Area 2 - Quality assurance

The ETF's approach to promoting quality assurance in vocational education and training (VET) is based on a conceptual framework focusing on five key areas: policy and governance; qualification standards; provision; assessment, validation and certification; and data. It comprises sample measures and indicators, has a European and international perspective, and aims to support the development of a quality culture. For more details, see: Promoting quality assurance in vocational education and training: the ETF approach.

In 2017, the ETF launched the Forum for Quality Assurance in VET. Representatives from national ministries and authorities/agencies from South Eastern Europe and Turkey, the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, and Eastern Europe participate. Member countries are supported in modernising and improving quality assurance in VET through transnational peer learning. Aligning with EU policy for quality assurance in VET, including the Reference Framework, and linking with the EQAVET Network provides access to EU Member States’ developments and facilitates wider networking.