1. VPL the unfinished story European conference on VPL and lifelong learning Utrecht, September 2005
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2. VPL in 10 steps The story so far Ruud Duvekot Foundation EC-VPL European conference on VPL and lifelong learning Utrecht, September 2005
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3. Statements on VPL 1. The Glass is Half Full. 2
Statements on VPL 1. The Glass is Half Full! 2. There’s always good practice out there! 3. Two perspectives: summative & formative 4. It’s about I, we and us 5. what’s new? It’s my career!
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4. A VPL-procedure is …. 1. Recognition of competences 2a
A VPL-procedure is …. 1. Recognition of competences 2a. Valuation of competences 2b. Validation of competences 3. Development of competences VPL- summative is certification VPL- formative is (career) development
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5. Targets of VPL Individual:
Targets of VPL Individual: stimulating self-investment in learning organisation: (a) facilitating self-investment and (b) articulation of compentencies system: learning (matching) made to measure midterm-effect: turning learning into employability end-effect: turning employability into enjoyability
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6. Ten steps of VPL 1. Committment and awareness
Ten steps of VPL 1. Committment and awareness ... of the value of your own competences 2. Recognition (formal and informal) … of my competences, retrospective 3. Valuation and validation … of my competences, formal, informal, prospective 4. (Advice concerning the) Development … of my competences 5. Structurally embedding VPL …
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7. State of the art: VPL & committment
Learning culture
government
employers
tradeunions
VET
Anglo-Saxon 1 3 2
Dual system
Eastern European
French-romanic
Mediterranean
Mixed model
Northern European
Scale = no committment 2 = average 3 = very committed
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8. State of the art: VPL & embeddiment
Learning culture
national
sector/region
organisation
individual
Anglo-Saxon 2 1 3
Dual system
Eastern European
French-romanic 4
Mediterranean
Mixed model
Northern European
Scale = low = growing 3 = staying 4 = strong
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9. State of the art: VPL & summ-form
Learning culture
government
employers
tradeunions
VET
Anglo-Saxon SF S
Dual system
Eastern European
French-romanic
Mediterranean
Mixed model
Northern European
S = summative high - low F = formative high - low
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10. State of the art: VPL & targetgroups
Learning culture
workers
jobseekers
volunteers
learners
Anglo-Saxon 3 1
Dual system 2
Eastern European
French-romanic
Mediterranean
Mixed model
Northern European
Scale = no VPL 2 = developing 3 = a lot of VPL
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11. Conclusion the main challenges: 1
Conclusion the main challenges: 1. opening up the learning system for VPL 2. motivating people 3. creating demand-steering 4. cross border recognition of competence 5. Learning from each other 6. making learning enjoyable
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