Presentation of the partner UBO in the EU project VALERU on evaluation modalities in non-formal/informal learning.

1. Credits assignment
The French Model
The jury and the evaluation modalities

2. or
VNIL : a reminder of the procedure
Information : regular meetings
(about 1 per month)
Receipt of the first documents : Curriculum vitae, cover letter,
evidences (diplomas, labour contracts, employer attestations…)
First meeting with the counsellor :
feasibility and legibility
Guidance to complete the portfolio
Deposing the portfolio
JURY - Assessment
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Contract
Registration
Diploma
Training
VNIL counsellors
Information assistants
Administrative assistants
VNIL counsellors
Teacher responsible of the
degree
VNIL counsellors
Administrative assistants

3. The jury : composition
According to the decree n°2002-590 of 26 April 2002 :
The validation committee (or jury) comprises a majority of faculty
members (professor-researcher) and professionals who are
competent to assess the nature of experience for which the
validation is requested.
The University Administration Committee sets the rules of the
VNIL of its institution, the composition of juries, and detailed rules
to different types of diplomas (e.g. : procedure for Ph.D degrees)
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4. The jury : composition
Permanents
• Chairman :
• Chancellor of the University
• Vice-rector
• Dean of the faculty
• Permanent members :
• Head of faculty
• Head of LLL Department
• Manager or counsellor VNIL
Experts
• 2 professors-researchers (one
responsible for the degree
referred)
• 1 person who is not from the
university : « a professional »
or « practitioner »
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5. The jury : its role
According to the decree n°2002-590 of 26 April 2002 :
The jury reviews the candidate’s portfolio and meet with him to
discuss it.
The jury determines the knowledge and skills that it deems can
be validated, and can decide to grant the full degree.
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6. The jury’s members : their roles
The chairman :
Guarantor of the proper conduct of the jury in accordance with the law and the rules
;
Animates the 4 times of the jury : consultation, interview of the candidate,
deliberation, decision.
The professors-researchers :
Experts of the degree, they have the pedagogical content knowledge ;
Guarantors of knowledge acquisition terms and skills covered by the diploma.
The practitioners :
They bring their sensitivity in the workplace and their knowledge of professional
situations (technical know-how, workplace...) ;
they will be able to appreciate the "professionalism" of the candidate
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7. The jury : concretely, how it goes ?
The interview of the candidate :
Duration : about 45 minutes
Including : presentation of the candidate in 10 minutes maximum
:
His career
His personal and/or professional project
The interest of the diploma compared to the project
Expectations with respect to the validation
The jury asks questions
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8. The jury of validation
Examine the equivalence between the reported experiences (and
knowledge explained, formalized) and the set of skills standards that
determine the achievement of the targeted certification.
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9. The evaluation modalities of the VNIL
The evaluation can’t be an academic assessment in the strict sense
It is to decide if the candidate has a level of knowledge and skills
comparable to a student who would come to achieve the same
degree.
It will never be possible to overlap the two profiles exactly in that
learning outcomes were developed from very different approaches.
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10. The principles of the evaluation
Validate learning outcomes, not the jobs held. Behind a same position
designation can hide different realities: the jury is thus committed to the
facts and not the labels of employment. In the interest of educational equity,
value judgments will be removed.
Consider the candidate's approach to a dynamic of professionalization. The
candidate is evaluated at a time of his professional career.
Go beyond a study of the portfolio “teaching unit per teaching unit" to a
comprehensive approach of the candidate as a whole (basic and
transversal learning outcomes).
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11. Tools for evaluation
 The portfolio analysis will focus on :
 consistency in the construction of the file
 the choice of jobs / activities highlighted
 the experience analysis
 argumentation toward the degree
 the choice of illustrations and proofs
 the academic level of the document presented (expression, syntax, spelling, analytical skills,
synthesis,...)
 The interview of the candidate :
 complete the information after reading and analysis of the file
 allows an understanding of the actual activities of the candidate
 capture the most significant elements in relation to the degree requirement
 verify that the candidate is able to adapt his skills to different contexts
 Medias :
 file from the National Directory of Professional Certification
 the curriculum of the degree
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12. Questions from the jury
Are the candidate’s jobs corresponding to the level of degree
requirement asked?
Are the activities described corresponding to those of the jobs held
by graduates?
Are the deficiencies identified, if any, offset by other elements?
What are the self-studies courses and continuing education of the
candidate?
Are the presentation and answers of the candidate consistent with
the level of proficiency highlighted in the writing?
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13. The decision : principles
taking into account the candidate's career in its entirety
principle of respecting and listening the other members of the jury
the joint commitment on the decision of the jury
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14. The jury : 3 possible decisions
Grant the full degree : the candidate's experience is consistent with degree
requirements. He then obtained the full diploma and referred mention should be
awarded. The jury awards the ECTS (60 per year. Thus, 120 ects for a master's
degree). This degree does not mention on validation, it has exactly the same value as a
degree obtained by other certification pathways.
Award only part of the degree : the jury finds that the candidate has some of the
knowledge and skills expected and therefore attributed a part of the degree. It issues
recommendations for graduation. The jury awards a number of ECTS (e.g.: 90/120 for a
Master’s degree) corresponding to the percentage of validation granted.
Don’t validate anything : the jury finds that the level of skills and knowledge of the
candidate is not in line with the expected level. It therefore opposes a refusal to demand
and no validation is granted. This result is very unusual at this stage.
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15. EXAMPLE
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16. EXAMPLE : the profile of the candidate
Candidate : Marie DUPONT
Age : 41 years old
Lives in Rennes (250 km from Brest)
Job : human resources manager for 14 years
Diploma : bachelor in public administration
Continuing education : courses every years about laws, Human
Resource Planning (HRP), management of projects, finance,
software…
Her project : career development, aims to have a degree as the
same level as her professional experience
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17. EXAMPLE : her claim, our answer
Marie wants to validate the master’s degree in human resources
management proposed by UBO in it’s Institute of Business Administration.
She has 14 years of experience ; thus, she is admissible
The professor-researcher responsible of the diploma think that a VNIL is
possible in relation to the long career of the candidate.
Daniel, who is counselor in VNIL, advises Marie in the writing of the
portfolio. Marie has to explain all her tasks in relation with the diploma
using the first person singular, “I”. It will last 6 months ; the portfolio contains
90 pages excluding annexes.
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18. EXAMPLE : extract of a real portfolio
Section on Marie’s way to manage a budget
“Each end of the year, I have to submit to the exercise of calculating the budget Human Resources of the future exercise. First of all,
our client provides us the estimated revenue. This estimate allows the Industrial Director calculate my company sales and production
load. I then worked with the Production Manager to identify additional staffing requirements for the realization of the forecast
production load. Given these requirements, wage increases negotiated in mandatory annual negotiations and all other known changes,
I realize the Human Resources budget of the following year. For the realization of the budget, I create, in an Excel file, a monthly
database of individual salaries. I set up the indexing tabs on collecting all variable data, which allows to quickly perform multiple design
assumptions. I then discussed with the Director General and the head of accounting before justifying the meeting with the group's
leaders. Over the years, I have improved my budget development process and refined the quality of forecasts. The budget is broken
down by month; I have built by example seasonality in the calculation of payroll and decision paid leave”.
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19. EXAMPLE : the preparation of the jury
The members of the jury :
Chairman : the dean of the Institute of Business Management
Professor-researcher 1 : the responsible of the Master’s degree in
human resources management
Professor-researcher 2 : expert in HRP and finance
Practitioner : self-employed consultant in management and advisor
in business strategy.
A counselor in VNIL is present but not as a member of the jury
the portfolio was sent to the jury members one month before the
interview. So they had time to read it.
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20. EXAMPLE : the day of the interview with the jury
Consultation between the members of the jury before the interview:
It’s a good written report, Marie’s knowledge and skills are undeniable.
Interview :
Marie presents her career and her project for 10 minutes
The members of the jury ask her questions :
Are there other methods than those you used?
Could you be competent in another company than your own, a largest one
for example?
…
Deliberation
The board members discuss ten minutes to agree on a collective decision….
Decision
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21. EXAMPLE : the decision of the jury
The knowledge and skills of Marie cover most of the teachings of the diploma. Her career is
awesome ! and her skills proved…
However, her portfolio and the interview showed that she doesn’t control very well the quality
approach methodology, and never had to deal with ERP software that can be encountered in
larger companies.
The jury recommends :
Writing a thesis on quality management (8 ects)
The monitoring and evaluation of teaching unit related to information systems (3 ects – 36h)
Follow the Business English course because she might need this language later (2 ects –
24h)
The jury assigns to Marie 107 ECTS / 120.
She has five years to complete the recommendation of the jury. Marie must obtain a score above
the average for each assessment requested by the jury.
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22. Thank you for
your attention !
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