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Enhancing Quality Assurance in Nordic Education: Validation Tools for Practitioners

The Nordic Quality tool, presented at the VPL Biennale in Rotterdam (April 2014), addresses the need for a concrete instrument that clarifies the concepts of validation and quality in education. Anni Karttunen discusses how existing QA mechanisms are often bound by legislation, yet a structured approach is crucial, especially in higher education and liberal adult education. This tool aims to guide systems toward equal, transparent, and reliable validation processes, ensuring that individual competencies are effectively recognized and valued in the market.

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Enhancing Quality Assurance in Nordic Education: Validation Tools for Practitioners

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  1. Contexts and applications The Nordic Qualitytool VPL Biennale, Rotterdam 9.-11.4.2014 Anni Karttunen Expert in European EduationalPolicy Anni.karttunen@sakky.fi

  2. Manyexsisting QA mechanisms in place, butallareembedded in legislationorotherpolicydocuments Important to have a concretetool for practitioners =>theconcept of validation and theconcept of qualityaresignificantlyclarified Especiallyimportant in HE (validationproceduresarebeingdeveloped) and liberal AE (validationproceduresarebeingdiscussed) Qualitytoolbringsstructure to thedevelopment and design of validationprocess Finland – State of Play 2

  3. Qualityassurance is sometimesconsidered a threat to theflexibility of validationprocess OR it is seen as sufficientiftheformaleducationsystemhassomequalitysystem in place The ultimate purpose of qualityassurance in validation is to GUIDE thesystem and assurethe INDIVIDUAL an equal, transparent and reliableprocess Competencescanonlybe made visiblethrough a highqualityvalidationprocess => high market value General notions on QA in Finland 3

  4. Tripartitesystem and worklifeassessors Verydetailedlegislation and guidelines in adult VET => Validation is a subjectiveright of theindividual National learningoutcomebasedqualificationrequirements High market value and trust of theworking life Qualityfactors in theFinnishCompetenceBasedQualifications 4

  5. An independentbody for recognition: Thequalificationcommittees National assessortraining (compulsory) Stakeholdertraining (compulsory) Establishedprocess (since 1994) Even withhighlydeveloped QA systems, the Nordic QA tool for practitioners is consideredveryuseful! Qualityfactors in theFinnishCBQs 5

  6. Russian Federation VET reform Developing a model for a learningoutcomebasedapproachincludingvalidationprocedures Nordic QA modeltranslated in Russian and it is thebasis for theirsystemdevelopment Developing a validationsystemthroughquality 6

  7. Let’skeepthevalidationtrainmoving! For furtherdiscussioncontact: Anni Karttunen Anni.karttunen@sakky.fi Mob: +358 44 785 86 90 www.facebook.com/EUedu.fi 7

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