Sustainable quality management - to foster future-proof job skills of HEI learners / PEN-QM
Programme: Erasmus+
Key action: Cooperation partnerships in higher education
Start date: December 1, 2022
End date: November 30, 2024
Duration: 24 months
Coordinator: Vilnius University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania (www.en.viko.lt)
Partners:
- Worldwide Practice Enterprise Network, Germany (www.penworldwide.org)
- Practice Enterprise Network in France (www.euroentent.net)
- Tetra Solutions Ltd., Bulgaria (www.tetra-solutions.eu)
- University of Graz, Austria (https://www.uni-graz.at/en/)
- University of Pavia, Italy (https://web-en.unipv.it/)
Objectives:
The main objective of the project is to establish sustainable quality management mechanisms within the Practice Enterprise (PE) to foster future-proof job skills of HEIs’ learners.
The specific objectives are to:
- Provide HEI learners, teachers and community with new-to-date web-based learning and teaching instrument to practice in gaining Top 10 Jobs skills for the future
- Explore ways to improve Practice Enterprise activities by updating the wider process of developing innovative models of PE quality
- Facilitate greater cooperation between HEIs’ Practice Enterprises and other HEIs on Quality, Evaluation and Audits
Key results:
- Practice Enterprise Activities Evaluation Process Management Guide – External PE activities evaluation methodology
- Practice Enterprise quality standards and self-assessment tool – Internal PE activities evaluation methodology
- Sustainable Quality management Platform for higher education institutions and practice enterprise collaboration
Target groups:
- HEI learners studying finance, economics, accountancy, sales and marketing or majoring in other fields that require TOP 10 Jobs skills for the future
- HEI teachers and lecturers, whose field of expertise is related to: internal or external audit, quality management, control, monitoring of company processes, evaluation of company activities; business management, incl. sales; communication; marketing; human recourses; finance; IT and digitalization; company social responsibility; sustainable development.
- Practice Enterprise trainers and all PE network: Practice Enterprises and PE Central Offices
- Company staff responsible for quality and audits
- All stakeholders interested in learning about quality, company activities evaluation tools, external and internal audits