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TRANSVAL-EU takes part in the European Year of Skills 2023
TRANSVAL-EU takes part in the European Year of Skills 2023 The TRANSVAL-EU project, one of the largest policy experimentations in Europe for the validation of transversal skills of non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL), takes [...]
The need for the recognition of transversal skills in VET: Interview-based insights from Lithuania
The need for the recognition of transversal skills in VET: Interview-based insights from Lithuania In January 2023, a series of interviews were held with the teachers of Vocational Education and Training (VET) schools, one [...]
CVDC (BE-FR): The field trials are in full swing
CVDC (BE-FR): The field trials are in full swing The Consortium de validation des compétences (CVDC) is currently conducting field trials as part of the Erasmus+ project TRANSVAL-EU in several of its validation Centers. [...]
Call for Papers and Posters for the TRANSVAL-EU Research Conference
Call for Papers and Posters for the TRANSVAL-EU Research Conference The TRANSVAL-EU Research Conference entitled “Transversal Skills for Work and Life – Strengthening Guidance and Validation” will take place on April 18th-19th 2023 in [...]
TRANSVAL-EU piloting in Umbria Region
TRANSVAL-EU piloting in Umbria Region The TRANSVAL-EU piloting in the Umbria Region continues at full speed. Last December, the practitioners of the Employment Centers of Umbria, who had participated in the national training in [...]
Lithuania: The TRANSVAL-EU piloting phase as a success story
Lithuania: The TRANSVAL-EU piloting phase as a success story Lithuania was one of the countries actively involved in the piloting phase of the TRANSVAL-EU project. Before the piloting phase, the main target group - [...]
The policy work ahead: TRANSVAL-EU’s landmark on EU guidance and validation systems
The policy work ahead: TRANSVAL-EU’s landmark on EU guidance and validation systems So much has already been accomplished by TRANSVAL-EU partners and yet still much more to come! There is the preliminary research that [...]
Polish National Training for guidance practitioners
Polish National Training for guidance practitioners Vocational counsellors from 14 organisations in Poland attended a training on validation of transversal competences within the framework of the TRANSVAL-EU project on 20-21 September 2022. The professionals, [...]
DigComp 2.1 in the Italian Atlas of Labour and Qualifications
DigComp 2.1 in the Italian Atlas of Labour and Qualifications The certification of competences in Italy is based on the Atlante del Lavoro e delle Qualificazioni (National Atlas of Labour and Qualifications) that is [...]
A quick glance at the TRANSVAL-EU online resources
A quick glance at the TRANSVAL-EU online resources A wide range of online resources are available on the TRANSVAL-EU website covering the project results so far on the validation of transversal skills and competences [...]
TRANSVAL-EU at the 2022 Forum on Vocational Excellence
TRANSVAL-EU at the 2022 Forum on Vocational Excellence The 2022 Forum on Vocational Excellence took place in San Sebastian, Spain on 15-16 November. The event was organized together by the European Commission and the [...]
TRANSVAL-EU partners meet for a peer learning activity on field trials
TRANSVAL-EU partners meet for a peer learning activity on field trials TRANSVAL-EU field trial partners from Austria, Poland, Italy, Belgium and Lithuania organized a peer learning activity on 8 November 2022. This activity allowed [...]
A glimpse of the field trials in French-speaking Belgium
A glimpse of the field trials in French-speaking Belgium The field trials in French-speaking Belgium (BE-FR) started in September 2022 with national trainings focusing mainly on the Transversal Competence Framework and its practical use [...]
Operational online meeting with practitioners in Umbria
Operational online meeting with practitioners in Umbria On October 24th, FORMA.Azione and ARPAL Umbria held an online meeting with the practitioners who joined the face to face training held in June in the Region. [...]
LLLP highlighted the importance to make all skills visible to national policy-makers
LLLP highlighted the importance to make all skills visible to national policy-makers On October 20-21, the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) was invited to the European Commission Adult Education Working Group’s peer learning activity on national [...]
Upcoming National Trainings – TRANSVAL-EU
TRANSVAL-EU National Trainings are on the way On 10-11 October 2022, the national training event on the topic of validation of transversal skills acquired through non-informal and informal learning took place at Kaunas Karalius Mindaugas [...]
Presentation of TRANSVAL-EU project during the ALL DIGITAL Summit 2022
The TRANSVAL-EU project was introduced to policymakers, digital education stakeholders, trainers and educators, civic society and industry representatives at the ALL DIGITAL Summit 2022 in Prague.
Transversal Skills in Apprenticeships
TRANSVAL-EU was presented in the course of a series of lectures and workshops dedicated to vocational education and training.
Autumn in Vienna: Transval-EU Partner Meeting and Midterm Exchange Event
From September 27th to September 28th 2022, the fifth TRANSVAL-EU Partner Meeting and Midterm Exchange Event took place in Vienna.
A Catalogue of Validation Methods
A Catalogue of Validation Methods All the efforts of TRANSVAL partners are now focused on testing the Curriculum and Toolkit developed for the guidance and validation practitioners who would like to incorporate transversal competences into [...]
TRANSVAL-EU webinars to learn more on how to validate transversal skills
TRANSVAL-EU webinars to learn more on how to validate transversal skills The Lifelong Learning Platform recently hosted two one-hour webinars as an extra session to the European training for validation and guidance practitioners, which took [...]
Italian National Training for Umbrian guidance and validation practitioners
Italian National Training for Umbrian guidance and validation practitioners The successful implementation of the TRANSVAL-EU project in Italy continues. After the two-days transnational training held on May 10th and 11th, 20 operators of public employment [...]
RECTEC+: Recognising transversal competences related to employability and certification
RECTEC+: Recognising transversal competences related to employability and certification RECTEC+ is an Erasmus+ project that was carried out between 2019-2021, by several strategic partners : Conseil Régional de la Formation (Belgium), Forem (Belgium), Centre de [...]
From valuing the individual experience to the validation: understanding complexity scales for competences
From valuing the individual experience to validation: understanding complexity scales for competences Guest paper by Erik Kaemingk and Annie Kempers-Warmedam, associate partners and experts in TRANSVAL-EU advisory board on the importance of recognition and measurability [...]
Save-the-date and Register now: Euroguidance Conference 2022
Save-the-date and Register now: Euroguidance Conference 2022 Topic Online Guidance - Building Relationships in Digital Settings 16. November 2022 | 08:30 - 17:00 (CET) | Kardinal König Haus | Vienna Due to the socio-economic impact of COVID-19, [...]