Quality Management

The quality management of the course includes the following:

• Accreditation prior to implementation by an independent, external agency. This accreditation requires permanent evaluation and ensures the improvement of the course;
• Evaluating academic progress by the academic staff, tutors, and the students by means of guided interviews at the beginning and end of each term;
• Questionnaire-based evaluation of the curriculum, didactic outline, student advice, administrative and technical support;
• Peer review by members of the academic board. Peer review as a means of quality assessment will address the academic staff, the students and the external partners, e.g. course providers from the trade unions.
• An alumni network will also allow provide an assessment of the extent to which participants continue to work with trade unions or the degree to which they are maintaining their links to the labour movement, in cases where participants have taken up other employ ment opportunities in the public or private sector.
• The results from quality assessment will be documented and discussed by the Academic Advisory Board. This Board will develop recommendations for improvement and implementation.