TRANSVAL-EU Research Conference: Transversal Skills for Work and Life – Strengthening Guidance and Validation
Both in work settings and in daily life, there is a growing need for individuals to develop high-level competences to address complex challenges. Transversal competences set the foundation for personal development, resilience, the ability to communicate and work constructively with others, problem-solving, and the ability to manage one’s learning and career. Yet transversal competences are not always valued or made visible in guidance and validation processes for adult learners.
The ongoing TRANSVAL-EU project — one of the largest policy experimentations in Europe — has aimed to bridge this gap in guidance and assessment in validation of non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL).
The TRANSVAL-EU research conference to be held on 18-19 April 2023 in Paris will:
- Share opportunities to explore and debate dimensions of research, policy and practice in this area,
- Share and discuss results of the TRANSVAL-EU research study, including findings from the study on the outcomes and impact of validation of transversal skills on adult learners’ daily lives and in the labour market. The impact on practitioner competences and good practices from the pilot study countries (Austria, Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, and Poland) will also be featured.
The TRANSVAL-EU research conference will provide opportunities for researchers to share and discuss state-of-the-art research in the field of validation of non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL) of transversal skills in conference panels, workshops, and a networking reception. A call for papers was published for short papers and posters on key questions related to guidance and validation of transversal skills and accepted papers will be published as a compendium following the conference.
ALL DIGITAL is a member of the TRANSVAL-EU project, as digital skills is one of the transversal skills.
Agenda
Conference registration
Call for papers and posters
More information on the TRANSVAL-EU website
Additional Details
Other core Themes - Transversal skills
Online or Hybrid event - No
Number of participants - 90
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Organizer
TRANSVAL-EU: Validation of transversal skills across Europe is one of the largest policy experimentations in Europe for the validation of transversal skills acquired through non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL). Transversal skills are an implicit part of the existing validation and guidance processes: The aim of TRANSVAL-EU is to experiment on how to make those skills more explicit and to embed the lessons learned in validation and guidance provisions. The innovative approach proposed by the project is tested in five pilot countries – Austria, Belgium, Italy, Lithuania and Poland.