PREMIER
Peer Review – More Impact, Excellent Results

Vaikuttavuutta ja erinomaisia tuloksia vertaisarvioinnin avulla

PREMIER-hankkeessa laajennetaan kansainvälisen vertaisarvioinnin materiaalien, kriteerien ja metodien käyttöä uusiin laatutyön osa-alueisiin. Lisäksi hankkeessa kehitetään edelleen jo olemassa olevaa vertaisarvioinnin kriteeristöä sekä saatetaan se uusien organisaatioiden ja maiden käyttöön.

Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

We build the project on the experiences and the feedback received of the Strength from Peer Review project. The aim is to widen the use of Peer Review to new quality areas as well as to pilot the materials, criteria and the method in new organizations and countries thus improving also the existing criteria.

The project will address the objectives of the Erasmus+ program by fostering quality improvements, innovation and internationalization. Enhancing mobility is one of the objectives of Education and Training 2020 framework.

When VET providers plan international activities they have to take into consideration national and European policy objectives. Student and staff mobility and development projects are ways to carry out internationality. However, international activities are not always written in the strategies in all the participating countries. VET colleges and students could benefit more from home internationalization activities. Thus, the impact of the activities is not easily to be shown.

Continuous quality improvement of VET is a priority in the participating countries. We can actively develop quality management with international partners. In addition, we want to promote Peer Review as an opportunity for continuous professional development of VET teachers as stated in Riga Conclusion 2015 and thus raise the overall quality of VET.

Objectives

The project will help the participating organizations to

get familiar with the Peer Review method, especially the new partners, for others it will help to deepen the competence and involve new staff members to participate
learn how to utilize the method in order to evaluate not only their international activities but also other activities since the method is transferable
improve the quality of international activities
understand the link between international activities and the strategy and development of the organization

Activities

The project includes a training module to instruct the participating organizations to carry out Peer Review and to train staff members to act as Peers. Practical training takes place at Peer Visits.

We will organize five transnational meetings to work on the criteria, to develop and to disseminate the products. In addition to on-going evaluation and dissemination, we will organize five multiplier events.

Outputs

1) Peer Review Training module including materials, face-to-face training, on-line training and Peer Visits as practical training exercise.

2) Criteria for home internationalization. This includes activities carried out excluding mobility, e.g. receiving students and staff, cooperation with employers and immigrants.

3) Revised criteria on student mobility including apprentices, staff mobility, partnership projects and international strategy.

Peer training material for VET-providers (WordPress site opens in a new tab)