Progress on vali­da­ti­on in the EU?

The European Directory on Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning has been providing a regularly updated overview of vali­da­ti­on practices and arran­ge­ments in each country since 2014. This is in line with the Council Recommendation on the vali­da­ti­on of non-formal and informal learning from 2012. The European Commission — in close coope­ra­ti­on with Cedefop (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) and ETF (European Training Foundation) — has com­mis­sio­ned ICF in coope­ra­ti­on with 3s to carry out a further update.

The 2023 update will include country reports for EU27 Member States and 4 EFTA countries, a synthesis report,  five country case studies and four thematic reports on the following topics:
■ Evolution of vali­da­ti­on as an inte­gra­ted part of national skills policies and strategies
■ Validation initia­ti­ves to support Ukrainian refugees
■ Validation in the green and sus­tainable economy
■ Systems to increase awareness of oppor­tu­ni­ties for vali­da­ti­on of non-formal and informal learning – “Outreach”