Anne-Marie CHARRAUD, Master degree in Policy sciences, is actually an international expert free lance specialised on Qualifications systems conception, RPL, VET and adult education till HE.

After several years as schoolmistress, she was from 1974 to 1979 guidance councillor for pupils and students, then from 1979 to 1989 in a DRONISEP Direction régionale de l’office national d’information sur l’éducation et la formation professionnelle setting up documentation about linkage between training and labour market for the Parisian region. She set up specific documentation about continuing education and youth programmes for Ile de France.

From 1989 to 1997, in CEREQ, (Centre d’études et de recherche sur les qualifications) she was-researcher about “alternance” training process - continuing education policies and trainers skills. She contributed to non formal and informal learning development and policies.

From1997 to 2000, National Coordination Point for Public programmes about qualificationat the Délégation Générale à la Formation professionnelle (Ministry of labour), Coordination of education and qualification programmes in France about new jobs and new skills for youth. She - participates to the preparation of the 2002 new law about a reform of vocational education and training (integrating validation and recognition of non formal and informal learning outcomes. She contributed to some development of policies and procedures about non formal and informal learning outcomes for public awarding bodies (especially ministries).

From 2000 to 2009, as Deputy Director in CNCP (Commission Nationale de la Certifictaion Professionnelle), she had in charge the supervision of qualifications systems towards an NQF and linkages with EQF. She set up a new grid to classify French - Setting up a national qualifications directory (data base) and coordination of the collection of their content according Europass for 15000 qualifications. She developed quality assurance process to produce qualifications in accordance with political and economical demand of qualifications.

From 2009 to January 2012, she is qualification counsellor in CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers an Higher Education public centre specialised in Vocational fields). She provided advices to policy makers about qualification (ministries, social partners, branches, training institutions regions etc…). She provides coordination and contribution to several studies concerning non formal and informal learning outcomes recognition and qualification systems for CEDEFOP, OECD, UNESCO, ETF etc. about different countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

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