VERIFICATION OF NON-FORMAL ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Konstantin HristovskiAdult Education Centre

HISTORY

• Law on Adult Education 2008• Establishment of the Adult Education Centre

2008• Adult Education Centre in the function 2009

Mission of the Centre

• The mission of the Center is to promote a functional, modern and EU-compatible system for adult education in the context of the lifelong learning that provides high quality learning and qualification opportunities to meet the needs of the whole population, enhance employability and entrepreneurship, meet labour market needs and contribute to economic, social and personal development

Key Objectives

• The key objectives of the Center are to contribute in the realization of the social-economic need of Macedonia, to respond to the needs of the labor market and to assist the individuals in their personal development

Main Responsibilities• Harmonizes and integrates the public interests and the

interests of the social partners in the education of adults in the Republic of Macedonia. The Center also coordinates the cooperation with the international institutions and organizations in the area of education of adults and the lifelong learning

• Provides quality system for education of adults in accordance with the European standards and practices, through standards and criteria that will provide quality education for adults, both formal and non-formal, production of quality and competitive labor force on the labor market by supporting the social partnership

Activities

• Completing the legal framework• Implementation of the IPA Twinning Project• Verification of Programs for non-formal adult

education

Verification

• Verification of programs for adult education– ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE

• Verification of institutions for adult education– MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

Verification of programs• Model program

– The purpose of the learning (goals of the program and learning outcomes)

– What is the subject of learning (content/description of the program, structure of the program: thematic fields or modules)

– How, in which way (methods of the process and forms of implementation)

– Means of the implementation (equipment and pedagogical support)

– Who is learning, who do we teach (profile of the participant)– Where is the implementation taking place and how long does it

last (place of implementation and duration)

Verification of programs

• Process of verification– Request for verification– Evaluation of the program (commission of 3

members)– Decision for verification– Verification of the institution– Monitoring– Certificate

Certificate

Verification of programs

• Manual for verification of programs for adult education

• Manual for verification of institutions for adult education