MONITORING VET RECOMMENDATION AND OSNABRÜCK DECLARATION - North Macedonia 2023

The main responsible bodies in developing a regulation on work-based learning and establishing a system of dual education are the MOES, in cooperation with the VET Centre, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, the Employment Service Agency, the Bureau for Development of Education and the Economic Chamber. [...] Innovative and excellent VET Following the strategic goal to improve the quality and attractiveness of VET and to strengthen the cooperation and engagement of VET stakeholders, MOES and the Government initiated a process of establishing Regional Vocational Education and Training Centres (RVETCs). [...] 14 The selection was based on an analysis of the state-of-the-art in the field of VET and labour market needs in the country, carried out by MOES and VET Centre and supported by the European Training foundation. [...] These reforms in the area of QA in VET – identified as priorities in the country NIP – pertain to regulating the continuous improvement of standards for qualifications, and reforms in the methodology of evaluation of VET schools. [...] The objective of this component is to help with the understanding of the indicators of EQAVET and the requirements it brings, prioritising the indicators in line with country-specific needs, and to prepare feasibility analysis on the country’s level of preparedness for EQAVET.