Recognition of Transversal and Professional competences of the first qualification levels of the EQF Erasmus Project

Project Title

Recognition of Transversal and Professional competences of the first qualification levels of the EQF

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Recognition, transparency, certification; Recognition (non-formal and informal learning/credits)

Project Summary

The objective of this project is to develop the automatic recognition of non-formal learning outcomes (basic, technical and transversal skills) in the training of very low-skilled adults from socioprofessional integration training (SPI training) in relation to existing systems in the different contexts of the partner countries of the project
He will Implement the phases identified in the recommendations on the validation of non-formal learning outcomes and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) in training institutions with low-skilled and distant from employment audiences
Validation is “a process of confirmation by an authorised body that a person has acquired learning outcomes corresponding to a given standard” (EU Council, p. 5).
The automatic or non-automatic recognition of the learning outcomes of the low skilled adults is still too weak and does not allow learners’ progress to be clearly identified in terms of their autonomy, responsibility and complexity of task achievement (see Progress within the European Qualification Framework – EQF – according to the 8 levels of control of the resources to be mobilised and more particularly levels 1 to 3 or even 4) as well as in terms of basic, technical and transversal skills.
There are still too few qualifications or certification profiles developed for type 1, 2 qualifications (levels of the European Qualifications Framework -EQF), most often targeted by training organisations in Social and Professional Integration in relation to the basic level of learners entering their training. This lack has the effect of blocking people in their progress in their training path.
The overall objective of this project will be to strengthen existing mechanisms in order to increase the number of training opportunities positioned in national qualifications frameworks (in conjunction with the EQF) at levels 1, 2 through the development of a system recognised by the competent authorities allowing learners to receive direct recognition or positioning of their learning within the non-formal training organisations in which they have pursued their training.
The operational objective is to allow automatic recognition/positioning (at levels 1, 2 and 3 of partner countries’ qualifications frameworks):
– basic reading, writing, mathematical and numerical skills are acquired through orientation and/or refresher courses
– professional skills: technical and non-technical skills and transversal skills directly related to professional situations (teamwork, communication, problem solving, etc.) acquired in the context of so-called professionalizing and/or qualifying training.
Specific objectives :
– Provide an overview of approaches and methodologies implemented at national levels for the recognition and validation of non-formal and/or informal learning for low-skilled audiences at levels 1 and 2 of the EQF
– Describe and analyse examples of good practice in developing the positioning, recognition, of non-formal and informal learning at levels 1 and 2 of the EQF
– Identify common transnational issues and make recommendations to policy makers.

To achieve these objectives, case studies will have to be carried out (Intellectual Outputs) to:
IO 1: Identify/Define the processes and procedures by which non-formal and informal learning could be recognised at levels 1 and 2 of the EQF: Workshops of innovative measures for the assessment of learning outcomes in formal, non-formal and informal vocational training systems;
IO 2: Identify common characteristics between the case studies in order to deduce a model for positioning non-formal/informal learning outcomes on the basis of identified good practices: development of a model for positioning formative and summative evaluations of partner countries at levels 1 and 2 of the qualifications framework;
IO3: Elaborate a User guide for the positioning model
IO 4: Develop a policy recommendations guide to enable the implementation of recognition / positioning of non-formal/informal learning at levels 1 and 2 of the EQF

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 183605 Eur

Project Coordinator

Actions Intégrées de Développement & Country: BE

Project Partners

• SCUOLA CENTRALE FORMAZIONE ASSOCIAZIONE SCF
• CONFEDERACION ESPANOLA DE CENTROS DE ENSENANZA ASOCIACION C.E.C.E.
• SANTA CASA DA MISERICORDIA DE LISBOA
• CIFASA