THE MAJOR PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OF THE EDUCATION QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

Abstract: The reflections on the topic of this article have been divided into two parts. The first one has been devoted to changes within regulations concerning higher education, which directly and indirectly are connected with the quality of education. Furthermore, the most crucial dilemmas, according to the authors, associated with the education quality management in vocational schools have been described. These dilemmas to a high extent stem from the shortage of scientific and didactic staff employed in this type of schools as a place of primary employment. Therefore, it results in a range of significant problems and challenges many vocational schools face, especially in the context of dynamic changes taking place in demography and the area of regulations concerning tertiary education. Key words: higher education, vocational schools, quality management, internal education quality assurance syste