EUCIS-LLL position on the Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning, Audrey Frith, EUCIS-LLL Director, at SOLIDAR and Ligue de l’enseignement Seminar on the topic, 13 January 2014, Brussels.

1. 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

2. 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.
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Civil
Society
PlaKorm
on
Lifelong
Learning

3. Building
a
ci+zen’s
voice
on
educa+on
and
training
issues
Challenges
What
do
we
mean?
Various
interpretaRons
and
terms
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Civil
Society
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on
Lifelong
Learning

4. 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.
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Civil
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Lifelong
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5. 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

6. 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
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Civil
Society
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on
Lifelong
Learning

7. 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
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Civil
Society
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Lifelong
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8. 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
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Civil
Society
PlaKorm
on
Lifelong
Learning

9. 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
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Civil
Society
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Lifelong
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10. 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
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Society
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Lifelong
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11. 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
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Society
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Lifelong
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12. 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
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Lifelong
Learning