European quality assurance reference framework for vocational education and training (EQAVET)

Reference framework to help EU Member States develop, improve, guide and assess the quality of their vocational education and training systems.

Comment

The methodology proposed by EQAVET is based on:

  • a cycle consisting of four phases (planning, implementation, assessment and review) described for VET providers/systems;
  • quality criteria and indicative descriptors for each phase of the cycle;
  • common indicators for assessing targets, methods, procedures and training results: some indicators are based on statistical data, others are of a qualitative nature.
Source

Based on European Parliament and Council of the European Union, 2009.

Related term(s)
quality assurance
vocational education and training (VET)