EUCIS-LLL Position on Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

EUCIS-­‐LLL  posi-on  Valida&on  of  Non-­‐formal    and  Informal  Learning  

Audrey  Frith,  EUCIS-­‐LLL  Director  

SOLIDAR-­‐Ligue  de  l’enseignement    Seminar  13  January  2014  -­‐  Bruxelles  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

Valida-on  &  lifelong  learning  

Why  valida+on?  

•   Bringing  together  all  types  of  learning  &  different  ways  to  confer  qualificaRons  

•   Outcomes  /  raRonale:  lifelong  learning,  broader  access,  personal  development,  career  development  and  employability,  reducing  costs,  etc.  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

Challenges  

What  do  we  mean?  

Various  interpretaRons  and  terms  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

Council  Recommenda-on  

What  do  we  mean?  

•   Council  recommendaRon  of  2012:  

Valida-on  means   a   process   of   confirmaRon   by   an   authorised  body   that   an   individual   has   acquired   learning   outcomes  measured   against   a   relevant   standard   and   consists   of   the  following   four   disRnct   phases:   1/   idenRficaRon   2/  documentaRon  3/  assessment  4/  cerRficaRon.  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

Reality  check:  strong  dispari-es  in  Europe

How  does  it  work?  

Very  different  systems  and  approaches  =  problem  of  transparency  and  comparability  at  EU  level    

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

Reality  check:  strong  dispari-es  in  Europe

How  does  it  work?  

Scope of validation systems

• ExempRons  to  access  the  formal  E-­‐T  systems  • ExempRons  to  some  modules  in  curriculums    

• Access  to  /  some  /  all  qualificaRons  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

EU  recommenda-on  

What  does  the  EU  recommends?  

•   4  steps:  iden-fica-on,  documenta-on,  assessment  &  cer-fica-on  of  LO  

•   coherence  with  EQF  and  NQFs  •   synergies  with  EU  transparency  tools  &  credit  systems  

•   disadvantaged  groups  and  unemployed  individuals  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

EU  recommenda-on  

What  does  the  EU  recommends?  

•   informa-on  and  guidance  

•   quality  assurance  •   competences  of  staff  involved  

•   compliance  with  standards  //  formal  educaRon  

•   involvement  of  stakeholders  

•   coordina-on  between  different  services  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

EU  recommenda-on  

What  does  the  EU  recommends?  

Important  element  =  it  should  be  based  on  the  same  standards  as  in  the  formal  system  

LimitaRons  =  Respects  the  diversity  of  models:  does  not  say  how  the  systems  should  work  or  its  scope  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

EUCIS-­‐LLL  view  

What  does  EUCIS-­‐LLL  recommends?  

•   ValidaRon  as  an  individual  right  •   Mechanisms  that  cover  all  sectors  of  E&T  

•   That  can  lead  to  the  full  recogniRon  of  a  diploma  (flexible  and  individualised  pathways)  

•   with  qualificaRons  that  are  equal  to  the  “tradiRonal”  ones  •   Targeted  measures  to  reach  out  to  disadvantaged  groups  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

EUCIS-­‐LLL  task  force  on  valida-on  

Follow  up?  

•  capacity  building  and  informaRon  sharing  (tool  kit,  info)  

•   campaign  to  defend  key  principles  at  EU  level  

•   parRcipaRon  in  the  EQF  advisory  group  •   monitoring  the  implementaRon  of  the  recommendaRon  at  naRonal  level  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning  

Building  a  ci+zen’s  voice  on  educa+on  and  training  issues  

EUCIS-­‐LLL  task  force  on  valida-on  

Contact  and  more  informa+on  

•   EUCIS-­‐LLL  drab  tool  kit  •   EUCIS-­‐LLL  LLL-­‐Mag  #1  on  validaRon    

Audrey  Frith  –  audrey.frith@eucis-­‐lll.eu    

www.eucis-­‐lll.eu  

European  Civil  Society  PlaKorm  on  Lifelong  Learning