TowardsaFrameworkfortheQualityAssuranceofPracticalSkillAbility.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Towards a Framework for the Quality Assurance of Practical Skill Ability Akira Kurematsu* Takashi Sakamoto* Yoshito Shubiki** *Accreditation Council for Practical Abilities **Advisory Member of Accreditation Council for Practical Abilities President CEO, Shubiki Corporation * Outline Background Framework of Quality Assurance in the Practical Education Standard Skills Matrix Skills Description Quality Assurance by Certification and Accreditation Conclusion * Importance of Practical Capability in Higher Education The enhancement of competencies is essential for the attainment of a wide range of occupational abilities. It involves the combination of knowledge, skills and human behavior. The demand for competence in practical ability in higher education is increasing as a consequence of the mismatch in skills required in industries. * Sustainable Tertiary Education In a rapidly changing knowledge-based age, workers also constantly need to acquire new skills. Tertiary education in the area of practical education contributes to building up an individual’s capacity to participate in a knowledge-based business environment. Education providers need to respond to the needs by creating education and training systems that equip people with new and appropriate skills. * Need of Quality Assurance in Practical Education An increasing number of tertiary institutions are offering courses to meet the needs of learning practical abilities. Distant education is one method by which institutions or suppliers can offer more flexible learning opportunities. Mechanisms for certifying the courses, assessing the achievements of learners, investigating institutional and system performance. * Skill Standards Skill standards will provide a common framework for communication of workplace expectations between business, education, workers, students. Competency-based standards will assure the employability of students who have completed programs based on