European Inventory 2014

The 2014 inventory update, compiled in cooperation with the European Commission, closely reflects the European guidelines on validation. It includes 36 reports for 33 countries, eight in-depth thematic reports, two case studies and a synthesis report of main findings. The reports present information up to January 2014.

Executive summary

Final Synthesis report

1. Country reports  

2. Thematic reports

• Awareness rising: thematic report
• Competence assessment in the private sector: thematic report
• Current approaches to skills audits in the public sector: thematic report
• Thematic report: multi-level governance
• Guidance and counseling: thematic report
• Research themes on validation: thematic report
• Validation and early school leavers: thematic report
• Validation methods: thematic report

3. Case studies 

• Case study Kompetenz mit System Austria
• Case study validation of self-acquired learning and credits transfer in web design and computer animation (CREATE)

4. Projects and best practices

• Compendium of projects