ACCREDITATION OF PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMS AS A TOOL OF EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING EDUCATION

Abstract

In the context of maintaining the quality of education, the current task of vocational education institutions is to elaborate the education and professional programs which contribute to the training of highly qualified specialists. Moreover, the accreditation of education and professional programs is a key tool of the state regulation of education quality since the concept of quality involves a permanent process of evaluating that encompasses quality monitoring.