Making Policy Work
2020 | VPLBIENNALE | Book | English
This seventh volume of the Series VPL Biennale reports on relevant experiences as well as good practices and good policies presented at the 3rd VPL Biennale. It provides more insight in the many ways learners have at their disposal when it comes to making use of their personal learning experiences.
Berlin Declaration 2019 on VPL
2019 | VPLBIENNALE | Other | English
Validation of Prior Learning is the process of identifying, documenting, assessing and certifying the learning outcomes of individuals acquired within and outside formal education and training. It gives visibility and value to all forms of learning and seeks to uncover and unlock latent talent in the workforce and in society. Globalization, digitalization and migration are changing the way we work and learn. Where it is already established, we can see that VPL performs an invaluable bridging function between the individual and society, between learning and working. To empower VPL further, the VPL community, set out the a set of overarching principles for achieving a robust and effective VPL-system. These principles are listed in the Berlin Declaration 2019 on VPL.
Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning for higher educated refugees and migrants. A VINCE case study analysis.
2018 | VINCE | Paper | English
This paper looks at the impact of Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning (VNIL) [= VPL] when implemented by higher education institutes (HEIs) for the sake of inclusion of refugees and migrants in their new country. The basis for this paper is a case-study analysis for the Erasmus+ project VINCE on the transition of refugees and migrants to new careers in their new country. This analysis takes two forms: a country-analysis of the prevailing VNIL-process in HEIs and a qualitative analysis of 43 in-depth case studies of ‘newcomers’ or migrants and refugees.
Policy-brief VPL for Newcomers
2018 | VINCE | Other | English
This Policy Brief 2018-1 looks at the systematics of Validating Prior Learning (VPL), its importance to the recognition and utilization of human capital and – especially – how higher education institutes (HEIs) can strengthen the participation of the human capital of refugees and migrants ('newcomers') in their new country.
The learner at the centre
2017 | VPLBIENNALE | Book | English
The Validation of Prior Learning (VPL) is more and more embedded in the primary processes of learning and working. VPL is a stimulus and ‘guide’ for sustainable personal development, in both processes. Moreover, it is aiming at creating shared ownership of citizens and organisations concerning their competency-based development.
Researches in Adult Learning
2017 | ESRALE | Book | English
"Researches in Adult Learning" is a book about the growing importance of adult lifelong learning. This book represents several European contributions that guide the reader in the comprehension of the paradigm shift towards adult (lifelong) learning.
Affording the desire to learn
2016 | ALLMEET | Book | English
‘Affording the Desire to Learn’ aims at filling in the need to articulate and ground the features of personalised learning in higher education. Special attention is given to strengthening the dialogue between the adult learner and her/his learning history with the teacher or trainer in higher education on the design, implementation and validation of the learning that is needed to reach out to the individual learning objectives.This is the second book on personalising learning for the ALLMEET-project. The project ALLMEET – agreement number – 2013 – 5032/001 – 001 – is carried out with the financial support of the TEMPUS programme of the European Commission.
The Power of VPL
2014 | VPLBIENNALE | Book | English
The book ‘The Power of VPL’ is both result of the project ALLinHE as well as an agenda for further exploring and paving the way for VPL, not only in higher education but also in other qualification-levels and – even better – in contexts of work, volunteering, citizenship, inclusion-activities and leisure.
Linkages of VPL
2014 | VPLBIENNALE | Book | English
The book ‘Linkages of VPL’ is both a result of the project ALLinHE as well as an agenda for further exploring and paving the way for VPL, not only in higher education but also in other qualification-levels and – even better – in contexts of work, volunteering, citizenship, inclusion activities and leisure. With this book, the aim is to show that lifelong learning is possible in any context, country and culture, and that there are always shared elements that make it possible to make a manageable tool for lifelong learning out of the methodology of VPL.