European framework for assessment

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European framework for assessment quality and
transparency
Assessment and Validation of Prior Learning APL
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ISQ- Quality and Welding Institute SNCP- National
System for Certification EVTA European Vocation
Training Association CINOP- Duch Centre for
Innovation of Training NCFL- Swedish Agency for
Flexible Learning AIKE International Vocational
Adult Education Centres of Finland
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Why Euroval?
Validation of learning... Can make visible the
full range of knowledge and competences held by
an individual and companies, acquired in a
formal, non-formal or informal setting Can
facilitate progression in education and training,
(re)integration in the labour market,
geographical and occupational mobility as well as
organisational and personal development. Can
improve companies competitiveness at global market

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Why Euroval?

For this purposes, validation process. Should
be put in place to ensure transparency, fairness
and privacy as well as mutual trust external
validation systems (other APL promoters in each
country or abroad) Must guarantee a client
satisfaction oriented system, monitored and
evaluated
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Our goals
Develop a common methodology for validation of
non-formal and informal learning that can be used
by all public and private APL bodies, based on a
common framework to assess and monitoring
quality and client satisfaction Identify best
practices on APL systems with the aim of ensuring
greater comparability between approaches in
different countries and at different levels,
based on European APL principles (exchange
practices) Promote an open dialogue among all
APL key-players and consequent reciprocal
recognition / acknowledge - mutual trust Create
an APL network national and international level

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Our products
Operational and terminological APL Handbook who
is who in each country? What APL best
practices? Glossary Most efficient APL
tools Common methodology for assessment of
prior learning common framework and Guidelines
to assess and monitoring quality and client
satisfaction www.institutovirtual.pt/euroval

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Products inovation...
How the organisations are dealing with
APL What system , procedures, HR and tools?
Monitoring and evaluation the initiatives at all
levels? Planning, Doing, Checking,
acting? Quality management systems? Client
satisfaction? Global society satisfaction/recognit
ion? SWOT analysis Following European APL
principles?

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Following European APL principles? 1 Purpose of
validation 2 Individual entitlements 3.
Responsibilities of institutions and
stakeholders 4. Confidence and trust 5.
Impartiality and credibility 6. Legitimacy NO!
37 of organisationsSome of them We are
suggesting to build APL system managed through
Quality key-factors Costumer Focus
Leadership Involvement of People Process
Approach System Approach to Management Continual
Improvement Factual Approach to Decision
Making Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationships

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Our valorization activities...

• Full contact strategy
• Meetings/Personal contacts with national
  certification bodies, universities and companies
• share APL experiences
• reshape some of APL procedures
• collaborate on testing phases
• create a large community of practice

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Our dessimination activities...
2. Octopus strategy Meetings with national
policy makers 3. Media strategy Publication of
articles magazines, partners newsletters ,
workshops 4. All in the family strategy
Marketing activities at national /international
level Organization image new APL products

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Our valorization activities...
After 9 months of project development. full
contact strategy 63 organizations touched in 5
countries one to one we reshaped the project
with empowerment approach Media strategy 8
articles published Participation in 4
workshops Project web.site Octopus strategy 6
meetings on going with national
organizations, policy makers or decision
makersinclude them in the project ALL in the
family strategy - procurement Ensure all partners
are placing project/products into market -
associate organization image with project
products create a management structure with a
Marketing Steering Committee

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Sharing experiences...
Full contact strategy is very useful build
learning bays and best clients (tailor made
product) Media strategy necessary but only 10
ROI Octopus strategy useful but very
slowsometimes only after project we can see some
results All in the family and procurement -
basic principle for any partnership and useful
project milestone Time to market must be very
short sell it before the end of project
Empowerment attitude- hear the stakeholders
opinion, include them as an expert/client
Innovation attitude Reducing production costs,
best performance and userfriendly (EODC)

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Margarida Segard ISQ- Quality and Welding
Institute, Portugal mmsegard_at_isq.pt www.institut
ovirtual.pt/euroval