1. Non-formal & informal learning in Flanders
Martje Eyckmans
Knowledge and information centre ‘Sport and employment’ of Vlabus

2. Flemish office for Employment in Sport
Martje Eyckmans
Knowledge and information centre ‘Sport and employment’ of Vlabus

3. Sportsector in Flanders
Public sector
Bloso : sport agency of Flemish governement
(part of the policy domain Culture, Youth, media & sports)
VTS : Flemish school for trainers

4. Sportsector in Flanders
Private structures
VSF : General support for sport federations
Dynamo : Management of sport clubs - sport federations
ICES : International center for ethics in sports
ISB : Local and regional policy in sport and recreation
Vlabus : Employment in sport

5. Formal learning VTS ‘Flemish school for trainers’
Responsible for sporttechnical education in sport in Flanders
Assimilation of Qualifications/diploma’s acquired in other organisations/countries

6. Non-formal & informal learning?
VTS
‘Flemish school for trainers’
Procedure for:
“Recognition of acquired competences” (RAC)

7. Non-formal & informal learning
How?
VTS
VSF
Higher education / universities
BLOSO

8. Non-formal & informal learning
Instrument ‘validation guide’ = describes the procedure applicants have to go through for RAC

9. Non-formal & informal learning
What?
exemption for a course
full exemption : proof of competences equal to a VTS qualificaton is awarded.

10. RAC - procedure Conditions for RAC-procedure min. Age 25
5 years active as a trainer in the sport and with the target group for the qualification you want to receive
60€ - startup cost

11. RAC - procedure
Acquired competences? 1. Pedagogic competences - experience in sport club, as a trainer, clinic, internship with a qualified trainer,… 2. Sporttechnical competences - results as an athlete,..

12. Non-formal & informal learning
Quality assurance?
No external quality assurance
Ensured by the broad range of partners in the partnership and composition of the RAC-commission

13. RAC - procedure
But.. - Long and complex procedure (can take up to 12 months)

14. Decree 8/11/2013
Decree to stimulate, coördination and financially support the employment in the sports sector Professionalise the employment in the sports sector

15. Decree 8/11/2013
Decree to stimulate, coördination and financially support the employment in the sports sector
Not only trainers
Also employment to support the sport organisations :cleaning lady, general maintanance, accountant,..

16. Qualified employees Decree 8/11/2013
Decree to stimulate, coördination and financially support the employment in the sports sector
Main condition
Qualified employees

17. Activities of Vlabus
Vlabus: only organisation recognised in the decree “To provide a qualified trainer for activities of the client” - Clients : Governement, schools, sport clubs, sport federations and socio-cultural associations - # hours of guided sport 2014 : h 2015 : h (expectation) 2016 : h (goal)

18. Decree 8/11/2015
Qualified? = diploma from the list of decree (exhaustive)

19. Problem - open question
Ex. Hockeycoach with 10 years experiences as a trainer and a carrier as an olympic hockeyplayer.
Technical skills (olympic hockeyplayer?)
Pedagogical skills (experience?)
Long and complex procedure?
Quality assurance