SCHRITT 3: Was habe ich gelernt?
STEP 3: What have I learnt?
1. Which are the 4 Stages of validation of an individuals´s learning outcome defined by the EU?
Explanation:
- IDENTIFICATION: Validation needs to start with identification of knowledge/ skills/ competences, the student has to be aware of those, and they can have been achieved in various contexts (at work, as a volunteer, at home etc.)
- DOCUMENTATION: Provision of evidence of the learning outcomes that have been identified (various evidence types, such as: written documents, work samples, demonstration etc.)
- ASSESSMENT: Usually in this stage, learning outcomes are compared to specific standards or reference points. Transparent tools and processes must be used to make the assessment “valid”.
- CERTIFICATION: Not all validation reaches the stage of formal certification. Certification always means there is official confirmation of the achievement. In case it does, it needs to be managed by a credible organization/ authority in order to be valuable and comparable.
2. Why is the validation of prior learning and recognition of prior certification so important for the education of young refugees?
Explanation:
- The core idea of the recognition of prior learning (RPL) and of prior certification is to make full use of the scope of learning and experience that a person has gained throughout his or her life, no matter where, when and how the learning took place
- The validation of prior learning has become an important topic as the means of facilitating equality and inclusion in education, integration, a more flexible labor market and social cohesion. It is important to look at the process or procedures of validation and how it is done
- The target group’s prior learning experiences might range from not being alphabetized to having respective work experience to having attended a higher school. This makes even small groups of refugees extremely heterogeneous and makes it important to determine, validate and acknowledge existing competences.