| 2004-11-01: ICOVET - Validation of informal learning during school-to-work transition |
| 1st October 2004 was the officially start for a new pilot project, entitled Icovet, which is funded under the Leonardo da Vinci programme. Main objective is to develop methods and instruments for validating informal competences during school-to-work transition. |
| 2004-12-31: 1st transnational workshop Munich: Validation of competencies in VET |
| From 18th to 20.12.2005 the first transnational workshop on ICOVET took place in Munich. |
| 2005-05-11: ICOVET: 2nd transnational workshop in Bucarest 1.-2.7.05 - Validation of informal competencies |
| The 2nd transnational meeting within the frame of Leonardo pilot project ICOVET will take place in Bucarest, 1.-2. July.
At the workshop a set of expertise on European validation models, worked out during phase 2, will be presented and discussed in the light of ICOVET objectives. Furthermore conceptual issues towards the development of validation methodologies meeting the needs at disadvantaged youth during school-to-work transition will be elaborated. Photo: partner organisation Berufsförderungsinstitut Peters, Ingolstadt (Germany) |
| 2005-05-14: Internet forum launched: Validation of informal learning during school-work transition |
| We just launched the ICOVET internet forum.
Main objective is to develop methods and instruments for validating informal competences during school-to-work transition. The internet forum shall facilitate the exchange of experience and expertise between experts and practitioners in the area of school eduaction and VET training. |
| 2006-03-04: Informal competencies of youth |
| From 2. - 3. March 2006 the 4th transnational workshop within the frame of the ICOVET project took place in Waterford, Ireland.
Main objective of the Leonardo da Vinci pilot project is to develop methods and instruments to the validation of informal competences of youth during school-to-work transition. Workshop agenda: |
| 2006-08-10: DJI webpage of the month: Leonardo project ICOVET |
| The German Youth Institute has selected the Leonardo project ICOVET for issue of the month. The reports and interviews give an overview of the working philosophy and objectives of the project.
The website can be found at: http://dji.de/cgi-bin/projekte/output.php?projekt=479. |
| 2006-09-16: Curriculum on competence validation |
P&W and BFI, Germany just submitted a curriculum for validating informal competencies of young disadvantaged people. The curriculum in particular adresses
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| 2006-10-08: Final workshop in Athens - ICOVET |
| From 25th to 26th September the final workshop within the framework of the ICOVET project took place in Athens.
ICOVET is funded by the European Union under the Leonardo da Vinci programme. Main objective of the project was to develop methods and instruments in order to make visible competencies of disadvantaged young people acquired outside the for-mal educational system. Within organisations in charge of delivering support to disadvantaged target groups there is often a lack of reliable information on the skill level of individuals. For young people the lack of specifically tailored support for their individual skills often results in negative understanding of their abilities and low self-esteem that can influence fur-ther learning. Educational institutions on the other hand are not aware enough which young people would ultimately benefit most from their programme i.e. to which it would neither be over nor under challenging. School leaving certificates in particular at the level of lower education often don’t ac-curately validate the factual skill level of individuals in particular neglecting the level of basic skills and procedural knowledge. Furthermore there often is an extreme dif-ference in achievement within one level of certification as well as high uncertainty whether one’s basic skills can be matched to vocational and business requirements. In particular there is a lack of information on skills gained during extra-curricular ex-periences (e.g. employment, voluntary work, the use of new media). Although several methods and instruments for the validation of informal competen-cies have been developed during past years, applications with a particular view to the needs of disadvantaged target groups still are limited and there is no comparable data on their effectivity. Furthermore there is strong evidence, that the bulk of meth-odologies and instruments do not reflect experiences and competencies of disadvan-taged young people in a way to provide teachers, social workers and other practitio-ners of the support system as well as the young people themselves with reliable in-formation on competency levels and how to put in vocational practice. The workshop was hosted by the Greek partner ERGON KEK. |
