Change management forwarding to excellence in vocational educational institutions
- Adela Vitkovska
- Nov 6, 2025
- 6 min read
Start date 01-10-2016–End date 30-09-2018
EU Grant–112.725,00 €
Programme–Erasmus+
Key Action:
Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action Type:
Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training
Countries covered–5
Coordinator
PROFESIONALAS IZGLITIBAS KOMPETENCES CENTRAM RIGAS VALSTS TEHNIKUMS
KRISJANA VALDEMARA IELA 1 C
1817 RIGA
🇱🇻 Latvia
Coordinator Type: School/Institute/Educational centre – Vocational Training (secondary level)
Phone: +37167324146
Summary
PROJECT SUMMARY
"Education Development Guidelines for 2014-2020" define the basic objective of the development of education - high-quality and inclusive education for personal development, human well-being and sustainable national development. To ensure the development of education, it is necessary to work on quality management and improvement in VET institutions. The main goal of the project „Change management forwarding to excellence in vocational educational institutions” was to improve quality management approaches in VET institution trough promotion of self-evaluation and benchmarking.
Our concrete objectives were:
1. To examine and research existing approaches for quality assurance in Vocational education and training sector in participating countries
2. To carry out self-assessment based on EFQM and EQAVET principles to identify both strengths and weaknesses of the partner organizations
3. To share and validate identified tools and approaches and learn from each other
4. To implement change management in partner organizations based on the exchange of effective practices
5. To develop a Guide of recommendations for effective practices and support their practical implementation in VET institutions.
Project partners were from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania Slovenia, Bulgaria VET institution and Expert "Biedrība Eurofortis".
The project was divided into 3 phases.
In the first phase of the project, the partners made research and later in training activity learned about self-assessment which was provided with Excellence approach (EFQM) and quality assurance (EQAVET). After that organizations visited more than 20 VET institutions which are working hard to improve their organizations' quality in every aspect. Partners got many ideas from each other about VET institution in quality management and everyday school life that makes quality. At the end of the project partners shared not only in partnership know-how but also to a wider scope of VET organizations by developing a Recommendation guide which is available in the project website www.evet.lv.
Project partners are surprised by the impact which is left after the project implementation:
1. Deputy Minister of Education and Science in Bulgaria, which before was director of Sofia Professional High School in precision engineering and optics "M.V. Lomonosov", became as deputy minister and made changes in self-assessment in all professional schools. This person participated in good practice sharing of our project where she got inspiration to change that system.
2. All partners started to care more about students and their wellbeing in school. Some partners in different aspects started to evaluate students and teachers about their feelings in school and what could be done better.
3. All partners understood that there is needed better communication among administration, teachers and students. It is a hard job to make qualitative dialogue between different generations.
The most important thing that VET institution more than 20 have started care more about quality management which includes Excellence.
In the project website, it is possible to find more information about the project, recommendation guide, good practice, and improvements which were made in every partner organization. WEBPAGE: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects/search/details/2016-1-LV01-KA202-022699
Partners
ALYTAUS PROFESINIO RENGIMO CENTRAS 🇱🇹 Lithuania
PUTINU STREET 40
62321 ALYTUS
🇱🇹 Lithuania
Partner Type: School/Institute/Educational centre – Vocational Training (secondary level)
Phone: +37031577979
BIEDRIBA EUROFORTIS 🇱🇻 Latvia
ANNINMUIZAS BULVARIS 38-37
1067 RIGA
🇱🇻 Latvia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +37127763451
IZOBRAZEVALNI CENTER PIRAMIDA MARIBOR 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Park mladih 3
2000 Maribor
Podravska
🇸🇮 Slovenia
Partner Type: School/Institute/Educational centre – Vocational Training (secondary level)
Phone: +38623208600
Valga County Vocational Training Centre 🇪🇪 Estonia
Loode 3
68206 Valga
Lõuna-Eesti
🇪🇪 Estonia
Partner Type: School/Institute/Educational centre – Vocational Training (secondary level)
Phone: +372 7668575
Zinev Art Technologies 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Mladost 4, building 425, entrance 3, ap. 53
1715 Sofia
София (столица) (Sofia (stolitsa))
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Partner Type: School/Institute/Educational centre – Vocational Training (secondary level)
Phone: +35924342244
Results
Community building tools
Recommendation guide for good practices
Description
The main goal of the project „Change management forwarding to excellence in vocational educational institutions” was to improve quality management approaches in VET institution trough promotion of self-evaluation and benchmarking.
In the first phase of the project, the partners made research and later in training activity learned about self-assessment which was provided with Excellence approach (EFQM) and quality assurance (EQAVET). After that organizations visited more than 20 VET institutions which are working hard to improve their organizations' quality in every aspect. Partners got many ideas from each other about VET institution in quality management and everyday school life that makes quality. At the end of the project, partners shared not only in partnership know-how but also to a wider scope of VET organizations by developing a Recommendation guide.
We hope you and your organization will be encouraged for changes which bring excellence.
Type
Other: Recommendation guide for good practices ENGLISH
Contents
Recommendation guide for good practices
Description
The main goal of the project „Change management forwarding to excellence in vocational educational institutions” was to improve quality management approaches in VET institution trough promotion of self-evaluation and benchmarking. In the first phase of the project, the partners made research and later in training activity learned about self-assessment which was provided with Excellence approach (EFQM) and quality assurance (EQAVET). After that organizations visited more than 20 VET institutions which are working hard to improve their organizations' quality in every aspect. Partners got many ideas from each other about VET institution in quality management and everyday school life that makes quality. At the end of the project, partners shared not only in partnership know-how but also to a wider scope of VET organizations by developing a Recommendation guide. We hope you and your organization will be encouraged for changes which bring excellence.
Type
Other: Recommendation guide for good practices in LATVIAN
Contents
Recommendation guide for good practices
Description
The main goal of the project „Change management forwarding to excellence in vocational educational institutions” was to improve quality management approaches in VET institution trough promotion of self-evaluation and benchmarking. In the first phase of the project, the partners made research and later in training activity learned about self-assessment which was provided with Excellence approach (EFQM) and quality assurance (EQAVET). After that organizations visited more than 20 VET institutions which are working hard to improve their organizations' quality in every aspect. Partners got many ideas from each other about VET institution in quality management and everyday school life that makes quality. At the end of the project, partners shared not only in partnership know-how but also to a wider scope of VET organizations by developing a Recommendation guide. We hope you and your organization will be encouraged for changes which bring excellence.
Type
Other: Recommendation guide for good practices LITHUANIA
Contents
Recommendation guide for good practices
Description
The main goal of the project „Change management forwarding to excellence in vocational educational institutions” was to improve quality management approaches in VET institution trough promotion of self-evaluation and benchmarking. In the first phase of the project, the partners made research and later in training activity learned about self-assessment which was provided with Excellence approach (EFQM) and quality assurance (EQAVET). After that organizations visited more than 20 VET institutions which are working hard to improve their organizations' quality in every aspect. Partners got many ideas from each other about VET institution in quality management and everyday school life that makes quality. At the end of the project, partners shared not only in partnership know-how but also to a wider scope of VET organizations by developing a Recommendation guide. We hope you and your organization will be encouraged for changes which bring excellence.
Type
Other: Recommendation guide for good practices BULGARIAN
Contents
Recommendation guide for good practices
Description
The main goal of the project „Change management forwarding to excellence in vocational educational institutions” was to improve quality management approaches in VET institution trough promotion of self-evaluation and benchmarking. In the first phase of the project, the partners made research and later in training activity learned about self-assessment which was provided with Excellence approach (EFQM) and quality assurance (EQAVET). After that organizations visited more than 20 VET institutions which are working hard to improve their organizations' quality in every aspect. Partners got many ideas from each other about VET institution in quality management and everyday school life that makes quality. At the end of the project, partners shared not only in partnership know-how but also to a wider scope of VET organizations by developing a Recommendation guide. We hope you and your organization will be encouraged for changes which bring excellence.
Type
Other: Recommendation guide for good practices SLOVENIAN
Contents
Recommendation guide for good practices
Description
The main goal of the project „Change management forwarding to excellence in vocational educational institutions” was to improve quality management approaches in VET institution trough promotion of self-evaluation and benchmarking. In the first phase of the project, the partners made research and later in training activity learned about self-assessment which was provided with Excellence approach (EFQM) and quality assurance (EQAVET). After that organizations visited more than 20 VET institutions which are working hard to improve their organizations' quality in every aspect. Partners got many ideas from each other about VET institution in quality management and everyday school life that makes quality. At the end of the project, partners shared not only in partnership know-how but also to a wider scope of VET organizations by developing a Recommendation guide. We hope you and your organization will be encouraged for changes which bring excellence.
Type
Other: Recommendation guide for good practices ESTONIAN
Contents
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