Quifd
| Quifd | |
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| purpose | Quality management |
| Chair: | Wolf-Dieter Tuchel |
| Establishment date: | 2003 |
| Seat : | Berlin |
| Website: | www.quifd.de |
Quifd ( Qu ality i n F reiwilligen d iensten) missed as establishment of a non-profit organization for a seal quality in voluntary services . In cooperation with science and practice, Quifd has developed quality standards on the basis of which deployment sites and sponsors can be checked by an independent group of experts. The agency awards the Quifd quality seal for proven compliance with quality standards.
The agency Quifd is a program area of the Academy for Honorary Work Germany and was created from a joint initiative of the Robert Bosch Stiftung and the Förderverein für Jugend und Sozialarbeit eV (fjs) .
structure
The main office in Berlin is the executive and coordinating body. All important decisions are made in the committees.
The certified forum is the agency's central body. It is made up of all institutions certified with the Quifd seal and is legally sponsored by the Förderverein für Jugend und Sozialarbeit eV In an annual meeting, the members decide on the guidelines of Quifd, changes and further developments of the quality standards, the certification process and choose the Quifd Commission.
The commission is elected by the members of the Quifd forum and consists of representatives of the certified and independent experts. She makes decisions on strategic issues, on procedural changes and participates in the further development and formulation of quality standards.
Quality management
Quifd supports the quality management of voluntary service providers by providing quality standards, certifying facilities, offering training and promoting the exchange of quality information in voluntary services.
Quifd has developed quality standards for voluntary services at home and abroad. These standards are available free of charge to all volunteer service providers in order to support them in their quality development.
Full-time and voluntary employees of the volunteer service providers can participate in training courses, workshops and specialist conferences on quality-related topics at Quifd and exchange ideas with speakers and colleagues.
In the context of practical workshops, working groups and conferences, Quifd promotes the exchange about quality in voluntary services among the providers as well as between deployment centers and providers at home and abroad.
facts and figures
- Over 350 quality manuals shipped
- 16 certified sponsoring organizations and 3 certified deployment sites (domestic services)
- 19 certified sending organizations (international services)
- over 100 on-site audits
- 12 active reviewers