vocational training
Learning & teaching
Trustworthy validation of qualifications for labour market needs
Over the past decade, the Swedish Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning has enabled thousands to earn non-formal qualifications in fields from forestry to hairdressing. Trustworthiness is built into the system, explains Anna Kahlson of the National Agency for Higher Vocational Education.
Wif Stenger
Opinion
Villalba: Validation that empowers – putting learners at the centre
”If validation processes are too complex or inaccessible, they fail their purpose,” writes Ernesto Villalba from the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Education and Training (Cedefop). He calls for stronger support throughout identification and documentation.
Ernesto Villalba
