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Section 2: Work Package reports

third age, and covering people engaged in vol- 2.2.4 Next steps
untary work.
• Stronger measures need to be introduced in
2.2.3 Links to other WP themes member countries to guarantee open access for
all citizens to a seamless information, advice
• WP1: and guidance system that will support them
– Relevance of portfolio development to vali- in making choices and managing transitions
dating informal and non-formal learning, as learners and workers. Access to guidance
allowing the individual candidate to con- services needs to be widened to cover all forms
tribute actively to the collection of evidence: of learning (formal, informal and non-formal)
link with the development of CMS; link for all citizens from childhood to retirement,
with Europass (towards an integrated Euro- including CMS and employability.
pass Skills Passport). • Developing integrated all-age information and
– Digital portfolios and CMS: text, audio, guidance services and/or comprehensive ser-
graphic, video-based presentation. vices for all target groups is a demanding task
WP2
for member countries. An important challenge
• WP3: is how to manage successfully the application
– Co-operation/co-ordination/networking of modern information and communications
between general guidance services and train- technologies to guidance delivery, maintenance
ing and validation providers. and sustainability of services, as well as updat-
– Co-operation/co-ordination/networking ing labour market information. Additional
between guidance and training providers dimensions include: how improved access to
for groups with special needs. guidance services can support the achievement
– Cross-sectoral co-operation between educa- of national education, training and labour
tion and employment sectors. market goals ; designing and managing the
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necessary guidance resources; and measuring
• WP4: their impact through evidence-based research.
– Defining quality criteria for guidance deliv- • Although the European guidelines for validat-
ery and competences/content of training for ing non-formal and informal learning indi-
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guidance practitioners. cate that guidance services should be included
– Defining quality standards for guidance within the validation process, with guidance
practitioners in all settings, including in the practitioners in the validation team, there is a
validation process. need for better framed and developed services
– Creating indicators to measure the quality of to widen access to such validation.
guidance regarding different ways of access • In order to simplify access, more coherence is
and also in validation processes for infor- needed between Europass and national portfo-
mal/non-formal learning.
– Taking the voice of users into account; access
6 Cedefop (2011). Lifelong Guidance across Europe: Reviewing Policy
of users to the development of guidance Progress and Future Prospects. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the
services (evaluation, user surveys), to policy- European Union.
making and to maintenance of guidance 7 Cedefop (2009). European Guidelines on the Validation of Informal and
Non-Formal Learning. Luxembourg: Publications Office. http://www.
services. cedefop.europa.eu/EN/Files/4054.

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