Ensure the professionalization and good functioning of VNFIL “PROFI-VNFIL” Erasmus Project

Project Title

Ensure the professionalization and good functioning of VNFIL “PROFI-VNFIL”

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

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

Project Summary

The 2012 Council Recommendation on validation encourages the Member States to put in place national arrangements for validation by 2018. These arrangements will enable individuals to increase the visibility and value of their knowledge, skills and competencies acquired outside formal education and training: at work, at home or in voluntary activities.

This project was designed on the request from the real need of partners from Lithuania, Italy, Portugal and Greece. Strong partners with even more solid experiences will share their products developed via PROFI-VNFIL not only nationally but also internationally. The VNFIL process is only starting in Europe, so the products which partners are determined to develop are high at EU agenda.

Project participants and beneficiaries: VET/AL providers, learners, teachers, trainers and other professionals involved in VNFIL, policy makers, employment officers, guidance counselors, researchers, regional and national authorities, social partners.

Aiming to ensure the professionalization and well functioning of the high-quality system of VNFIL, the project partners have set such objectives:

1. Development of quality digital self-evaluation and self-analysis tool (E-portfolio) for candidates;
2. Professionalization of the VNFIL process – Training Programme for the training of VNFIL professionals;
3. Advocating in society and establishing National Strategy Papers for VNFIL.

Quality based education, as well as high-standard and effective training, LLL, up- and re-skilling will be the necessary tools for grasping the job opportunities of the future and fostering competitiveness. The importance to Europe of skilled and knowledgeable citizens extends beyond formal education to learning acquired in non-formal or informal ways. Appropriate validation of competencies acquired through non-formal and informal learning pathways (consisting of identification, documentation, assessment and certification) will bring their added value in the labour market.

Short description of the results:
1. Compendium of existing innovative and effective validation practices and tools
2. E-portfolio for VNFIL candidates
3 Training programme for trainers /assessors, guidance counselors
4. National strategy papers (NSP) to support for VNFIL in VET

Impact envisaged and the potential longer term benefits:

Created tools will remain within the work culture of the organizations involved and will become a new way to implement strategic actions aiming at the building of efficient VNFIL systems.
Self-evaluation and self-analysis, training tools will be available on the website and in the community of professionals. They can be used, replicated or adapted to new forms in unpredictable ways, reaching an indefinite number of people.
The network of this project will also become a space where the organizations will be able to share its difficulties and its obtained results.
Foreseen sustainability on the project:
– Training program will be accredited.
– E -portfolio will be used by partners and their networks even when the project will be finished.
– National strategies and Compendium will be disseminated and use by the partners after the project end, to ensure VNFIL process professionalization.
– All information will be published in partners’ websites.
– Project website with all intellectual outputs will be maintained by LETU at least 5 years.

Project Website

https://profi-vnfil.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 209628 Eur

Project Coordinator

LIETUVOS SVIETIMO IR MOKSLO PROFESINE SAJUNGA & Country: LT

Project Partners

• VILNIAUS AUTOMECHANIKOS IR VERSLO MOKYKLA
• CENTRO DE FORMACAO PROFISSIONAL PARA O COMERCIO E AFINS
• FORMA.AZIONE SRL
• C.M. SKOULIDI & SIA E.E.