Improving learning outcomes of VET and enhanced transfer of competences into the workplace are at the centre of national and European policies. Regular evaluation and improvement at the classroom/workshop level contribute to this goal. They are, however, highly dependent on teachers’ and trainers’ competences of providing tailored training, reflecting on the learning process, evaluating outcomes and transfer and improving their provision accordingly. These crucial competences are rarely taught in initial education and training of teachers and trainers. Neither are they included in quality management and personnel development at the institutional level as a comprehensive analysis of 130 LdV and Grundtvig QA projects conducted in the QALLL project (www.qalll.eu) has shown.QUALITOOLS aimed to meet this demand: The project tried to enhance quality of the actual learning process and its outcome by equipping teachers and trainers with the necessary transversal skills. It combined top-down strategies in QM and with bottom-up QA tools for teachers and trainers and tried to show how a pedagogical quality approach on the practitioners' level can be embedded in traditional quality management. It supported the non-formal, work-based learning of ICT teachers/trainers in a field still largely unknown to them: evaluation and quality assurance. It thus aimed to enhance the general capacity building of VET professionals and also contributes to the further development of EQAVET.Added-value of the project: So far, quality methods for teachers/trainers have only been developed and used on a small scale and in a fragmented way. A coherent and comprehensive approach to improving teaching and learning through evaluation and quality assurance on the classroom level is missing. Additionally, the scope of existing tools is limited. The added-value of QUALITOOLS was to gather existing tools, revise and adapt them to the target group, develop additional tools for areas not covered and provide a new comprehensive approach which is practical and easy-to-implement. In a nutshell, QUALITOOLS aimed at:- enhancing the professional development of those working in ICT training- fostering sustainable bottom-up quality improvements at the level of ICT training institutions - ultimately enhancing learning outcomes and learning transfer in ICT training provision.Target groups: The project focused on initial and continuous training in ICT since this branch is at the vanguard of developments and an early adopter of innovative approaches. Within ICT training, all key actors were addressed: primary target group were ICT trainers/teachers in technical schools and VET institutions providing non-formal or formal further training in ICT as well as tutors in ICT enterprises. Enhancing their pedagogical competences in evaluation and quality improvement was at the core of the projectThe secondary target group were managers in ICT training institutions/companies who received guidelines and a training programme on how to implement the quality tools. ICT students were the ultimate beneficiary. They could benefit from a higher teaching and training quality. Main products and activities: The main products are the QUALITOOLS handbook and database containing 65 quality tools for ICT trainers/teachers. They focus on using needs assessment, reflection, feedback, evaluation and monitoring to improve the quality of the learning process, learning outcomes and transfer of learning. The tools include 20 existing good practice QA tools of 3 EU projects (selected in the QALLL study), which has been revised and adapted, and 45 new tools. They latter were researched or (further) developed based on an analysis of the QA situation in ICT training. The comprehensive database provides a simple, quick & EU-wide online access for the target groups to the QUALITOOLS through the project website www.QUALITOOLS.net.To ensure an adequate use of the tools by ICT teachers/trainers, a capacity building f2f & a webinar training programme were developed, valorised & evaluated. Another important output is guideline for VET managers that helps to implement the QUALITOOLS approach on the institutional level. Extensive report of accompanying study including recommendations on the use and usability of Qualitools contributes to project sustainability.Project results will further be available at project website beyond project end.Dissemination included mentoring approach, valorisation workshops with practitioners, QM/VET manager workshops, 2 international webinars for ICT teachers/trainers, an international valorisation conference in PL, 2 national valorisation conferences in AT and EU dissemination through EPRA and partner networks.The partnership covered a wide geographical scope (PL, AT, BG, PT, UK and EU) and was well-balanced in representing different types of organisations. It benefited from the diversity of partners’ specialisations, cultures and VET systems they come from.