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QA - Case StudyStefan Walch
EQAVET Peer Learning Activity
Higher VET and the role of quality assurance
Larnaca , Cyprus, 21 March 2018
Who we are
HTL Imst
What we do: How does quality assurance
support us?
Case study: From the student’s first idea to the
manufactured individual piece of furniture
Outline
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Higher Federal Technical College Imst
Schools and colleges for engineering,
arts and crafts in Austria
www.htl-imst.at
HTL Imst
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HTL Imst
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Quelle: Google Maps
Disciplines
Interior Design
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
HTL Imst
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College for Higher Vocational Education /
College for Engineering
440 students (330 male, 110 female)
Age: 14 - 19 years
Training period: 5 years
School Upper Secondary
4th + 5th year Post Secondary Level, EQF / ISCED 5
HTL Imst
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Post Secondary VET Course / Add-on Course
140 students (130 male, 10 female)
Age: 18 - 45 years
Training period: 4 to 6 semesters
Short-cycle Tertiary Education, EQF / ISCED 5
Overview
www.bildungssystem.at
HTL Imst
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20 fields with numerous specialisations
Chemical Engineering, Food Technology, Materials
Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronics,
Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering,
Mechatronics, …
High demand for graduates
HTLs in Austria
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Facts
100 school locations
63,000 pupils/students (male 83 %, female 17 %)
9,800 graduates per year
www.htl.at
Test & Certification Institutes at HTLs
Monitoring, testing and certification tasks
at 21 HTL sites (20 %)
HTLs in Austria
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Higher vocational training concept
General education (40 %)
Theoretical technical background (45 %)
Practical experience (15 %)
■ Manufacturing, Production, Laboratory,
Workshop
Scope of training: 35 - 40 units per week
Mandatory internship: at least 8 weeks
HTLs in Austria
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Final qualification
School leaving examinations (university entrance)
and diploma examinations
Certified Engineer
after 3 years of professional work experience and a
certification interview
EQF 6
HTLs in Austria
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QIBB - Austrian VET Quality Initiative
Implementation since 2005
Quality and Process Manager (SQPM) supports
school management
www.qibb.at
Quality Management
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Context
Teaching in interior design
Educational objective
From the student’s first idea to the manufactured
individual piece of furniture
Case Study
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Every student is able to
design – construct – manufacture
an individual piece of furniture
Case Study
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Learning & Teaching
Individualized teaching of students: content, form
of instruction, coaching
Work safety
Acquired vocational skills
Final Examinations
Certified Engineer
Aspects
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Role of QA - Questions
Plan - What was/is our goal?
Do - What have we done?
Check - What have we achieved? How do we check?
Act - How do we proceed? What are our next steps?
PDCA
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Quality Report
Annual Report: Structure – PDCA
Management and Performance Review
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Learning & Teaching
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Plan
Interdisciplinary and individualized teaching
methods encourage the students.
Do
Development of an interdisciplinary training
concept based on
■ Production process for an individual piece of
furniture
Individual supervision and support by the teacher
Learning & Teaching
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Check
Annual self-evaluation using the questionnaires
provided by www.qibb.at
Structured individual feedback of students to the
teacher
Learning & Teaching
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Evaluation tools: digital questionnaires
Learning & Teaching
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Learning & Teaching
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Comparison: school/state/national level
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Act
Transformation in the role of the teacher
■ From instructor to coach
Effects of QA
Supports major reform initiatives
■ Individualisation of teaching and learning
■ Competence-oriented teaching, testing and
assessing
Learning & Teaching
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Work Safety
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Plan
Students can work autonomously and safely with
wood processing machines.
Do
Project team dealing with work safety (Austrian
Ministry of Education, AUVA - Austrian Workers'
Compensation Board)
Upgrade of safety equipment
Work Safety
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Do
Comprehensive instruction of the students in the
safe handling of production machines
Check
Checklists for machinery inspection
Checklists for safe machinery operation
Work Safety
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Safety instructions / Check lists
Work Safety
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Act
New developments in production technology (e. g.
laser technologies) require continuous training of
teachers
Courses on work safety are held by instructors of
the HTL Imst for other schools
Work Safety
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Effects of QA
Compliance with legal work safety requirements
(concerning teachers and students)
Work safety is essential for individual teaching and
learning
Work Safety
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Acquired vocational skills
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Plan
Students can perform complex tasks in design,
construction and manufacturing processes on their
own.
Do
Elaboration of the diploma theses with external
project partners (companies, authorities)
CLIL – Content and Language Integrated Learning
Acquired vocational skills
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Check
Final Examinations
■ Application-related examination tasks
Act
Certified Engineer: after 3 years of professional
work experience and a certification interview, EQF 6
■ Certification interviews for engineers conducted
by our teachers
Acquired vocational skills
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Effects of QA
Support in the implementation of the new final
examination regulations
■ Examination guideline with process descriptions
RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning)
■ Agreements with selected universities
Acquired vocational skills
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Benefits of QA
PDCA-Cycle is the instrument for achieving
continuous improvement
Management tool
QIBB supports development in terms of
■ pedagogical, didactical, professional
■ personnel, organizational
aspects
Conclusion
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