General aims of the Italian Reference Point (hereinafter NRP) for the period of eligibility have been defined in coherence with the priorities defined in the restricted call for NRPs (EACEA 46/2015) and contextualized in the Italian national context and needs. More over the Italian proposal for the restricted call, is coherent with the main features and tasks of the Italian NRP.The Reference Point supports the implementation of the European Recommendation on Quality Assurance of Vocational Education and Training and the national process to implement the National approach to quality assurance, disseminating technical and scientific knowledge, practices and tools to improve continuous development and quality assurance; it also supports VET providers in implementing self-assessment and Peer Review. The NRP main tasks include:• informing national and regional stakeholders about the EQAVET network activities and supporting its work programme;• promoting initiatives which may strengthen the use of methodologies and tools for quality assurance and its development;• rising awareness of the benefits of quality assurance development and methodologies;• coordinating the overall activities concerning participation in the EQAVET network.As a matter of fact, the main challenges for 2016 are linked to the convergence with other European tools, namely Euroguidance, EQF, Europass, Eures, Eurodesk and the support to further implementation of quality assurance methodology, models and tools, but also Quality assurance culture through the production of documents and the dissemination closer to end users: learners, teachers, trainers, companies, national and regional Institutions.The Italian NRP will focus its activities on the update of the National approach for quality in VET approved by Ministries and Regions in 2012.