Non-formal Skills improvement and Recognition for adult learners Erasmus Project

Project Title

Non-formal Skills improvement and Recognition for adult learners

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal); ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Recognition (non-formal and informal learning/credits)

Project Summary

The importance of acquiring and recognizing skills acquired in non-formal contexts is widely proven. The role of skills development is therefore considered as one of the key drivers of economic growth, it contributes to performance and competitiveness of individuals possess. However, the process of recognition, validation and certification of competencies (RVCC) is not harmonized yet in the European countries and many educational centers struggle to find a valid and common framework.

On the other hand, we are progressively going towards the general ageing of the European population, meaning that the old-age dependency ratio (people aged 65 and above relative to those aged 15 to 64) in the EU will increase by 21.6 percentage points, from 29.6% in 2016 to 51.2% in 2070. These data call to take action in terms of promotion of older people inclusion in the labour world and, therefore in the acquisition of adults’ soft skills to increase their chances to get a job after retirement.

SKILLS REC aims at proposing solutions to the above mentioned issues by elaborating a comprehensive model to allow the Recognition, Validation and Certification of Competencies of previously acquired competences by adults throughout life in non-formal contexts. Thanks to the development of specific resources, the project will allow adults’ educators to make such uncertified skills visible. The project will also promote the acquisition of adults’ soft skills, in particular focusing on the recognition of specific key skills identified by the Council of the European Union in its recommendation published on 20/05/2018 on key non-formal competences for lifelong learning.

In order to achieve its objectives, the project will develop the following resources:
– A Booklet including studies on users’ needs and a SOTA on the Recognition, Validation and Certification of Competencies (RVCC);
– An innovative Manual proposing a Model for the recognition, validation and certification of adults’ non-formal skills;
– An Adult Learners’ Kit for the acquisition, identification and evaluation of older adults’ soft skills;
– An Online Platform collecting all the learning resources of the project and enabling e-learning through the above mentioned resources.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 152825 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA & Country: ES

Project Partners

• Università delle LiberEtà del FVG – ETS
• FUTURE IN PERSPECTIVE LIMITED
• Sastamalan kaupunki
• Solution: Solidarité & Inclusion