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The Implementation of EQAVET in Latvia
Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2017 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Acting as the NRP for EQAVET, the State Education Quality Service (SEQS) continues coordinating and implementation of the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework in VET, and introduction of the common quality assurance indicators in vocational education and training at a national level. Following the sixth EQAVET Annual Forum which agreed priorities to be developed in 2016 and the Riga Conclusions which present the role of VET in the context of the growth and jobs agenda and the Strategic Framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020), the SEQS has set a medium-term deliverables to reinforce the quality for VET. It is planned to design and collect surveys on indicators 6 and 9 including VET providers and their stakeholders. The survey also will be focused on mechanisms to identify training needs in the labour market by determining the training needs and evaluating the quality of VET.During the project concrete actions and documents, for example, Policy Recommendations regarding VET quality assurance development at a national level, will be established. As many of the European instruments have close connections as each contributes to the quality of VET, it is very crucial to strengthen the cooperation with EQF (NQF) and ECVET. The collaboration on quality assurance will support the design and recognition of learning outcomes and qualifications based on the EQF (NQF) and ECVET principles. For mutual trust and successful cooperation the State Education Quality Service has planned to organize the seminars including EQF (NQF) NRP and ECVET experts during the project activities. The peer learning activities are planned during the project. The nominated representative will continue the work in the working group Complementing EQAVET with the objective of increasing the value of the EQAVET Recommendation within the current policy context and embedding a culture of quality assurance and participate in other EQAVET activities.
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