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Quality Assurance Framework for Guidance inInitial Training EGUIDEProject Number: IRL/05/B/F/PP-153103and provides a template of a QA Model for the delivery of guidance to disadvantaged job seekersand those in low skills employment. The eGuide tools are an assessment system which analyse aperson’s vocational interests, personality and specific aptitudes. They aim to overcome the barriersoften faced by disadvantaged job seekers to traditional guidance psychometric tools. The system isfounded on the principles of Person Environment Fit Theory, which postulates that when a goodmatch between the Person and the Job Environment in found, this benefits the individual byallowing the person to be more satisfied with their job / career, more able to cope with demandsimposed by the work/training, and more determined to succeed and become successful.Target group:Management of VET Providers, teachers/trainers in VET, quality managers in VET; educationalauthorities and decision-makersMain product 3EGuide – General Guidelines for the PractitionerThis four page leaflet informs the career guidance practitioner in the use of the online eGUIDE toolswhich help the disadvantaged job seeker in the area of vocational training. The tool comprisesthree categories of assessments, Interest, Personality and Aptitude, which help the client becomemore aware of themselves in terms of their interests personality and abilities. The guidelinesincorporate three ‘eGuide Cheat Sheets’ which elaborate on each of the assessed areas. Direction isprovided on how the setup a client account, conduct of an assessment, review client results anddrill down into the answer patterns. The EGUIDE Best Practice Guidelines outline how a Qualityservice could be evaluated and it was felt that there should be both qualitative and quantitativeindicators, Page 24, eGuide Report.Target group:Management of VET Providers, teachers/trainers in VET, quality managers in VET; educationalauthorities and decision-makersRelevance for Quality AssuranceModels and toolsQuality management systemsCriteria/indicators/benchmarksTools and instrumentsThe Quality Assurance Framework for delivery of guidance todisadvantaged job seekers across Europe presented both inthe EGUIDE Research Document and the EGUIDEBrochure is based on the EU Common Quality AssuranceFramework in VET (CQAF) and provides a template of a qualityassurance model with a 6 step guidance process.The Quality Framework contains quantitative and qualitativeindicators in relation to the EGUIDE Guidance Process Stepsand also to the CQAF common core quality criteria.The web-based eGuide tools are an assessment systemwhich analyse a person’s vocational interests, personality andspecific aptitudes.