Programme
Monday, 28 November 2016 | |
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8.30 - 9.30 | Registration |
9.30 - 11.00 |
Welcome and opening Political context for validation in Europe |
The past: what can we learn from the past two decades of validation work in Europe? The present: first results of the 2016 European inventory update on validation of non-formal and informal learning Chair: Antonio Ranieri (Cedefop) |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee break |
11.30 - 13.00 |
The future: presentations from three countries with different traditions and approaches to validation |
Plenary discussion Questions for discussion:
The plenary discussion will focus on how validation can become a practical reality for individual users in their national work and learning contexts. Chair: Ruud Duvekot (CL3S/EC-VPL, Netherlands) |
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13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
14.00 - 15.30 |
Parallel sessions focusing on four key users of validation The parallel sessions aim to develop proposals on how the validation needs of each specific target group can be addressed. The sessions address the same questions for each target group:
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Session 1 | Validation for migrants Martin Noack (Senior Project Manager, Programm Lernen fürs Leben, Bertelsmann Foundation) and Ramona López-Salinas (Coaching für Migrantinnen und Migranten in die Arbeitswelt - AWO IntegrationsCenter West) Rapporteur: Manuel Souto Otero (University of Cardiff ) |
Session 2 | Validation for the unemployed or at risk of unemployment Alain Kock (Consortium de validation des compétences, Belgium – French Community) Rapporteur: Kirsten Aagaard (Head of Centre, National Knowledge Centre for Validation of Prior Learning, Denmark) |
Session 3 | Validation for low-qualified adults Gonçalo Xufre (Director, National Agency for Qualification and VET – ANQEP, Portugal) and Catarina Gaspar (Cinemate,SA) Rapporteur: Gina Ebner (European Association for the Education of Adults – EAEA) |
Session 4 | Validation for people in employment (Presentation by an employer) Jan Stepan (PwC, UK) Rapporteur: Roman Senderek (Institute for Industrial Management at RWTH Aachen University, Germany) |
15.30 - 16.00 |
Coffee break |
16.00 - 17.30 | Parallel sessions (continued) |
18.30 | Dinner (provided by Cedefop) |
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Tuesday, 29 November 2016 |
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8:45 - 9:00 | Registration |
9.00 - 10.00 |
Validation in Europe from an outside perspective
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10.00 - 11.00 |
Presentation of parallel session outcomes Chair: Paul Guest (Orientra) |
11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee break |
11.30 - 13.00 |
Moving forward – Panel discussion The session will reflect on the conference outcomes with panellists sharing their views and ideas on the way forward. Discussion will focus on how to create practically systems that meet the needs of (diverse) users.
Chair: Hanne Christensen (Cedefop) |
13.00 - 13.30 |
Conclusions and closure
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13.30 - 15.00 |
Light lunch |