Peer visits as a way to improve quality assurance in VET

One of the tools of the ETF Forum for Quality Assurance in VET is support to the implementation of peer visits in its Member countries, as a way of improving national quality assurance systems in vocational education and training

Peer visit is a form of external feedback from peers to host institution, on a selected quality assurance measure that requires revision or improvement.  

ETF developed ETF Peer Visit Guidance and Training Manual  that guides you through the 4 phases of the peer visit: preparation, implementation, delivery of peer feedback and follow-up. 

Peer visits offer an exchange of information and discussion, but also give opportunities to strengthen competences in reflecting on own quality assurance approaches and offering constructive support to other countries. 

Peer visit is a development-orientated procedure, which puts emphasis on demonstrating and analysing the strengths and weaknesses of existing quality assurance approaches. 

Peer visit in Tunisia, April 2019

The ETF Peer Visit Guidance and Training Manual was first piloted in Tunisia.

The Tunisian Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, in cooperation with the Tunisian National Centre for the Training of Trainers and the Development of Curricula

(CENAFFIF) hosted a peer visit in April 2019. 

The Peer Visit focused on quality assurance measures related to the certification process of the pedagogical training of VET trainers.

Members of the ETF Forum for quality Assurance in VET talk about their take-aways from the peer visit. 

What is the advantage of HOSTING a peer visit ? Video interview with Fayçal Ben Brahim, National Contact Person of the ETF Forum for quality assurance in VET for Tunisia, Director of Evaluation and Training Quality of the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment of Tunisia 

What does it mean to be a PEER ? Video interview with Dalia Taha, National Contact Person for Egypt in the European Training Foundation Forum for Quality Assurance in VET. Dalia Taha is a Senior Technical Expert of the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education of Egypt.

Peer visit in Montenegro, March 2020

The Center for Vocational Education and Training of Montenegro and the Ministry of Education of Montenegro will host a peer visit in March of 2020. The focus of the peer visit will be: Quality assurance and provision/ provider institutions – Methodology for external evaluation in VET School.

Vladislav Koprivica presents the peer visit in this video interview.

Vladislav Koprivica is the National Contact person for Montenegro in the ETF Forum for quality assurance in VET and the Head of Evaluation Department of the Center for Vocational Training of Montenegro