This study supports the Commission evaluating progress across Europe in helping people to have their skills and competences recognised through RPL; it gives strategic policy direction to discussions and possible next steps in enhancing the influence of EU interventions in RPL policies and processes.
CEDEFOP has published the Analytical Framework to support implementation of the 2016 Recommendation, Upskilling Pathways across Member States. An executive summary and the full report are available, supporting the valuing of all learning through RPL, with skills assessments across adult learning contributing to RPL opportunities.
The Lifelong Learning Platform invited QQI to participate in a webinar on the theme of Validation in Volunteering, building on the learning in the Improval project. Following consultation within the RPL Practitioner Network and with expert practitioners in the volunteering, youthwork and community sector, QQI both participated and prepared a summary paper with reflections to…
Read the Cross Country Evaluation Report here. The Report concludes that ultimately the culture and openness of a country to RPL goes beyond the need for technical amendments of laws/regulations/decrees; the learning from VISKA suggests that there is ‘a need for validation to become part of the ethos and culture of society so that all…