ICOVET - Making visible informal competencies

The aim of ICOVET was to develop and test validation procedures for vocational skills of young people gained outside the framework of institutional education.

Research of the Deutsches Jugendinstitut on vocational integration of disadvantaged young people has shown, that integration can be successful if the funding and support network is matched to the requirements and background of the young people in question. One of the obstacles here is the lack of reliable information on the skill level of individuals. School leaving certificates in particular at the level of lower education often dont accurately validate the factual skill level of individuals in particular neglecting the level of basic skills and procedural knowledge.

Furthermore there often is an extreme difference in achievement within one level of certification as well as high uncertainty whether ones basic skills can be matched to vocational and business requirements. In particular there is a lack of information on skills gained during extra-curricular experiences (e.g. employment, voluntary work, the use of new media).

According to Deutsches Jugendinstitut these are very relevant for increasing someones employability. For young people the lack of specifically tailored support for their individual skills often results in negative understanding of their abilities and low self-esteem that can influence further learning. Educational institutions on the other hand are not aware enough which young people would ultimately benefit most from their programme i.e. to which it would neither be over nor under challenging.

The DVD just as the internet video streams offer practical examples how to put ICOVET into practice, requirements of successful application, young persons' typical response patterns, how to apply IVOCET methodology in daily pedagogy situations.

For further information visit:

ICOVET - Making visible informal competencies of young people
http://www.icovet.eu

ICONET - Informal Competencies Net
http://www.iconet-eu.net

ICOVET and ICONET are funded in the framework of the Leonardo da Vinci programme of the European Union. The materials produced in the projects do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Commission.

Description by Randolph Preisinger-Kleine

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Informal
• learning
• informal
• competencies
• competences
• ICOVET
• ICONET