develoPmEnt of quality assuRanCe mEchanisms In VET E-learning environments Erasmus Project

Project Title

develoPmEnt of quality assuRanCe mEchanisms In VET E-learning environments

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Quality Assurance; Gender equality / equal opportunities; Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development)

Project Summary

CONTEXT – BACKGROUND
This project is focused on the design, testing and integration of QA methods and tools that consistently enhance the quality of e-learning in the VET environment, in various combinations of technology-supported Trainings. The e-learning delivery during the first wave of the pandemic has shown that the extent to which technology is integrated in the operation of a VET Provider and the design and delivery of e-learning solutions is dependent on the size and previous experience of each Provider, creating inequalities between the large and regional/local VET Providers. Other dependencies that affect the design and delivery of VET e-learning courses include the Subject (Profession) of the Training, the preferred style of teaching and the VET teacher’s skills and competences, creating a situation where different VET Providers offer a different learning experience for the same subject, creating confusion to the learners, affecting the image of VET, since they learners are not sure whether they are acquiring the same level of skills and competences as in the physical face to face learning environment.
On the other hand, methods, tools and system model for the quality assurance in the design and delivery of e-learning have been developed for HEIs who have a long-standing experience in distance learning, while the VET System lacks of such supporting mechanisms. EQAVET, a detailed framework for quality assurance in VET, is only covering the design and delivery of physical face2face trainings and not the transformation needed for delivering the same VET learning experience online.

OBJECTIVES
Within this context, a number of activities, procedures and steps, affecting -directly or indirectly- the quality assurance of the design and delivery of Vocational e-learning, are being included in the PERCEIVE Project. Our approach covers not only the training provision process, but all related fields, such as legislation, financing, organization and management of e-learning, technical solutions needed, upskilling of human resources, including VET Teaching and other VET Staff.

Hence, the objectives of the project include:
1. To propose a process-oriented lifecycle model for ensuring quality in e-learning development and delivery.
2. The development of a QA Certification that is going ensure that specific quality criteria are being applied in the design or delivery of e-learning solutions.
3. The delivery of Training Material for VET Professionals supporting the adaptation of the QA Framework in their operation.

NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS
• VET providers who wish to design and deliver e-learning programs / curricula, assuring the quality of the delivered Trainings
• VET Leaders who are going to receive QA certification for their e-learning programs / curricula
• VET teachers who are going to deliver better online teachings, with training solutions that are in compliance to the new VET e-larning QA Framework
• VET learners, who are going to participate in better Vocational e-learning programs, resulting to their upskilling and to better employment opportunities in the post-covid labor market

MAIN ACTIVITIES
• 3 IOs and 15 Activities in total are foreseen, while a JST is going to provide a realistic testing of the QA Framework, its functions and processes.
• 4 Transnational Meetings (the first virtual)
• 5 Multiplier Events
• 1 Consultation with stakeholders

RESULTS
• One (1) QA Framework (available online as an interactive resource) covering the design and delivery of e-learning in VET is going to be developed and introduced to the VET System
• One (1) Certification of Quality for VET e-learning programs is going to be introduced
• Fifteen (15) e-learning Courses are going to be subject of QA, using the new Framework
• Fifteen (15) VET e-learning course Quality Certificates are going to be awarded
• Five (5) e-tools related to the adaptation of the QA Framework in the VET system are going to be developed and made available for download or accessed online.
• One (1) consultation with representative stakeholders, taking the form of an Expert Panel is going to be organized (to review and finalize the QA Model)
• Training material (8 modules) for VET Professionals, including VET Teachers, upskilling them in regards to QA in the design and delivery of VET e-learning courses, is going to be made available on-line in the form of OER.

IMPACT – LONG TERM BENEFITS
The design and delivery of the VET e-learning QA Framework, accompanied by a relevant Certification are expected to create a systemic Impact in VET, since the two main VET Umbrella Associations are going to adapt it and present it to their Members (VET Providers). The creation of a Quality Label is going to increase the acceptance of VET as a first choice, enhancing the wider acceptance of the quality of the VET e-learning programs, which is vital in the covid/post-covid era.

Project Website

http://perceive-project.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 277580 Eur

Project Coordinator

BK Consult GmbH & Country: DE

Project Partners

• EUROPEAN CENTER FOR QUALITY OOD
• EUROPAISCHER VERBAND BERUFLICHER BILDUNGSTRAGER (EVBB)
• ENAIP NET IMPRESA SOCIALE SOCIETA CONSORTILE SRL
• AKMI ANONIMI EKPAIDEFTIKI ETAIRIA
• ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE POUR LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE
• Darzhavno predpriyatie “Bulgaro-germanski centur za profesionalno obuchenie”