Measuring Quality in Indian VET Institutions: Development Steps towards a Framework Adapted to the National Context

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Purpose: The quality of vocational education and training (VET) processes plays an important role in international education policies and research. In India, issues of quality came into focus in recent years due to an increased demand for skilled workers, and continuing challenges in the area of quality of VET. Existing quality assurance mechanisms of VET in India are characterised by a lack of comprehensiveness and uniform standards. This paper addresses the contextualised development of an Indian-specific approach for quality measurement. It centres on following research question: Which quality areas, criteria and related indicators are of relevance for measuring quality comprehensively? © 2021 European Research Network Vocational Education and Training. All rights reserved.

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Chair of Economics and Business Education, Universität zu Köln, Koln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Funding & Acknowledgements

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF

Grant: 01BF18009A

The project described here is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as “Analysis of Quality in Indian Vocational Education and Training Institutions” (Ref. no 01BF18009A).

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF

The project described here is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as “Analysis of Quality in Indian Vocational Education and Training Institutions” (Ref. no 01BF18009A).

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Measuring Quality in Indian VET Institutions: Development Steps towards a Framework Adapted to the National Context

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