Presentation Budapest_ Manfred von Hebel

Recognition

of non-formal and informal learning

in the European Youth field

1st EU-level thematic conference

for the European Year of Volunteering 2011:

Recognising the contribution of volunteering to economy,

society and the individual – where are we now, and where do

we want to got?

Budapest, 8 January 2011

Youth Policy

White Paper “A New Impetus for European Youth”(November 2001)

The White Paper describes youth work as part of the overall package of

lifelong learning and demands:

_ a clearer definition of the concepts, of the skills acquired and of

quality standards

_ a higher regard for the people who become involved in these

activities

_ greater recognition of these activities

_ greater complementarity with formal education and training.

Youth Policy

Pathways towards validation & recognitionJoint Working Paper COM-CoE (February 2004)

Key messages

_ Need for social and formal recognition of learning in youth

work

_ Youth more than a sub-category of education and training

_ Preparation of young people for knowledge and civil

society

_ Strengthen awareness of key persons, institutions and of

young people

… invites the Member States and the Commission to…

encourage (…) the development of a comparable and transparent youth-

specific element within Europass for identifying and recognising the skills

and competences acquired by young people through non-formal and

informal learning.

Youth Policy

Resolution of the Council on the recognition of the value of

non-formal and informal learning within the European

youth field(May 2006)

Youth Policy

Renewed framework for youth co-operation

_ Education and training: As a complement to formal education,

non-formal learning for young people should be promoted and

recognised...

_ Voluntary activities: Young people’s voluntary activities should

be supported and better recognised for their value as an

important form of non-formal learning...

_ Youth Work: Supporting the development of youth work and

recognising its value...

Council Resolution on a renewed framework for European cooperation

in the youth field (2010-2018)

(November 2009)

Youth Programme

Mid-term evaluation YOUTH Programme

Follow-up activity within interim evaluation procedure 2000-2006

Recommendation No. 11 ‘Recognition & validation of NFL’

Task

_ Support of ongoing activities for the development of a youth

specific validation instrument

Youth Policy

European Portfolio for Youth workers and Youth leaders

Decision of the Council of Europe’s European Steering Committee for

Youth (CDEJ) of 2003

_ describes experiences and competences in the youth field

_ helps to assess and monitor learning progresses

_ provides a functional analysis of youth workers profile

_ is a self-assessment tool

_ helps to gain feedback from peers and colleagues and

_ is a major reference during the development of Youthpass

Launching 27 April 2007, Schengen

Implementation of a recognition instrument for the YOUTH IN

ACTION programme

Youthpass

To support

_ the reflection on the individual non-formal learning process

_ the social recognition of youth work

_ the employability of young people and youth workers

_ the active participation of young people in society

Launching of tools for Action 1.1, 2 and 4.3 (training courses): July 2007,

since April 2009 Action 3.1, in 2010 Action 1.2

Youthpass in Youth in Action

Youthpass principles

_ Every participant in Youth in Action is individually entitled to

receive Youthpass

_ The responsibility to inform about and to implement, generate

and issue Youthpass is at organisational level

_ National Agencies offer support in different ways (link,

information, training…) at national level

_ SALTO Training- and Co-operation Resource Centre supports

Youtpass development and implementation at European level

Youthpass in Action 4.3 – Training courses

Individual data

General description of

Training Courses

Logo & Signature

ID and reference

Page 1

Organisers of the training course

Aims and objectives

Number of participants, countries

they are coming from

Trainers

Main contents

Confirmation by signature

Youthpass in Action 4.3 – Training courses

Page 2

Page 3

Self-assessment / Learning

process

Individual description of learning

outcome (Key Competences)

Signatures of participant

References

Additional information

Youthpass in Action 4.3 – Training courses

Youthpass in numbers

(updated 06/01/2011)

Numbers since November 2007

→ 4540 Organizations

→ 8678 Projects

→ 87 793 participants received individual Certificates

Youthpass

Technical solution to generate Youthpass at

organisational level

Youthpass

Guidance instruments

_ Website

_ Helpdesk

_ Contact person in every National Agency

_ Database for monitoring

_ Trainer Group

_ Training and exchange of experience for NA staff

_ Training courses for trainer, multiplier, beneficiaries

_ Youthpass and inclusion

_ Youthpass Guide

_ Information material

_ Multilingualism

Education & Training 2010

Key Competences

Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on

key competences for lifelong learning

(December 2006)

1. Communication in the mother tongue

2. Communication in foreign languages

3. Mathematical competence, basic competences science / technology

4. Digital competence

5. Learning to learn

6. Social and civic competences

7. Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship

8. Cultural awareness and expression

Thank you very much for your attention.

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