The European Management Centre is pleased to be partner in a new project under the Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation, funded by the European Commission. This project started in September 2009 and is called�LQW - EU�(L�nder�bergreifendes Qualit�tsmanagement in der Weiterbildung im Europischen Kontext) and refers to the elaboration of a system for assessing quality in continuing and vocational training for adults with low skills. The project�has a duration�of two years. The LQW system is the leading model for assessing the quality of continuing training in Germany. Other partner organizations are Marktplan (Poland), ArtSet Qualit�tstestierung GmbH (Germany) and the Kaunas University in Lithuania. The project�relies on the�successful innovative model for Germany: "system of quality assessment of�further�education"�(LQW).

As a result, a country-specific partner model will be developed according to the LQW-system.�It includes�a set of support materials and assessment tools that can be adapted and used by the Bulgarian, Lithuanian and Polish project partners. The Organizations will�be allocated�an adequate partner for implementing the LQW-system by providing an appropriate license from the German partner. Based on�this specific�innovative European practice it will receive its application in other countries than Germany and Austria.