By Wilfried Hackl / Adrian Zagle. In 2011, Austria introduced a national quality reference framework for adult education called Ö-Cert. This move was met with much attention from adult education professionals from both public and private institutions: well over 900 providers of adult education (including branches) have been certified so far, and around 200 applications are still pending.
Further clarification of criteria needed
Looking back on two years of experience, the Ö-Cert accreditation group recognised the need to render its criteria for accreditation clearer and more precise. The group’s five expert members therefore evaluated the current framework as well as their working definitions of adult education, services and providers. More...