Managing European Diversity in lifelong learning

More than 200 case studies were analysed in 11 European countries representing the main European learning cultures: Czech Republic, Cyprus, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

The Leonardo-project “Managing European diversity in lifelong learning (VPL2)” aimed at strengthening the use of valuation & validation of non-formal and informal learning for both summative and formative purposes in a qualitative and quantitative sense: more use of the validation of non-formal and informal learning by individuals and organisations, supported by a more demand-led and customer-oriented learning system.
The analysis showed that this goal was served by working both top-down as well as bottom-up. The bottom-up approach made the specific needs for lifelong learning on the labour market in different sectors visible. The ‘top-down’ data showed the various services national and sectoral learning systems are already offering to or designing for the potential users, for example the modern, lifelong learning workers.