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INFLOW Technical Sheet
Title | INFLOW (Informal Learning Opportunities in the Workplace |
Call | Leonardo DG Education and Culture |
Duration | 01.10.04 to 30.09.07 |
Co-ordinator | MRS Consultancy Ltd (UK) |
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Project website | TBC |
Project Summary | Specific aims: To promote acquisition and recognition of key skills / core skills, especially in informal contacts and to develop sustainable partnerships of training, industry and accreditation bodies in the UK and transnationally, to create integrated approaches to recognition and validation Develop a model(s) for the
Develop methodology for the accreditation of the achievements by a QCA accreditation body in the UK (Edexcel) initially to produce reliability and validity linked to reference points and / or standards of achievement Pilot the methodologies in the engineering sector in the UK and modify methodologies where appropriate. Initiate a dialogue between accreditation / government bodies in other Member States, training organisations and the appropriate sectors in order to develop appropriate integrated accreditation in other member states and to address issues such as technical and instrumental criteria (reliability and validity) s well as normative criteria (legality and legitimacy). Test the transferability of the model between Member States by piloting the methodologies with the Engineering Sector in France and Sweden and between production and service sectors by piloting in the Hotel and Hospitality sector in Spain, France and the UK. This project will therefore also cover all 5 of Cedefop reports country clusters with regard to informal learning and therefore a variety of methodological approaches. |
Role of EIfEL | Dissemination of project results ePortfolio experimentation and activities |
How to get involved | If you are a training professional in an SME or working for a SMEs we would like to hear about how you capture, recognise and accredit informal learning. Contact |