On 14 June, ACPUA took part in the training session organised by the Innovation and Teacher Training Service of the General Direction for Innovation and Vocational Training of the Department of Education, Culture and Sport of the Government of Aragon.
Under the title: "Pre-university quality: ACPUA certification", the Agency's technicians, Ana Isabel Ortega and Belén Serrano, firstly presented their mission, objectives and main activities to the training coordinators of the educational centres.
Secondly, they explained the purpose and added value of this evaluation activity, which began in 2014 and which certifies the good work of the centres that host students on teacher training prácticum, highlighted the prestige that this "University Internship Centre" Seal brings to the more than 124 secondary schools that make up this network. They highlighted the high satisfaction rates (above 8.20/10) that higher education students detail after their participation in the prácticum of the Master's Degree in Teaching.
In particular, this activity, together with the issuing of the certification and the seal, is a pioneer among Spanish quality assurance agencies. Moreover, this activity is carried out applying European Standards and Guidelines (ESG), so that ACPUA as a full member of ENQA (European Association of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education) and agency registered in the European Register EQAR, submits this certification activity to international evaluation every 5 years.
Finally, ACPUA informed the centres about the new infographic created on university orientation, available on the web for students, families and teachers.
More added information on the ACPUA website: Training schools accreditation | Agencia de Calidad y Prospectiva Universitaria de Aragón (ACPUA) (aragon.es)
