FLLLEX

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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