Swiss quality label for further education institutions

Swiss quality label for further education institutions (eduQua) (in German: Schweizerisches Qualitätszertifikat für Weiterbildungsinstitutionen "eduQua" ), is a Swiss quality label for continuing and adult education.[1] eduQua was founded by the Swiss departments of economy as well as professional education and the Swiss Federation for Adult Learning (SVEB). It is now owned and operated by the Swiss Federation for Adult Learning (SVEB). The eduQua label certifies that an adult education institution follows the minimum prescribed quality standard eduQua:2021[2] (previously eduQua:2012). EduQua does neither certify nor accredit any institution.

EDUQUA Swiss quality label for further education institutions
AbbreviationEduQua
Legal statusNon-profit organisation
PurposeQuality label for adult education
Location
Region served
CH
Parent organization
Swiss Federation for Adult Learning
WebsiteEduQua

Certification

The eduQua certification is open to all institutions in the field of continuing education and adult education meeting the prescribed basic quality assurance standard. It is intended to promote transparency, comparability, and quality of continuing education offerings.

More than 1,100 schools, institutes and academies in all of Switzerland are eduQua certified.

Accreditation

Neither eduQua, nor its governing body the Swiss Federation for Adult Learning (SVEB), nor the independent certification bodies are accrediting higher education institutions such as universities. Academic accreditation is, by federal law (Art. 21 HEdA[3]), exclusively done by the Swiss Accreditation Council.[4] In this sense, eduQua certification is not a stand-in for higher education accreditation.

Validity

The eduQua certificate is valid for three years. The responsible certification body undertakes annual interim audits, which may - in extreme cases - lead to the early withdrawal of the eduQua certificate. The certificate in that case may be reacquired after three years.

References
  1. "The quality label in adult learning".
  2. eduQua:2021 Qualitätsnorm. Schweizerischer Verband für Weiterbildung SVEB
  3. "Federal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Swiss Higher Education Sector". Article 21, Act of March 1, 2021. The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  4. "Institutional accreditation Switzerland".
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