PROBLEMS OF INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE EDUCATION QUALITY

Abstract

The paper describes the mechanism of interaction between concerned parties to solve the problem of the relevance of educational institution activities as well as the range and quality of educational programs to the current social and economic conditions, the labor market requirements, expectations of direct consumers of educational services The employer involved in the process of design, implementation of educational programs and assessment of the progress achieved acts as the key concerned party in the system of relationsships between educational organizations. The motivation factors encouraging entrepreneurs to participate in the educational process, the principal functions and forms of cooperation with educational institutions are analyzedAn overview of government initiatives on application of new education management tools aimed at providing educational organizations with guarantees of the quality education, its conformance to interests of the business community and the labor market requirements is provided. The education management tools include the state accreditation of educational activities by basic educational programs; university activities monitoring; public accreditation of organizations engaged in educational activities; professional public accreditation of educational programs; independent assessment of the education quality.

Keywords

• independent assessment of the education quality
• professional public accreditation
• employers
• educational institutions