Par Valérie Grasset-Morel. Les organismes paritaires et publics financeurs d’actions de formation professionnelle continue se voient confier par le décret du 30 juin 2015 une obligation de résultat sur la qualité des formations et sur le rapport qualité/prix. La Délégation générale à l’emploi et à la formation professionnelle (DGEFP) et la Fédération de la formation professionnelle (FFP) livrent leur analyse. Voir l'article...
Europe talks quality
This week, QAA plays host to the tenth European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF). EQAF is the only pan-European annual conference to bring together students, agencies and institutions to talk about higher education quality assurance, aiming to bridge national boundaries and create a common European understanding. More...
Alternative providers of UK HE - are they meeting quality standards?
Alternative providers of higher education that have made it past the first hurdle of rigorous quality checks are showing good progress, say two reports published today.
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has published reports on how alternative providers have performed in follow-up checks following their first full QAA review. More...
What happens when universities jointly award a degree?
A new Qualifications Characteristics Statement published by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) highlights the benefits of UK universities entering into academic partnerships with other universities, and some of the challenges to look out for.
'Planning courses together enables higher education institutions with complementary academic specialisms to offer students a wider range of options, including the chance to study in different countries,' explains Ian Kimber, Director of Quality Development at QAA. More...
Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
The Standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) were adopted by the Ministers responsible for higher education in 2005 following a proposal prepared by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) in co-operation with the European Students’ Union (ESU), the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE) and the European University Association (EUA). Download PDF. More...
Navigating Approvals: How to Get High-Quality Programs to Market More Quickly
By Cheryl Oliver - EvoLLLution. With the approval process for new courses and programs taking up to a year for some offerings, it’s critical to speed up the process to remain responsive. More...
Discussions regarding the quality of online learning
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web.
Allison Dulin Salisbury, EdSurge, 2015/11/04
Discussions regarding the quality of online learning will play a central role in the shift in the learning market. Traditionally, 'quality' was defined as 'whatever universities do', while the universities as a whole were accredited by governments or accreditation boards. More...
Teaching quality, new provider access top UK policy green paper
By Beckie Smith. The UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has released a set of proposals to provide a fast-track route for institutions to gain degree-awarding powers and drive up teaching standards for the whole of the UK’s higher education sector. More...
New criteria to improve teaching quality
The Council for Higher Education unanimously approved a set of criteria for improving teaching quality, which all academic institutions in Israel will have to abide by, reports The Jerusalem Post. Read more...
Décret qualité : de nouvelles exigences pour les organismes de formation
Par Faïssa Moustapha. Publié le 1er juillet 2015, le décret relatif à la qualité des actions de formation professionnelle définit les critères qui permettront aux financeurs de s’assurer que le prestataire est apte à dispenser une formation dans les règles de l'art. Voir l'article...