OBSERVAL -NET

OBSERVAL-NET intends to set up a stakeholder centric network of organisations
supporting the validation of non formal and informal learning
(VNIL) in Europe. The core of the network will lie in the formation of national
working groups in all participating countries. Each national working
group will organise a series of national stakeholder forums, bringing
together key stakeholders in VNIL and political decision makers to coordinate
policy implementation in the field.
These national networks will be supplemented by a cross national level of
networking. It will be made up of three expert committees which will
examine the themes of:
- the role of grassroots initiatives in supporting VNIL, and strategies
towards their mainstreaming
- success factors in the implementation of VNIL in employment settings
- the competence profile required for VNIL advisors
In addition, a fourth committee will be made up exclusively of policymakers
and related VNIL initiatives, with the aim of forming a peer learning group
for sharing strategies on VNIL at high level.
The content work of the project will be supported by the case database of
the OBSERVAL repository, which over the past years has collected 100 high
quality cases on state´of�VNIL in European countries and of specific strategies
supporting implementation. The consortium will update the website
and also collect primary data by surveying each of the target groups related
to the three themes above.
OBSERVAL�NET is built with network sustainability in mind and will work on
network capacity building from the early stages of the project.
Aims and Objectives
- Create transversal networks capable of developing national and
transnational evidence�]based models of best practices in VNIL
- Develop coherent, comprehensive and flexible models for VNIL practices
and recommendations, drawn from a comparative analysis of
examples of best practices across European countries
- Mainstream these practices through strategic development and
policy making at national and regional level