Education 2010

Quality assurance and transparency 6 December

Quality assurance and transparency as interface between Vocational Education and Training, Schools and Higher Education to enhance mobility and to support easier pathways to lifelong learning – conference

Various initiatives and policy instruments have been developed in recent years for quality, transparency and recognition of qualifications, under both the Copenhagen Process and the Bologna Process. Nonetheless, a better coordinated and more coherent approach should be available to answer the specific questions from each component of the education sector. Recognising qualifications in a more consistent manner may lead to greater transparency and more quality, and ultimately to greater mobility.

Detailed info

Various initiatives and policy instruments have been developed in recent years for quality, transparency and recognition of qualifications, under both the Copenhagen and the Bologna Processes. Examples are European standards and guidelines for higher education, the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET), the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning, the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area, the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET).

 A better coordinated and more coherent approach should be available to deal with the specific issues from each component of the education sector. European cooperation in times of financial crisis, global competition and demographic changes, certainly constitutes added value.  Cooperation is of vital importance for a common European labour market. A more uniform system for recognising qualifications can lead to greater transparency and more quality and ultimately to greater mobility.

Some 230 international policymakers, representatives of education and training institutions and other stakeholders will convene. 

Practical info

• Date: 6 December 2010
• Location: Brugge
• Venue: KHBO Campus Brugge
• Address: Xaverianenstraat 10. 8200 Sint-Michiels, Brugge, Belgium
• Contact: Flemish Community, Department of Education and Training, International Relations
• Phone: + 32 2 553 98 62
• Fax: + 32 2 553 98 85
• E-mail: educ.presidency@vlaanderen.be