Quality and Quality assurance towards VET schools development: learning from experience in Estonia ETF DCI School Development Initiative Policy learning event in Estonia: Tallinn, 25 – 28 May, 2010 Participating countries: Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan Host country: Estonia Contact person: Külli All, Advisor (Lifelong learning, Ministry of Education and Research, department of vocational and adult education), Estonia kulli.all@hm.ee; tel +372 7 350 249; Mob +372 55 970 413 Monday, 24 May 2010 Travel day/ arrival of the participants in Estonia/ Tallinn 19:30 Welcome by ETF and Estonian MoER/ the hosts (to take place in the hotel where participants will be accommodated , Meriton Old Town Garden Hotel – Pikk 29/Lai 24 Welcome dinner in the restaurant Olde Hansa (Vana turg 1 ) http://www.oldehansa.ee/?id=10693 Tuesday, 25 May 2010 - activities/day in Tallinn 09.00 – 12.00 12.00-13.30 13.30 – 15.30 Workshop 1 (to take place in the hotel ) Objective of the workshop: -Quality and Quality assurance in VET: key elements and common framework -Quality and Quality assurance in Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan: VET schools in the focus Coffee break/ to be served during the workshop Lunch break and travel to next meeting Meeting in the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) http://www.hm.ee/?1 Tõnismägi 11 VET Department/ Department responsible for quality in VET/ education Objectives of the meeting are related to the following key questions: -What are the main strategic issues related to quality and quality assurance in VET in Estonia? - What is the historical perspective of the reform related to quality and quality assurance in VET in Estonia? - What were the main challenges for VET during the period of transition and how quality and quality assurance supported development of modern system? Presenters: Andres Pung, Head of the vocational and adult education department , Kalle Toom, Head of the vocational education division 15.30-16.00 Coffee break and travel by bus to the next meeting 1 16:00 -17:30 Quality and quality assurance for improving the qualification and skills availability on the labor market: role of the Qualifications Authority (Kutsekoda) in quality in VET in Estonia ; Mustamäe tee 16 http://www.kutsekoda.ee/en/index Objectives of the visit: - to understand the history and experience of Qualifications Authority in Estonia in relation to quality and quality assurance - to understand the role of the authority in relation and vis-à-vis other stakeholders in VET Estonia Presenters: Mrs Maaja-Katrin Kerem, Mr Olav Aarna , members of management Board Travel by bus to the hotel 17:45 – 18:30 19:30 Experience sharing session: reflections on the day and discussion on the country assignments (in the hotel workshop room) Dinner Wednesday, 26 May 2010: Visits of VET Schools outside Tallinn (day in Tartu and Olustvere ) Team to be divided in two Groups for the morning VET schools visit: Estonian counterpart to propose a visit of 2 VET schools in Tartu and Olustvere (in Viljandi county) afternoon team will have joined activities Group 1 (morning) 8:00 10.30 – 12.30 12.30-15.00 Departure from the hotel in direction to Olustvere Visit to VET School Olustvere Teenindus- ja Maamajanduskool Müüri 4, Olustvere, Suure-Jaani vald, Viljandimaa: http://www.olustvere.edu.ee/index.php?page=home Quality and quality assurance for improving teaching and learning process: selfevaluation in the focus Objectives of the visit: - introduction of the process of self-evaluation at VET school level - practical implications of self-assessment on teaching and learning processes at school level - role of self-assessment in development of the school - role of VET school management in quality and quality assurance - key school projects for improvement of teaching and learning practices Contact person/presenter: Mr Arnold Pastak, Director of the school (Coffee break during the session) Lunch break at school restaurant and travel to the workshop site Group 2 (morning) 8:00 10.30 – 12.30 Departure from the hotel in direction to Tartu Visit to Tartu Vocational Education Centre, Kopli 1, 50115 Tartu http://khk.tartu.ee/ 2 12.30-15.00 Quality and quality assurance for improving the services towards external environment and the labor market: role of the social partners, community and inspection Objectives of the visit: - the self-assessment at school level and the labor market developments: how this is taken into account? - introduction of the role of social partners and community in the quality and quality assurance at VET school level - introduction of the role of the inspection as external quality and quality assurance tool and practical implications on self-assessment process and school improvement/ development Presenters, contact persons: Mrs Eda Anton, Quality manager in Tartu VEC, Mrs Liivi Raudsepp, Vice director (Coffee break during the session) Lunch break at hotel restaurant and travel to the workshop site Afternoon: Joint activity for Group 1 and Group 2 15:30 -18.00 19:30 Workshop 2 (in the hotel workshop room) Self-assessment as a tool for Q and QA assurance in Estonia: session with the Estonian expert on Q and QA and ETF staff Objective: in depth session on self-assessment as a tool for quality and quality assurance, work in groups on country assignments (Coffee break during the session) Estonian expert: Mrs Marge Kroonmäe, Examination and Qualification Centre (probably one more expert from Estonia) Dinner Thursday, 27 May 2010 - activities/day in Tallinn 09.00 – 10.30 10:30-11:00 11.00 – 12.30 National Examination Centre, Lõõtsa 4 http://www.ekk.edu.ee/index.aw/set_lang_id=2 The role of the centre in ensuring quality in the learning process Objectives of the visit: - How National Examination Centre is involved in quality assurance process in Estonia? - What are the examinations types the Centre is running? - How National Examination Centre is involved in evaluation of the VET system in Estonia? Presenters: Mrs Marge Kroonmäe, coordinator (accreditation) in the VET department More presenters will be added Coffee break at the premises of INNOVE Foundation INNOVE, Lõõtsa 4 Quality and quality assurance award in VET schools in Estonia http://www.innove.ee/?set_lang_id=2 Objectives of the visit: - How INNOVE is involved in quality assurance process in Estonia? 3 - What are the types of quality awards available to VET schools in Estonia? - What are the lessons learned from the quality assurance award in VET schools? Presenters: Mrs Lea Orro , member of Management Board Ms Ele-Riin Soom, coordinator in project development and implementation unit 12.45.– 14.00. 14.00 – 15.00 Lunch and travel to the next meeting Visit to the Tallinna Lasnamäe Mehaanikakool, Uuslinna 10, Tallinn The working language of the visit will be Russian http://www.tlmk.ee/content/view/4/13/lang,rus/ Objectives of the visit: - the self-assessment at school level and the labor market developments: how this is taken into account? - practical implications on self-assessment process and school improvement/ development Presenters/contact persons: Dimitri Koromnov, Director Eda Kõo, Vice Director of the school Raul Ammer, the head of the development department 15.00. – 15.30 15:30 – 17.00 Travel to the next meeting Meeting venue – has to be clarified (either in hotel seminar room, or in the Tallinn office of MoER or in the seminar room of Estonian Employers organisation, Kiriku 6 ) Meeting with social partner/ partners active in VET policy in Estonia Objectives of the meeting are related to the following key questions related to the role of social partners in Estonian VET: - How social partners are organized in order to have an impact on VET policy in Estonia? - What legislation is in use for having impact on quality and quality assurance in VET in Estonia? - Do social partners work directly with VET schools and how? - Do they evaluate the performance of VET system in Estonia and how? Presenters: Tiia Randma, Educational Counselor Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Toom-Kooli 17 http://www.koda.ee/?lang=en Estonian Traders Association http://www.kaupmeesteliit.ee/index.php?alam=56 Marika Merilai, managing director 17.00-17.30 19:30 Travel/walk to the hotel Dinner Friday, 28 May 2010 - - activities/day in Tallinn ETF workshops: peer learning and finalization of country assignments/ workshops to take place in the hotel workshop room 4 09.00 – 11.00 11.00 – 11.30 Workshop 3 Experience sharing session: reflections on the learning experience in Estonia in professional groups – policy makers and VET school headmasters Peer learning activity on Q and QA in VET in Estonia Coffee break 11.30 – 13.30 Workshop 4 Summary and reflection on possibilities for Q and QA in own countries Finalization of the country assignments and presentations from Country teams: Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan , Turkmenistan 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch 14.30 Cultural activity and visit to Tallinn Saturday, 29 May 2010 Departure of participants 5