The organisations begin the quality assessment process according to the OQEA model by first completing the so called first quality assessment on all areas defined in the OQEA model.

This first assessment is done using the SWOT method. Such initial analysis of the situation helps the educational organisation decide in which area of quality it will carry out a more thorough self-evaluation.

The Manual INDICATORS (the first collection of quality indicators, published in 2003, as the core of the Offering Quality Education to Adults (OQEA) self-evaluation model) helps the users chose appropriate indicators and leads them through assessing their quality. The participating organisations have so far chosen very different indicators (list of indicators, PDF, 97 kB, 11 pages).

In 2013 SIAE published Reformed collection of quality indicators in adult education as a result of re-thinking of the first collection of quality indicators. We can use the reformed collection of quality indicators in adult education for internal quality assessment and development in the adult education organization (self-evaluation, self-assessment) and for external quality assessment and development in the adult education organization (external monitoring, external evaluation, accreditation).

Quality indicators in adult education are available at: https://arhiv-kakovost.acs.si/doc/N-1077-1.pdf (in English).