ongoing for 2000 recipients.

9. Quality assurance system: realised; external evaluation (subcontracted) finalized

Results: 

QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

Quality of VET: Different Perspectives • Learners’ Perspective: Employability and

Personal Development• Employers’ Perspective: Immediate

Usability • Parents’ Perspective: Security and Career• Teachers’ Perspective: Overall Education

QUALVET@RO

Capacity Building for the Romanian NRP:

Promoting Quality

Quality of VET:

• How to harmonize the different views on quality – on policies regarding education and labour, on standards, on curriculum and assessment ?

• How to build sustainable communication and trust among stakeholders?

• How to persuade politicians to prioritize education and training on their agendas?