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 competences primarily through grassroots programs in non-formal settings and through informal apprenticeships. Currently, Afghanistan is aiming to create a long-term vision for the skills development of adults. This is seen to […]
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 Cooperative System (an association of Austria’s ten major umbrella adult education institutions (KEBÖ) and the Federal Institute for Adult Education) with the aim to professionalize and improve the quality of […]
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 education in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). They offer training programs for adults mostly on the same lines as the programs of formal vocational secondary educa. The aim of these programs is to enable […]
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 Department of Labour and Advanced Education (LAE), has undertaken a number of initiatives to support the development of a comprehensive Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) system. In […]
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 informal learning in adult education institutions in Denmark: those who offer guidance for potential validation and those who carry out the validation assessment. The performance of validation practitioners has a large […]
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 employers. Although these services are structured differently from country to country, all PES help to match supply and demand on the labour market (European Commission). In Finland, the Ministry of […]
