A marketable competence certification model will have to incorporate various aspects:

a) the typology of evidences of the competences to be assessed;
b) the methods of collecting evidence in non formal-informal settings;
c) the structuring of the final competence assessment;
d) ways of assigning EQF levels to competence proficiency.

The project addresses specifically the contexts in which an integration exists between non formal/formal education and training, and work-based learning, i.e. from internship of students from VET and HE, to dual system/apprenticeship, to established work situations, and where the levels of knowledge and skills could be very differentiated. To base the work on concrete competence references whilst developing a model for an application in a much broader context, two areas have been chosen:

• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) competences, taking as basis the recently completed European e-Competence Framework (link to website)
• the organisational competences, such as communication,.. (examples + link to document)

The outcomes of the project action, expected by spring 2010, will be

• a certification model with practical references to ICT and organisational competences;
• the guidelines report containing recommendations for a general standard for certification of competences developed in the workplace and based on the indications emerging from the case studies on ICT-related and organisational competences.

Solid exploitation at methodological level aims to produce a model that can be utilised in different contexts and levels. As contribution to the general integrative strategy of lifelong learning, such a certification method should help to facilitate the transfer of qualifications and competences for both academic and professional purposes across Europe.

LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME - Transversal Programme – Key Activity 1
Project Number: 147634-LLP-1-2008-1-IT-EQF - Grant Agreement: 2008 – 4521 / 001 – 001