The MEDA-ETE Project
The quality and QA component in VET was introduced in 2007 as part of the
MEDA Education andTraining for Employment (ETE) to draw up a clear and full
picture of QA measures and approaches in VET in the EU and in the Mediterranean
region and to analyse how far these initiatives contribute to improving the
quality of the overall education and training system and governance and building
trust in the output of VET systems. In addition, this component aimed to develop
awareness of EU approaches, promote the exchange of information and experiences
between the EU and Mediterranean partner countries, and build the basis
for further actions at national and cross-country levels in the region. The implementation
of the quality and QA component required the organisation of workshops
(in Turin in July 2007, during the ETE annual forum in April 2008 with
representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey, and
in Rabat in October 2008), the drafting of national inventory reports by Algeria,