Wednesday, 3 December 2025 In cooperation with the European Training Foundation (ETF), ETQAAN Authority held a workshop entitled: “The European Quality Assurance Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET) and Indicators for Measuring the Quality of the Technical, Technological, Education and Vocational Training System in Egypt.”

December 7, 2025

Wednesday, 3 December 2025

In cooperation with the European Training Foundation (ETF), ETQAAN Authority held a workshop entitled: “The European Quality Assurance Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET) and Indicators for Measuring the Quality of the Technical, Technological, Education and Vocational Training System in Egypt.”

n Cooperation with the European Training Foundation (ETF), ETQAAN Authority holds a workshop entitled “The European Quality Assurance Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET) and Quality Measurement Indicators for Egypt’s TVET System”

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Moussa Emara, Chairman of ETQAAN, emphasized that the quality of outputs from technical, technological education and vocational training, is a key pillar for achieving sustainable economic development and building a knowledge- and productivity-based economy. It is the main driver for preparing and qualifying human resources capable of competing in local, regional, and international labor markets. Aligned with this strategic goal and in implementation of Law No. 160 of 2022, ETQAAN bears a significant national responsibility, namely the formulation and periodic review of national indicators to measure the quality of the TVET system, ensuring their alignment with best international practices and standards.

Mr. Mounir Baati, Senior Expert in Human Capital Development and TVET Quality Assurance at the European Training Foundation (ETF), presented “the European Quality Assurance Framework in Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET)“, which has been a pioneering model successfully applied in EU countries over many years, since its launch in 2009 and reaffirmed on November 24, 2020, to promote sustainable competitiveness, social equity, and resilience. The framework’s indicators help evaluate TVET systems and provide stakeholders with systems performance information which are structured, main, specifically defined measures that enhance quality assurance and support the internationalization of QA practices and improve comparability across countries.

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Moussa Emara also clarified that while the workshop aims to shed light on the importance of having quality measurement indicators for Egypt’s TVET system and the EQAVET framework as applied in EU countries, ETQAAN does not intend to replicate the framework. Rather, the goal is to study accumulated international experiences, evaluate their suitability for the unique Egyptian context, and align them with ETQAAN’s efforts in developing national quality indicators for TVET in Egypt in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, serving national priorities and reflecting Egypt Vision 2030.

Dr. Dalia Taha, Senior Expert at ETQAAN, reviewed and discussed the proposed minimum set of TVET quality measurement indicators as follows:

Suitability of QA systems for TVET providers, measured by the percentage of TVET institutions implementing internal QA systems and those accredited by ETQAAN.
Investment in teacher and trainer development, measured by the percentage participating in continuous training and the amount invested in their development.
Participation rates in TVET programs, measured by the percentage of enrolment in education programs compared to other education and training types.
Completion rates in TVET programs, measured by the percentage of students and trainees completing programs by type.
Employment rate of TVET graduates.
Utilization of acquired skills in the workplace, measured by beneficiaries of economic institutions and business owners satisfaction with TVET graduates.
Percentage of training and learning programs aligned with labor market competencies and compliance with the National Qualifications Framework.
Student-to-teacher/trainer ratio.
Availability of national labor market information systems and resources.

Participants agreed on the need to conduct a survey among all stakeholders to determine the priority of each indicator for each entity, assess their contribution to provide the required data to measure the indicator, propose the best tools, and discuss survey results in a wider workshop, until ETQAAN finishes issuing a TVET Quality Measurement Indicators Guide, detailing each indicator, calculation method, required data, sources, and interpretation of limitations, with periodic reviews to ensure compliance with international standards. All relevant ministries, stakeholders, institutions , beneficiaries of unions, professional associations, and production/service entities are required to cooperate with ETQAAN and provide the requested data and information to measure TVET quality measurement indicators.

The workshop included representatives from all concerned entities in Egypt, including the Ministries of : Higher Education and Scientific Research, Finance, Planning and Economic Development and International Cooperation {sectoral skills councils}, Education and Technical Education, Industry, Defence, Interior, Military Production, Social Solidarity, Health and Population, Electricity and Renewable Energy, Housing, Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Water Resources and Irrigation, and Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

Participants also included representatives of: the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), presidents of technological universities, Wardan Institute for Transport Technology, national committees of the Supreme Council for Technological Education, the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE), the Education Development Fund (Prime Minister’s Office), the Technical Committee for Quality Management System Standards for Educational Institutions at the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (Ministry of Industry), the Federation of Egyptian Industries, the General Authority for Educational Buildings, labor market representatives from various economic sectors, quality assurance experts, ETQAAN consultants, civil society organizations concerned with TVET, Al-Sewedy Academy, as well as international projects including TCTI (funded by GIZ) and SSEY (funded by the European Union).

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