WIDENING ACCESS TO VALIDATION AND GUIDANCE The proposed amendment in legislation circulated for public consultation in autumn 2019 has been approved, changing the regulations to the Education Act governing validation of prior learning. The new rules take effect from 1 January 2020, allowing candidates to go through the validation process at upper secondary level in […]
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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 […]
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Curious about the results and the policy recommendations of the VISKA Erasmus+ project? Come to our final conference on validation for inclusion – possibilities and challenges. The conference will be held on the 12th of February in Brussels.
Continue readingMore TagD5.3 ‘Quality Assurance Mechanism of Validation Services’ published
This report gives an overview on quality assurance considerations within the VISKA project and various mechanisms in place within each country context and EU synergies. This will potentially allow further alignment of quality assurance to further support validation of prior learning, both at a national and European level.Two VISKA reports and lessons learnt from the […]
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Idan and ETSC will present their experiences from the VISKA Erasmus+ project on the 4th of February 2020. The focus of the seminar will lay on working with validation for migrants. How can this target group benefit from their education and competences and enhancing themselves and society as a whole. Challenges and opportunities will […]
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VISKA organised the Flemish conference on 19 November 2019 together with the European Electronic Platform for Adult Learning EPALE. The Flemish VISKA project team welcomed around 60 participants for its national closing conference which took place at Dirk Boutsgebouw in Leuven. To read more about it visit our ‘National Conference – Belgium Flanders ‘ page
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT IN LEGISLATION The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training has issued a proposal in which they propose amending the regulations to the Education Act governing validation of prior learning. If the proposal is approved, it will be possible for candidates to go through the validation process in other languages than Norwegian and Sami […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Skills Norway will present their experiences from the VISKA Erasmus+ project on the 10th of January 2020. The focus of the seminar will lay on working with validation for refugees and other groups at risk. Plans and ideas for further cooperation in the field will be suggested and discussed. Keep an eye on our website as […]
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