NVL Validation conference 2015

1. Fast track of Competence based standards
ESCO - European Skills,
Competences, Qualifications
and Occupations
Coordinating office
ECVET – The city of
accumulation of part
qualifications
Life Long Guidance
center
The High Road of Learning Outcomes
Working Life Society, Social Partners,
Stakeholders
EQF and National
Qualification Framework
Agency
VET Little Shop of Gap Training
The River of EQAVET –
Systematic Quality Assurans
Europass express
Universities
Schools
Life Long Guidance center
Life Long Guidance center
The Art of Life Long Learning
VPL – Validation of Prior Learning
The Garden of
the Third Sector
Roadmap 2018 – validation and the value of competences

2. Roadmap 2018 – validation
and the value of competences

3. Why a roadmap?
• The Council Recommendation of 20 December
2012 on the validation of non-formal and
informal learning
• Briefing note 9065 – Shaping lifelong learning
• Experiences in the NVL Expert Network on
Validation
• The need for further development

4. A holistic perspective on VPL
• Why is the output of the systems less than
expected?
• Are we really focusing on the competences
required for working life, citizenship and
individual development?
• Is the context in which VPL is embedded of
greater importance than foreseen?

5. Content
• The aim of validation
• National systems for validation – what can the
government do?
• Stakeholders’ responsibility and cooperation
• Organisation on national, regional and local levels
• Information, education and support
• Quality, follow up and evaluation
• EU’s framework as a starting point for further
development

6. Indicators example
Indicators for legislation:
• VLP is a right of the individual (or an obligation of a
competent body).
• VPL is regulated by national legislation.
• Regulation of VLP covers all levels of education.
• Non-formal qualifications related to the NQF are
included in the regulation of VPL.
• In case the certification/assessment is carried out by a
public authority, the individual should have a right to
appeal.

7. How to use it
• As a starting point for reflection
• As a tool for development
• For benchmark on VPL systems
• To influence on policy level
• Adapt the indicators for your conditions and
purposes

8. Benchmark for Sweden
1,18
1,54
1,45
1,06
0,88
1,39
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0,50
1,00
1,50
2,00
2,50
3,00
regulations/frameworks/ policies
incitements/financing/ sustainability
stakeholders involvment/roles and
responsibilities
information/implementation/
coordination
infrastructure/support-
systems/networks
quality/follow up/research
Benchmark
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9. How can you make use of the
roadmap?
1. Is there a way to measure the effectiveness of VPL systems?
2. Which factors do you expect have the greatest impact on the
output of VPL systems?
3. What importance do the paradigm of learning outcomes and
competences have?
4. Are we making the full use of the EU framework for VET?
5. How does VPL relate to Career Management Skills and
strategic skills supply of companies?
6. Can accessible systems for VPL contribute to active
citizenship and democracy?
7. Are the individual results of VPL useful to the full extent?
8. How can the work with VPL as you know it be improved?