Introduction to OpenQAsS
 

Introduction to OpenQAsS

Wednesday 03 May 2017

1300-1600
College Development Network
Argyll Court
Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TY


Summary

Open Source Quality Assurance System – an Erasmus+ Project

OpenQAsS is a European project to develop an open source quality assurance system for institutions delivering vocational qualifications. This will include resources and digital platforms which can facilitate the QA process. The objectives of the project are to:

  • Improve the culture of quality assurance
  • Develop Open Source Software toolkit (OpenQAsS) to promote and facilitate QA management
  • Develop a certificate–Institutional Quality Assurance Manager (IQAM) for staff who take responsibility for quality management tasks.

The project brings together partners from Scotland, Hungary, Spain, Italy and Ireland.

For this session, members of the project will give an overview of progress so far, the available materials and demonstration of the OpenQAaS platform and Lesson Planner. There will be a discussion of how colleges can take advantage of the tools being developed to directly address the needs of the Scottish context.

Who Should Attend

Members of staff with an interest in the Quality Assurance process.

Aims

  • Introduction to the OpenQAsS project
  • Preview of resources and demonstration of online platforms
  • Discussion around how the output of the project can be applied to Scottish colleges