Provision of high-quality adult education and training opportunities is crucial to Portugal’s capacity to successfully respond to the rapidly changing world of work as well as recover swiftly from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Portugal has requested support from the European Commission to improve its system of quality assurance in adult education and training. The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) has partnered with the OECD Centre for Skills to provide technical support to the Government of Portugal to aid the development of a National Plan, which aims to implement concrete reforms for strengthening quality assurance in Portugal’s adult education and training system.
This report on Strengthening Quality Assurance in Adult Education and Training in Portugal identifies recommendations and develops detailed implementation guidance in two core dimensions of quality assurance: i) recognition and certification of adult education and training providers; and ii) monitoring of adult education and training providers and adults’ learning outcomes.
