Creation of self-assessment quality assurance tool in non-formal adult learning

<< Background >>Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania are countries which urgently need to strengthen quality of adult learning systems in order to gain trust of relevant stakeholders about efficiency of public and private investment in adult learning. Gaining trust in adult learning systems is essential in motivation of adults to participate in trainings. By increasingnon-formal adult learning quality, all partners’ countries will not only considerable contribute in reaching ET2020 benchmark but also provide AL stakeholders with tools, guidelines, recommendations. Implementation of project was crutial for project partners organizations in building capacity in quality assessment in AL non-formal programs. Using of international experience, building common transnational tool for countries which have few or have no quality assurance tools, especially incoperation of EQAVET principles and criteria in AL is unique experience created in the project from which directly benefit 3 partner countries.<< Objectives >>Within project are produced: 3 country reports in 4 languages, comparative analyses in English, digital transnational self-assesment tool for quality self-assessment in 4 languages, guidelines, recommendations that support building quality assurance tools in AL. Stakeholders were actively involved in all phases of project therefore results are aligned with their needs and vision about how strengthen quality assurance in non-formal adult learning programs.None of project countries do not have self-assesment tool for quality assurance in non-formal adult learning, thus this project is giving chance to use best from existing practices in the countries and by using international quality approach - European Quality Assurance Reference Framework (EQAVET) to build new tool and prepare recommendations about improvements and tools needed. Within innovative tool is possible to self-evaluate and enhance quality assurance in AL programs by stakeholders. By providing tool and guidelines for improvement of the quality of non-formal adult programs, thus quality assurance in non-formal adult learning is promoted, availability of high quality learning opportunities for adults will be improved in long term.<< Implementation >>Preparation of 1) 3 country reports about quality assurance in ENG and in LT, LV, BG, 2) Comparative analyses of quality assurance tools in non-formal adult learning in 3 countries in ENG. 3) Digital transnational self-assessment quality tool and guidelines for it's usage in 4 languages 4) Policy recommendations for improvement of quality assurance tools in non-formal adult learning at local and national level in 4 languagesOrganizing training of AL providers about self-assessment tool (1 training in each country with 10 participants), testing tool (24 programs tested in 3 countries) Project result promotional events -stakeholders discussions in each country, final disemination events- discussions about results and quality assessment, disemination of project results, publicity, project management and transnational partners meetings.<< Results >>Main results: 1) 3 country reports on quality assurance tools and best practices in non-formal adult learning in four languages (ENG, BG, LT, LV). 2) Comparative analyses of quality assurance tools in non-formal adult learning in four languages (ENG). 3) digital transnational self-assesment quality tool supported with guidelines, trainings in four languages (ENG, BG, LT, LV).4) Policy recommendations for improvement of quality assurance tools in non-formal adult learning at local and national level with country specific recommendations in four languages (ENG, BG, LT, LV).5) disssemination activities