Background The project was a response to the need expressed by VET-provider for a European approach to quality assurance in Vocational Education and Training. The partnership in this project had since end of 2008 highlighted that lack of a basic common European QA standard for VET constitutes a barrier to transparency and mobility within EU. During a research in the field attention was paid to Common Quality Assurance Framework (CQAF) which was endorsed by the Education Council in May 2004. CQAF- as a reference system designed to support Member States to develop, improve, monitor and evaluate their QA systems, based on common principles. The endorsement of CQAF was the first step towards the transparency between QA-systems in VET in Europe. However, CQAF addressed VET at national level and not at provider's level and it has been based on voluntary participation and implementation by member states. Though the partnership realized that adaptation of existing QA-system in VET at provider’s level to CQAF, has a long way to go elaboration of a “CQAFVET - provider model” could be considered as a first step and it could address the above problem. The project “CQAFVET - provider model”The overall objective was adaptation of an existing QA model in VET to the standards and criteria of CQAF. The proposed project aimed to adapt the Swedish QA-model, which is based on ISO 9001-2000 at Folkuniversitetet Uppsala, to CQAF. The model was supposed to be a practical tool consisting of a set of operational documents based on a list of criteria for QA in VET according to ISO 9001-2000. The Swedish model highlighted crucial aspects in quality such as correspondence with labour market demand, the degree and quality of stakeholders’ participation, the flexibility of education providers and a relevant pedagogical approach. Output and result The project has met its initial aim and objectives completely. It succeeded in developing an operational model for QA, with themes and indicators and an elaborated description for practitioners of VET in how to use the model as well as ways to provide evidence for QA. The model was tested in all 5 five partner countries (in up to 20 VET provider organizations) for planning, implementation as well as evaluation of VET programs. The original intention was to develop a self-assessment tool for practitioners as well as advisors. This objective has been met more than originally planned for, since the partners succeeded in developing also a concept for online demo version of the assessment tool (see website of the project).