1. Study visit EU Accreditation of prior learning in development 29-09-2008 Erik van Beek [email_address] www.erikvanbeek.nl/apl
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3. Short history of APL in the Netherlands 1994: Recognising informally acquired skills 1998: STAR: Life long learning at work 2001: Glass is half full! 2001: Start Knowledgecentre on APL 2005: Start Project Unit Learning and Working 2008: Next phase Project Unit Learning and Working
9. Goals and Results Learning and Working 2005 - 2007 Goals Results 2007 15.000 work based learning 28.844 20.000 APL procedures 15.318 4 Learning and Working desks 16 10 regional and sectoral projects 32 5 projects about good practice 11 Associate degree 1400 students
10. How? Deal 1 Deal 2 Deal 3 Deal 4 Deal 5 Deal n Regional and Sectoral stakeholders
11. Deal 1 Den Bosch - Example Who? The city of Den Bosch CWI (employment office) ING Bank Den Bosch Heineken Brewery schools for vocational training and higher education entrepreneursorganisation ‘Hartje ‘s-Hertogenbosch’ Province Noord-Brabant the ministry of Education and the ministry of Social Affairs What? 300 work-based learning places for working people and for unemployed 500 VPL procedures a learning-working desk to inform people about RPL and work-based learning How? A advisor at the learning-working desk to answer questions about the combination of working and learning and an agent to activate trading companies in their HRM.
12. New action plan 2011 Goals 90.000 APL and workbased learning procedures With special focus on: Sectors with shortages Working youth without starting qualifications Difficult-to-place job seekers Flexible and efficient education Pioneer schools Good practice, different prizes Reaching citizens and employers Lerenenwerken.nl internet portal Total of 40 Learning and Working Service Desks Publicity campaign about APL and life long learning Developing the concept of lifelong learning Think-tank for lifelong learning Conference on lifelong learning