EuroPeerGuid - European Peer Review in Guidance and Counselling in Adult Vocational Education and Training - a contribution to EQARF implementation
Aim
At national level, each of the countries involved (Finland, France, Portugal and Slovenia) face, on one hand, the need to adapt their own VET system and quality VET assurance and development system to integrate EQARF recommendations, and on the other hand, are dealing with the implementation of LLL policies and the corresponding need to address quality assurance and development in a particular field of VET operation - guidance and counselling in Adult VET.
The project will transfer the European Peer Review (PR) methodology, an innovative methodology combining external evaluation with self-assessment, that supports VET Providers in their efforts to improve the quality of their provision, built on the principles and recommendations of former CQAF currently EQARF, and through this, it will bring a positive answer to the 2 challenges referred.
Specific aims
- Transfer and further adaptation of the PR methodology to guidance and counselling in Adult VET;
- Training peers coming from the partner countries in order to enable them to apply the PR methodology;
- Testing PR in 10 guidance centres;
- Disseminating the project results with a view to emphasize the potential of the methodology as a quality assurance and development instrument.
Partnership
Promoter:
CECOA – Vocational Training Center for the Trade (Portugal)
Website: www.cecoa.pt
Contact: Filipa Curto [filipa.curto@cecoa.pt]
Partners:
IEFP - Employment and Vocational Training Institute (Portugal)
Website: www.iefp.pt
Contacts: Susana Saraiva [susana.saraiva@iefp.pt] and Rui Barbosa [rui.c.barbosa@iefp.pt]
Alentejo Foundation(Portugal)
Website: www.fundacao-alentejo.pt; www.epral.pt
Contact: António Bordalo Lula [geral@fundacao-alentejo.pt]
CIBC - Centre Interinstitutionnel de Bilan de Compétences Artois Ternois (France)
Website: www.cibcarras.org
Contact: Romain Méjain [rmejean@nordnet.fr]
ACS/SIAE - Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (Slovenia)
Website: http://www.acs.si; http://www.siae.si
Contact: Tanja Mozina [tanja.mozina@acs.si]
Keuda Vocational College (Finland)
Website: www.keuda.fi
Contact: Riita Narko [riitta.narko@keuda.fi]
The Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy (Finland)
Website: www.tem.fi
Contact: Helena Kasurinen [helena.kasurinen@tem.fi]
Products/Results
- European PR Manual for Educational and Vocational for Guidance Adults
- European PR Training Programme for Educational and Vocational Guidance for Adults
- Database of Peers (Peers details available upon request to the following e-mail: inova@cecoa.pt)
- Pilot testing of the methodology in 10 Guidance Centres
- Project Website
- Project Brochure
Duration
January 2011 – December 2012
Framework
Lifelong Learning Programme
Leonardo da Vinci Sub-Programme
Multilateral Projects - Transfer of Innovation
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
More Info
inova@cecoa.pt
