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European Peer Review Manual
The European Peer Review Manual describes a European standard procedure for the use of Peer Reviews in initial VET. It was developed in the LdV project "Peer Review in initial VET" by a team of experts from eight institutions in seven European countries. In 2006, 15 transnational pilot Peer Reviews were successfully carried out in eight European countries. Recommendations based on the experiences of the pilot phase were taken into account in the revision of the Manual which has been available since June 2007.
The Manual offers directly implementable guidelines for VET providers who want to introduce Peer Review in their quality assessment and development procedures. It is complemented by a practical Tool-box, developed within the project "Peer Review Extended", providing forms, checklists, additional information and recommendations in electronic format.
The procedure was further tested in another 4 transnational pilot Peer Reviews in "new" countries in 2007 and further 6 pilot Peer Reviews in different types of VET (including continuing VET) in 2008/2009.
The European Peer Review Manual for initial VET is available online in 14 languages.
The English and the German versions are also available in print. For a printed version of the manual please contact us.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Update! - The manual has been revised to take into account the needs and requirements of continuing VET. The updated version for initial and continuing VET is available in English here.
Update! - The manual has been adapted for guidance in adult education. The Peer Review Manual for Guidance in Adult Education is available in English and Slovenian here.
European Peer Review Manual - English
The English version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
Download: European Peer Review Manual EN
European Peer Review Manual - Catalan
The Catalan version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Czech
New! - The Czech version of the European Peer Review Manual is now available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Danish
The Danish version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Dutch
The Dutch version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Finnish
The Finnish version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - German
The German version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Hungarian
A revised Hungarian version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Italian
The Italian version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Portuguese
The Portuguese version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Romanian
The Romanian version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Slovenian
New! - The Slovenian version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Spanish
The Spanish version of the European Peer Review Manual is available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Turkish
New! - The Turkish version of the European Peer Review Manual is now available.
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European Peer Review Manual - Norwegian
The European Peer Review Manual is also available in Norwegian.
It has been translated by the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, www.utdanningsdirektoratet.no.
Download: European Peer Review Manual NO