VISKA Flanders

Registration for the final conference is still possible

The final conference of the VISKA Erasmus+ project takes place in Brussels on the 12th of February. As it was previously said that the subject would be ‘Validation for Inclusion’ the focus has broadened to ‘Validation as an integrated part of a lifelong learning strategy’. Our key note speaker Jens Bjornavold will hold a key […]

Study visit to Iceland – EPALE Flanders

EPALE Flanders visited Iceland to learn more about the good practices on VPL in the country. Thanks to the efforts of the National Support Services of EPALE and Euroguidance in Iceland we had a more than filled and interesting programme for the 3 days of our study visit. A very special thanks to Margrét Sverrisdottir and […]

VISKA Flanders presents their results

For whom? For policymakers in the field of adult education, pedagogical advisors, directors and staff of adult education centres and for all interested professionals in the field of valdiation of competences for general education. What can you expect? During this seminar you will gain insight into the broad framework of VPL in the European context, […]

EPALE Flanders will visit the VISKA Icelandic partners

EPALE Flanders has been invited to Iceland for a study visit about validation of prior learning. The visit takes place from 23th until the 26th of September. EPALE Flanders has developed a proposal for a study visit, together with Margrét K. Sverrisdóttir (EPALE Iceland). A member of VISKA Flanders will accompany EPALE Flanders on […]

EU Skills Profile Tool adjusted

VISKA worked with the online Skills Profile tool and was glad to hear that the comments of the VISKA respondents have been taken into account to adjust the tool. Something to be proud of. The EU Skills Profile Tool is a multilingual tool, which helps organisations, offering assistance to Third Country Nationals, to produce a […]

Save the date – Flanders presents their results

More information will follow soon !

VISKA at the 3rd VPLBiennale Berlin

All VISKA-partners attented the VPLBiennale (7-8th May) in Berlin. Camilla Alfsen from Skills Norway presented the VISKA-project at the Biennale. It was a very good presentation. We made some new friends from across the VPL community. It were a very interesting two days. Very happy to have participated in the good discussions and debates which […]

Field trials in Flanders

With the field trials in Belgium – Flanders, VISKA wants to explore the possibilities of a VPL procedure for low qualified adults. More specific to facilitate the certification of the course of additional general education (AGE). This certificate, in combination with a certificate of professional education, leads to an educational qualification, being a diploma of […]

Progressing VISKA: transnational meeting in Oslo with the four participating countries

Last week (27th and 28th of March 2019) representatives of all partner countries came together in the offices of Skills Norway to discuss the project progress. On the agenda were presentations, an update, on the results of the field trials in each country, an update from the research partner, regarding the interim report and […]

Conducting the field trials in Flanders

The aim of the field trials in Belgium-Flanders for VISKA is to explore if it is possible, especially for the target group of low-qualified adults, to obtain an educational qualification through a VPL-procedure. We want to explore what the necessary legal framework is, the financial implications of such a procedure and the quality assurance conditions. […]