Project Compendium - QALLL

EQUABENCH
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Benchmarking European Excellence
Project Type and Number: UK/08/LLP/LdV/TOI-163_167
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system level (not primarily
targeted but concerned),
provider level
VET sector, human health
and social work activities
vocational education and
training (VET) organisations
across Europe serving
people with disabilities or
other form of disadvantage.
The Cedar Foundation
Malcolm Sinclair House, 31 Ulsterville Avenue,
BT9 7AS, Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
www.cedar-foundation.org
Eileen Thomson
E-Mail e.thomson@cedar-foundation.org
Tel/Fax +44 – 28 – 90666188
UK
COUNTRY of the partner organisations
UK, IR, BE, IT, DE, NL, PT, SI
WHAT THE PROJECT IS ABOUT
The Innovative Practice Guides (6) produced by the EQUA-
BENCH network explore the innovative practice used by a
number of leading vocational education and training (VET)
organisations from across Europe in relation to the EFQM
Fundamental Concepts of Excellence.
Support
Good practices
The Innovative Practice Guides allow organisations to gain an overview of some of the
best practice in the European VET sector and can provide a stepping stone for future benchmarking
by providing the Appendix of detailed case studies from the participating VET organisations
which have informed the Innovative Practice Guides. Best business practices
are imported and exported in order to improve the quality of training for people who have
a disability or other form of disadvantage.
MAIN PRODUCT
6 Innovative Practice Guides structured against the EFQM Fundamental Concepts of Excellence
EQAVET quality cycle
Evaluation
Innovative Practice Guide Leadership and Constancy of Purpose; Innovative Practice Guide
Results Orientation
1. Leadership and Constancy
of Purpose;
2. Management by Processes
and Facts;
3. People Development
and Involvement;
4. Customer Focus;
5. Results Orientation;
6. Continuous Learning,
Innovation and
Improvement
The Innovative Practice Guides adapting the innovative
quality practice of 8 European VET organisations – EQUA-
BENCH network members follow a common format including
the Common Practical Steps which structure information
and advice for VET organisations against these
steps in relation to the Fundamental Concept under consideration,
and assist VET organisations to better apply the
principles of the EFQM continuous improvement cycle to
their context. Illustrative Case Studies explore the application
of key aspects of the EFQM Fundamental Concept of
Excellence within VET organisations by highlighting a variety
of innovative approaches and techniques relating to
each Fundamental Concept.
Target group: Managers and senior staff working in VET organisations. Key stakeholders of VET institutions. Oganisations
interested in quality assurance and continuous improvement in a business-focused and results-orientated context.
Implementation
Evaluation
Review
Cycle as a whole
Innovative Practice Guide Management by Process and Facts; Innovative Practice Guide
People Development and Involvement
Innovative Practice Guide Customer Focus; Innovative Practice Guide Results Orientation
Innovative Practice Guide Continuous Learning, Innovation and Improvement
The 6 EFQM Fundamental Concepts of Excellence against which the Innovative Practice
Guides are structured cover all phases of the EQAVET quality cycle.
RELEVANCE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE
Models and tools Tools and instruments The Innovative Practice Guides developed contain common practical steps which structure
information and advice for VET organisations against these steps in relation to the
Fundamental Concept under consideration, and assist VET organisations to develop innovative
practice and to better apply the principles of the EFQM continuous improvement
cycle to their context.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DISSEMINATION AND TRANSFER
To other education sectors with special regard to those serving people with disabilites or with other disadvantages.