Swiss quality label for further education institutions

EduQua is a Swiss certification process for training institutions. It was created in 2000 to ensure the quality of further education. The certification entitles an institution that occur in the market with the eduQua quality certificate.

The eduQua certificate offers consumers in terms of quality labels a guarantee for the overall quality of an educational institution. In many cantons, the eduQua certificate is a prerequisite to ensure that public funds can be awarded. The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK ) recommends its members to pay attention in the allocation of contributions to private training providers on the eduQua certificate.

Certification

To obtain the certificate, the fulfillment of minimum standards is required. Through its certification attained a market institution benefits because the label has a positive effect on their image. At the same time the implementation of certification and control mechanisms have a positive effect on quality management.

The certification is carried out by independent regional certification bodies. In six areas eduQua defined criteria for the quality of an institution:

  • Customer orientation of the offer
  • Transparency and communication with customers
  • Manner of performance
  • Technical, methodological and didactic qualifications of personnel
  • Sustainability of learning success
  • Quality assurance and development

In these areas, an institution must meet the minimum standards to be awarded the eduQua label. In addition eduQua are also momentum to quality assurance: in the phase of preparation of the certification, with an on-site audit by a certification report, with annual interim audits and with the renewal of eduQua - certification every three years.

Sponsorship

The eduQua certificate is supported by the following governmental and private organizations:

  • State Secretariat for Economic Affairs ( Seco )
  • Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology ( OPET)
  • Switzerland. Vocational training offices Conference ( SBBK )
  • Conférences the offices cantonaux de formation de la Suisse Romande professional et du Tessin ( CFRP )
  • Association of Swiss employment offices ( VSAA )
  • Swiss Federation for Adult Learning (SVEB ).
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