3s is partner in the transversal network OBSERVAL-Net that is coordinated by EUCEN – European University Continuing Education Network. The OBSERVAL-NET project used the data about validation of non formal and informal learning developed in the prior project OBSERVAL.
OBSERVAL-NET intended to set up a stakeholder-centric network of organisations supporting VNIL (validation of non-formal and informal learning) in Europe. The core of the network lied in the formation of national working groups. Each national working group organised a series of national stakeholder forums, bringing together key stakeholders in VNIL including policy-makers to coordinate policy implementation in the field.
The groups were supplemented by a cross-national level of networking. It was made up of three expert committees plus a policy group which will examine:
- the role of grassroots initiatives in supporting VNIL, and strategies towards their mainstreaming
- success factors in the implementation of VNIL in employment settings
- the competence profile required for VNIL advisors
OBSERVAL-NET aimed at:
- the creation of transversal networks for developing models of best practices in VNIL
- the development of comprehensive and flexible models for VNIL practices and recommendations
- mainstreaming these practices at national-regional level.