Quality assurance is important for accreditation and certification of studies and diplomas. But for continuous improvement, institutions must also set up effective internal quality management. This handbook focuses on the importance of internal quality management specifically for institutions...

Quality assurance is important for accreditation and certification of studies and diplomas. But for continuous improvement, institutions must also set up effective internal quality management. This handbook focuses on the importance of internal quality management specifically for institutions...

To be of any value, a qualification must be trusted. Whether a certificate or diploma can be used for employment or further education largely depends on the learning outcomes acquired by the individual who has completed a programme and passed the required exams. Systematic quality assurance...

This publication examines how accreditation systems relate to quality assurance by means of 12 in-depth case studies. Of these, four relate to economic sectors, eight to countries. The results show that accreditation systems are widely accepted by providers, and deliver vocational education and...

Full participation in society is a fundamental human right and an ultimate goal of the European Union. It is a right applying to all European citizens, irrespective of their physical, mental, economic, social or ethnic background, so everyone can maximise their own potential and also be of...

This report is part of a Cedefop project on developing European standards for monitoring and evaluating lifelong guidance systems and services (measures and activities). It proposes indicators according to type (input and process, output, outcome, impact), target elements (such as practitioner...