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FLLLEX Radar The self-assessment tool on institutional strategies for
Lifelong Learning: Purpose and content
22nd EURASHE Annual Conference, Riga 2012
Josep Grifoll (ENQA & AQU Catalunya)
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Overview:
• Institutional assessment with a new accent• Stakeholders in the radar• Improvement orientation• The radar
• Steps• Components• Questions• Items • Output
• Extended radar• Final comment
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Self-assessmentExternal review
process
Stakeholders
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Institutional assessment in HE with a new accent
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Stakeholders in the Radar
Privatesector
LearnersPublic sector
Academic community
LLL, new area requiring external inputsLLL, new area requiring external inputs
Exploring the future with partnersExploring the future with partners
Dialogues with users important Dialogues with users important
Creating new external linksCreating new external links
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Diagnosis for improvement (Strategies)
Enhancement AccountabilityAccountability
What is the situation of LLL in the HEI?What is the situation of LLL in the HEI?
Generators of improvementsGenerators of improvements
Food for thought about future developmentsFood for thought about future developments
Quality assurance implementationQuality assurance implementation
No rankingCommunication to stakeholders
No rankingCommunication to stakeholders
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The Radar in 8 steps:
1-. Set up a FLLLEX Radar team1-. Set up a FLLLEX Radar team
3.- Appoint focus groups3.- Appoint focus groups
2.- Compile context information2.- Compile context information
4.- Prepare questionnaires for each focus group4.- Prepare questionnaires for each focus group
5.- Conduct focus groups meetings5.- Conduct focus groups meetings
7.- Review Radar results7.- Review Radar results
6.- Draw up LLL Radar report6.- Draw up LLL Radar report
8.- Communication and follow up8.- Communication and follow up
ExpertiseExpertise
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The Radar 4 components:
Institutional policy
(preferred situation)
(2Q)
Institutional policy
(preferred situation)
(2Q)
Analysis of the broader context (3Q)
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Quality assurance (3Q)
Lifelong Learning provision at the HEI
(current situation) (10Q)
Lifelong Learning provision at the HEI
(current situation) (10Q)
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The Radar in a catalogue of 18 questions:
Introduction to each componentIntroduction to each component
List of items for each questionList of items for each question
List of questions for each componentList of questions for each component
Select questions to be
discussed by the FG
Select questions to be
discussed by the FG
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The Radar in 18 questions:
Analysis of the broader contextAnalysis of the broader context
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Q1. Sketch the policy situation on LLL in your countryQ1. Sketch the policy situation on LLL in your country
Q3. List of other LLL providersQ3. List of other LLL providers
Q2. Identification of stakeholdersQ2. Identification of stakeholders
Internal Managers&
External Expertise
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The Radar in 18 questions:
LLL provision at the HE (current situation)LLL provision at the HE (current situation)
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Q4. Definition of LLLQ4. Definition of LLL
Q6. Leadership?Q6. Leadership?
Q5. Existing policy?Q5. Existing policy?
Q8-Q13 Resources (design, staff, funds…)Q8-Q13 Resources (design, staff, funds…)
Q5. Existing provision?Q5. Existing provision?
HEI Managers
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The Radar in 18 questions:
Institutional policy (preferred situaction)Institutional policy (preferred situaction)
Management+ external
view
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Q15. Main policy linesQ15. Main policy lines
Q14. Strategy formulationQ14. Strategy formulation
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The Radar in 18 questions:
Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance
Management+ external
view
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Q17. Measuring resultsQ17. Measuring results
Q16. Quality assessmentQ16. Quality assessment
Q18. Alignment of QA and improving strategiesQ18. Alignment of QA and improving strategies
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The Radar items:
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Institutional policy (preferred situaction)Institutional policy (preferred situaction)
Q14. Strategy formulationQ14. Strategy formulation
Does the HEI have formal procedures for defining the policy for LLL? How are the preferences of LL learners
and other stakeholders?
Are stekeholders invited to put forward suggestions?
How does the institution stay in touch with current
developments?
…
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The Radar output:
Self-assessmentreport
External report
Strategic plan
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The extended Radar :
HEI Report 1HEI Report 2
HEI Report 3HEI Report N
Regional policydevelopment
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The Radar final comment
HEI from 7 different countries in FLLLEXHEI from 7 different countries in FLLLEX
Not for a cyclical approach (strategic moment)Not for a cyclical approach (strategic moment)
Catalogue of questions and items (adaptable) Catalogue of questions and items (adaptable)
HEI should be the Owners
(implementation & use of outputs)
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1.- Acknowledges and references:
• FLLLEX partners WP1 (The Institutes of Technology Ireland); WP2-4 (3s research lab; EURASHE)
• The Advisory Board of the FLLLEX project (EURASHE, Education international, ESU, Educonsult and Business Europe and Leuven University College)
• Standpoint on the development of a European Framework of Qualifications for LLL. EURASHE
• Universities’ Charter in LLL. EUA• Communiqué of the Conference of European Ministries Leuven and
Louvain-la-Neuve. European Ministries• Bologna at the Finish Line (An Account of Ten Years of European
Higher Education Reform). ESU• Conclusions on LLL in the XXI Century. ILO
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Thank you
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