Quality management will be made systematic at all levels of operation and all forms of VET. In support of this aim, the steering tools in VET will be developed to support quality assurance and continuos improvement. By 2015 the VET providers will have effective quality system/operational system. In addition, a set of criteria and a process, applicable to different kinds of VET provision, will be developed for auditing QA systems.
The evaluation of prerequisites for providing VET will be given a clearer role in QA and in continuos quality improvement. A set of criteria will be developed for the evaluation. In addition, the suport system for electronic transactions in VET licensing will be developed in support of the evaluation.
The system of VET financing will support the VET providers in achieving the aims set for the quality of operations continuos quality improvement. To this end, the funding system will be clarified to apply uniform criteria to the funding of different forms of VET. In addition, the relative weight of good performance will be moderately increased in the financing of initial and further VET, and measures of performancebased funding will be developed.
The steering of and decision-making in VET will be based on reliable and varied performance and evaluation data and other knowledge bases. To this end, a uniform knowledge architecture will be developed in support of steering, monitoring and decision-making.
The quality of education and training will be transparent and based on public performance data. To achieve this, all salient findings relating to the quality and impact of VET will be published.
Systematic and long-term support will be given to VET providers at different stages of QA work in developing their quality management by means of selt-evaluation and peer learning, as well as peer review, recognition and incentives. In addition, qualilty improvement tools and support will be developed for VET providers at different stages of quality management.
Knowledge needed for the development of VET provision, administration and operation will be strong and up-to-date and will be constantly enhanced. To attain this aim, measures will be taken to ensure that the competencies of the teaching personnel institutional management and on-the-job mentors are up-to-date.
Quality assurance in VET will be use uniform operational principles, procedures and processes which help achieve the aims set for VET.
Quality improvement will be based on continual learning and operational development. To this end, procedures will be development for the identification and utilisation of good practices. Further, co-operation in quality assurance will be stepped up with operators in other administrative sectors with the aim of harmonising procedures.
Quality assurance in VET will be practised and actively developed in collaboration with national and international partners.
The lines of strategy and their impementation will be reviewed every three years and the strategy will be revised, where necessary.