| eduQua: Quality label for the international adult education community |
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| Over twenty years ago, SVEB developed and introduced the quality label eduQua in collaboration with Swiss federal offices. Since then, it has become the best-known and most widely distributed certificate for adult education providers in Switzerland. Today, over 1,000 certified providers rely on this quality seal to maintain and demonstrate the high quality of their educational programmes. |
| In an international country comparison, the OECD presented eduQua as an example of best practice in 2021. eduQua has also served as the basis for developing country-specific quality assurance systems in several international education projects carried out by SVEB. An example of this is the implementation of Bellaqua in Belarus, a quality assurance system adapted to the particular situation in Belarus and based on the eduQua model. The eduQua standard is now also available in English. This makes the explanations and principles of eduQua accessible to the international adult education community. SVEB is looking forward to share its experience in establishing quality labels with international partners to help strengthen adult education systems. Marianne Müller SVEB Project Manager |
| Micro-credentials: new topic in Switzerland |
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| Micro-credentials are a form of proof of qualification for small learning units. As part of a practical project, SVEB has compiled and analysed information on the use of micro-credentials internationally as well as in Switzerland. A follow-up project is examining the feasibility of implementing micro-credentials in Switzerland. |
| New trend report about flexibilisation: TRANSIT think tank sketches perspectives for adult education |
| Project E4E@MK: study visit from North Macedonia Since 2017, SVEB has been a consultant for the E4E@MK Education for Employment project in North Macedonia. The aim of the project is to bring about a better employment situation in North Macedonia in a socially inclusive and sustainable manner. In March, SVEB was able to familiarise a delegation from North Macedonia with the vocational and adult education and training system in Switzerland. |
| Holistic education as a concept for the future Under the project name “Bildung” (education), organisations from ten European countries have spent two years examining the question of what future-oriented adult education concepts could look like if they are to help address the major social challenges. |
| SVEB supports new Helvetas project in Kyrgyzstan |
| EAEA board meets in Zurich SVEB is a founding and board member of the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA). SVEB Director Bernhard Grämiger has been an active EAEA board member for the past six years. In March 2023, the EAEA board held its annual board meeting at the SVEB headquarters in Zurich. |
| EPALE podcast: promoting basic skills with education vouchers Education vouchers can provide financial support for a specific target group to pursue adult education. For several years, SVEB has been working together with various partners to carry out voucher projects targeting individuals with low basic skills. SVEB project manager Sofie Gollob discusses the experiences with this demand-oriented financing tool in the EPALE podcast. |