The validation of informal and non-formal learning is of increasing importance across Europe (CEDEFOP, 2009). The KVALUES consortium brings together adult cultural educators from Italy, UK, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Bulgaria to develop and test the digital storytelling methodology as an innovative tool to guide adults and young adults in disadvantaged conditions to self-evaluate and recognize skills and key competences acquired through informal learning context such as work, volunteering, family and community related activities. Besides contributing to the European debate, KVALUES aims at identifying which competences and skills can be validated by engaging different stakeholders. Luigi Sturzo Institute is the coordinator of this project that involves 7 partners: Coleg Cambria (UK), Grimme Institute Gesellschaft für Medien, Bildung und Kultur (Germany), Melting Pro. Laboratorio per la Cultura (Italy), DIK (Sweden), Tallinn Creative Hub (Estonia), Institute for Humanistic Management – HuMan (Bulgaria). Project website http://www.kvalues.eu/the-project/ This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

1. FINAL MEETING
Bruxelles October 6th - 8th 2014

2. POST PILOTING ISSUES:
How we can strengthen the
method?
May we ask human resources
department?

3. KVALUES NUMBERS:
Nacka, Botkyrka, Visby, Umeå, Cosenza,
Roma, Perugia, Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo

4. 4 interviews:
ü 1 career counselling centre;
ü 2 evaluation and impact studies service
company;
ü 1 from entrepreneurship service company;
ü 1 HR from a big company working in the field of
culture

5. WHO?
experts, HR, and advisors
MARIA LUIGIA CUSANO, Porta Futuro - Rome
ANDREANI, HR for CIVITA srl
Antonella e Angela , Struttura Consulting spa "
Anonimo, BIC LAZIO

6. OUR QUESTIONS:
Is it possible for the digital curricula story
to be part of the recruitment process?
How?

7. It could be useful to show specific
competences, as communication
and creativity.
To use as tool attached to the
traditional CV.
“I can’t consider it as a substitute
of the traditional cv”.
As unique tool (not added to the
traditional one). “It helps me to
save time and evaluate more
profiles”

8. Is there a specific area where the digital
curricular story could be part of the
recruitment process?

9. Embedded in a job
counselling process - it
helps people to think
about own
competences and skills.
Helping candidates to
be more confident
During the evaluation for HR, it’s useful to
evaluate communication, language
and speaking skills.
It could be usefull especially in:
- Creative sector;
- Officies;
- People looking for the first job or with
not long professional experience
From a recruiter side is
better for - creative
professions.

10. Do you think is a valid tool to show a
candidate’s competences in a better
way?
Could it give him a competitive
advantage?

11. “The digital curricular
stories is an
of the
traditional CV”
It’s a valid tool because
it helps to show skills and
competences that
can’t be highlighted in
a traditional CV
Shows the capacity to
match competences
and communication
abilities through verbal
communication
Shows more creativity,
communication and
language skills.

12. ADVICES

13. TAKING CARE OF:
For
the
applicant:
For
the
facilitator:
• Adapt you CV DS Story to the sector to
which you are applying;
• using picture/images of the person;
• give some info about your education and
previous experiences;
• having a good command of the
language;
• speaking (slow) and record a good audio
• use a good product to present yourself
• coherent use of language and images
• DO NOT FORGET IS A CV!
o don’t influence the story
o give a common technical
structure
o Give equal opportunity to all
candidates to create a DS CV
o CREATE A STANDARD?

14. Thank you for being part in this journey
– our journey!
Antonia & Laura
and all MeP’s staff