EQARF indicators

Stakeholders’ perspectives of what quality assurance is and what value a quality assurance system offers differ. While different points of view can be beneficial to the successful development of a quality assurance system — bringing a variety of perspectives, knowledge, and expertise to the discussion table — effective collaboration and communication among these groups is vital. Stakeholders, therefore, should be involved from the very start in the process of selecting the indicators to be applied in each of the phases of the quality cycle.

The EQAVET set of ten indicators aims to address the three priority areas for policy and practice in VET at EU level, i.e. providing employability, matching the supply of and the demand for competencies and qualifications; and providing inclusive access to VET. The indicators are not mandatory nor are they to be used as benchmarks, i.e., they are not recognised as “standards” that might form the basis for comparison between Member States. The use of indicators, however, can provide a good starting point into the journey towards quality assurance by focusing on the input-output-outcomes of VET and on the important influences on those outcomes.