About the project
While validation arrangements are being established in all EU countries and beyond, it remains challenging to consider the competences acquired in youth work and youth volunteering within these frameworks. To explore the current state of affairs and challenges related to the validation of competences developed in youth work, SALTO Training and Cooperation Resource Centre and the Erasmus+ National Agencies of Estonia, France, Germany, and Slovenia started a cooperation project in 2024, with the focus on validation procedures in Higher Education Institutions in these countries.
Study on the validation of competences developed in the youth sector
As part of this cooperation, a study was compiled, exploring the state of affairs in the four respective countries.
The study will be published on this website in a few days. If you would like to be notified as soon as it is published, please leave your contact data here: https://saltotcrc.typeform.com/to/Mis0KV5I.
Context
With the Council Recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning (2012), EU Member States were invited to establish arrangements for the validation of non-formal and informal learning. These should enable individuals to have competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning validated and to obtain full or partial qualifications based on validated learning experiences.
Youth work and youth volunteering are part of non-formal and informal learning contexts. Learning in youth work can involve developing skills, gaining knowledge, changing attitudes, and building confidence; it is often facilitated through activities that encourage exploration, reflection, and participation. In the context of the Erasmus+ youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes, Youthpass helps to identify and document that learning.