The Netherlands | ENQA-VET Guidelines for Implementing the EQARF

The Netherlands and public accountability

“In the Netherlands legislation makes it clear that education institutions are primarily responsible for the quality of education and exams, quality assurance, and that they are publicly accountable.”

The Netherlands and performance based funding

“Funding for VET provision is increasingly recognising the quality of provision and in the Netherlands 20 per cent of the funding is based on quality.”

The Netherlands and use of common definitions

“In the Netherlands training providers are primarily responsible for quality assurance and the inspectors use the same data sets and indicators to comment on the overall performance of the system. The inspection system uses this data to assess the risk of poor performance which forms the basis for inspection.”

The Netherlands and inspection outcomes on the internet

“In the Netherlands the outcomes of the inspections for each training provider are available on the internet and are used to compile an annual report on the system’s performance which is also available at internet.”

The Netherlands and monitoring student satisfaction

“In the Netherlands the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science commissions two pieces of research to measure student satisfaction with VET training. These monitoring arrangements report at the system level and one of them also reports at the institutional level.”