Afghanistan – Case study in training and the world of work
Recognition and validation for decent work 1. Background Afghans, especially those excluded from national education and training and skills development, gain their learning and com
Austria – Case study in education
Austrian Academy of Continuing Education’s (wba) role in professionalizing adult educators 1. Background The Academy of Continuing Education (wba) was founded in 2007 by the Coop
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Case study in education
Recognition and certification of vocational secondary education for adults 1. Background Vocational secondary schools carry the main responsibility for adult and continuing educati
Canada – Case study in training and the world of work
RPL and labor mobility, Department of Labor and Advanced Education, Government of Nova Scotia 1. Background Over the last five years the Government of Nova Scotia, through its Depa
Denmark – Case study in training and the world of work
Qualifications of validation practitioners in adult education institutions 1. Background Two main groups of practitioners are involved in the validation process of non-formal and i
Finland – Case study in training and the world of work
APEL.Q in employment and business services 1. Background In the European Union (EU) countries, public employment services (PES) are the authorities that connect jobseekers with emp
France – Case study in training and the world of work
Validation of acquired experience in companies 1. Background The Delors law in 1971 and the legislative modifications that followed it introduced continuing vocational training as
Germany – Case study in education
The ANKOM Initiative 1. Background The joint recommendation of the BMBF, the KMK and the HRK to German universities in 2003 stressed the importance of ‘the award of credit points
Greece – Case study in training and the world of work
Validating and recognizing competences of counsellors in local employment agencies 1. Background The ‘Back to Work Project’ (European Union, 2011) was conceived so that local e
Hong Kong – China case study in training and the world of work
APEL.Q of workers in Hong Kong’s watch and clock industry 1. Background The watch and clock industry is traditional in Hong Kong. Between the 1950s and the 1980s, it was the pred
