The Role and Responsibility of Higher Education in Producing High-Quality Workforce

Abstract

The development of quality culture in higher education is relatively new, and it is becoming an increasingly significant issue. It indisputably fulfills a crucial role in the assessment of competitiveness; therefore, quality improvement activities in this field are expected to intensify in the future.
The economic significance of this issue is also growing as higher education sphere has a major effect on the processes of the labour market. In certain areas currently the problem seems to be the lack of labour, in other areas the disappearance of professions. Considering the situation from another point of view, significant resources need to be spent on the reintegration of job-seekers into the labour market. This might be promoted by the rationalization of the education system, the improvement of education quality, and it is also necessary to develop a high level of commitment towards it.
It is crucial for higher education institutions to adapt their education structure and curriculum to the demands of the labour market as much as possible.
This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of quality management in higher education, define its role and significance, as well as the responsibility of higher education institutions to implement quality assurance in order to produce high-quality workforce. The characteristics of quality culture in higher education, as well as the most widespread and most generally applied quality assurance and quality evaluation methods are also going to be presented.