Existing national arrangements for quality assurance in VET - Croatia. Biograd na Moru, 28 June 2013 Tamara Hudolin senior expert advisor

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1 Existing national arrangements for quality assurance in VET - Croatia Biograd na Moru, 28 June 2013 Tamara Hudolin senior expert advisor

2 Content Qualifications based on learning outcomes Self-evaluation of VET institutions

3 VET IN CROATIA VET

4 QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM qualifications match labour market needs VET institutions operate in satisfactory manner with continuous improvement of their work appropriate number of students is included in VET

5 INSTRUMENTS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE new methodology for development of vocational curriculum that concentrates on learning outcomes national exams grade and recognize students success in the consistent manner with self-evaluation emphasis is put on experience and progress of the students

6 BACKGROUND- CROATIAN AND EUROPEAN CONTEXT Development Strategy of the Vocational Education System in the Republic of Croatia Vocational Education and Training Act 2009 Copenhagen-Bruges Process (EQF, EQAVET, ECVET, Europa 2020)

7 DEVELOPMENT OF VET OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS, QUALIFICATIONS AND CURRICULA Qualifications reflect needs of employers Qualifications are flexible and allow mobility to employment and higher education Qualifications support lifelong learning

8 METHODOLOGY

9 DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Analysis of sector Revision Defining strategy of sector Implementation Development of new and/or revision of existing qualifications OS, QS, C

10 SECTOR ANALYSIS Sector Counciles and Sector Profiles List of Sector Councils Sector 1: Agriculture, food and veterinary Sector 2: Forestry and wood processing Sector 3: Geology, Mining, Oil and Chemical industries Sector 4: Textile and Leather Sector 5: Graphics Technology and Audio-visual design Sector 6: Mechanical Engineering, Shipbuilding and Metallurgy Sector 7: Electrotechnics and information technology Sector 8: Construction and Geodesy Sector 9: Economy, trade and business administration Sector 10: Tourism and hospitality Sector 11: Transport and logistics Sector 12: Health and Social Care Sector 13: Security services, personal and other services Sector Profiles: Electrotechnics and information technology

11 DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OR REVISION OF EXSISTING QUALIFICATIONS VET Qualification Standard of Qualification Standard of Qualification Occupational Standard VET Curriculum

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13 SELF-EVALUATION VET institutions are responsible for quality of services they provide self-evluation is based on quality criteria and is conducted as a part of annual quality cycle self-evaluation has to be backed up by evidence comparison to national measures and indicators Self-evaluation follows principles of EQAVET.

14 HANDBOOK

15 SELF-EVALUATION CYCLE Evaluation of the performance Internal monitoring and external revision Self-evaluation report Improvement plan

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18 Tangible outputs Qualifications based on learning outcomes Handbook for planning and development of the vocational qualifications Sector profiles 26 new qualifications (OS, QS and C) e-kvalifikacije electronic data base Professional training for qualification development Self-evaluation Self-evaluation Handbook e-kvaliteta Internet tool for self-evaluation Professional training for implementation of the self-evaluation process

19 Intangible outputs Experience gained through participation in EU initiatives in VET Participation in development of instruments for QA Raising of expertise level of participants in QA process Development of partnerships and networking of stakeholders Exchange of experiences and good practices

20 Thank you for your attention!

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