oa Occupational standards quality procedure

This paper was presented at the Global Innovators 2013 Conference in Doha, Qatar. The issue of assessing the quality of occupational standards is important as a first step to identify the needs of a countries vocational training system. Elaborate methods like DACUM and functional analysis can be applied to develop occupational standards. Subject matter experts usually assess the results and quality of the standard development. This assessment does not rely on objective scientific evidence and is often driven by politics and subjective decision. This manuscript shows an approach how to apply a quality procedure with reflect the needs of the labor market.