1. www.qalll.eu 1 st QALLL CONFERENCE on Quality Assurance in Lifelong Learning focussing on Vocational Education & Training and Adult Education WORKSHOP: QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ADULT EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE Chairs: Tanja Možina Ph. D. and Tanja Vilič Klenovšek, Ma. Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE) Bled, March 23 rd /24 th 2011

2. 1st QALLL Conference. VN NN. Bled March 24 th 2011 www.qalll.eu THE FRAMEWORK FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND QUALITY DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT EDUCATION GUIDANCE CENTRES IN SLOVENIA Tanja Možina, Ph. D. Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE)

3. REGIONAL ADULT EDUCATION GUIDANCE CENTRES IN SLOVENIA  A network of 14 adult education regional guidance centres.  Developed by SIAE from 2000 to 2005. Guidance centres provide adults with:  Free, impartial, confidential, wholesome and quality information and guidance at their education and learning.  Informing and guidance before the enrolment in an education programme, during the process and at the end of the education process.  Accessibility of information and guidance in different ways (personal, telephone, ordinary and electronic mail etc.)

4. 1st QALLL Conference. VN NN. Bled March 24 th 2011 www.qalll.eu BASIC CONCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY FRAMEWORK  The project is financed by the Ministry of Education and Sport and by European structural founds (ESF).  SIAE developed the Quality framework for guidance centres in 2008. It was implemented for the first time in 2009.

5. 1st QALLL Conference. VN NN. Bled March 24 th 2011 www.qalll.eu QUALITY AREAS AND INDICATORS

6. 1st QALLL Conference. VN NN. Bled March 24 th 2011 www.qalll.eu DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR QUALITY ASSESMENT AND DEVELOPMENT The quality framework has two main purposes:  Demonstrating accountability for quality of guidance  Development of the quality of guidance.