Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Turku University of Applied Sciences

FINEEC: Thematic evaluation
  • DEQAR Report ID
    86131
  • Agency
    Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC)
  • Type
    Thematic evaluations
  • Status
    voluntary
  • Formal decision
    not applicable
  • Date
    29/03/2022
  • Valid until
    not applicable
  • Summary

    Report summary

    Between 2020 and 2022, the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) implementedan evaluation examining the ability of the education system to respond to the challenges ofcontinuous learning in situations in which sudden structural changes occur. The evaluation waspart of FINEEC’s National education evaluation plan for the period 2020–2023 and it focused onvocational education and training (VET) and higher education. The focus of the evaluation wason both positive and negative sudden structural changes.​
    Between 2020 and 2022, the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) implementedan evaluation examining the ability of the education system to respond to the challenges ofcontinuous learning in situations in which sudden structural changes occur. The evaluation waspart of FINEEC’s National education evaluation plan for the period 2020–2023 and it focused onvocational education and training (VET...
  • Notes
    Ability of the education system to respond to challenges of continuous learning in sudden structural changes
  • Report and decision
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/report/86131
  • Agency's identifier
    8:2022
  • External link
    View record on agency’s website
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  • Education providers

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