Training course: skills validation services (basic level)

Course description
The training proposal is aimed at people with a background in social work, psychology and pedagogy who have a projection and interest in working in the field of employment and training services. It proposes a pathway for acquiring the necessary competences to accompany the:

- definition of the objective competences for certification
- preparation of the personal dossier for the certification of competences acquired in formal, non-formal and informal settings;
- definition of the assessment process of skills elements;
- drafting of documentation in compliance with certification standards and procedures.

Target group
Only applicants with a qualification and/or consolidated experience in the following fields are eligible for training:
- operators of accredited bodies for employment services,
- freelancers in guidance, training and employment services,
- people seeking employment in the above-mentioned fields with a degree in psychological or pedagogical disciplines.

Organization of the training
The teaching activity envisages theoretical and methodological training moments supplemented by a project activity on the Work Based Learning model, i.e. on the job (or Work Project). The training comprises four learning units organized as follows:

Unit 1: Defining target competences for certification as a function of active policy objectives and actions for the candidate
Unit 2: Cooperating in the design and management of actions aimed at the recognition and certification of non-formal and informal competences
Unit 3: Accompanying people interested in the recognition and/or certification of non-formal and informal competences
Unit 4: Planning and contributing to the implementation of assessment practices for the recognition and/or certification of non-formal and informal competences Each training unit includes seminars, workshops and added activities of project elaboration and reflective practice with respect to the single participant’s competence profile.

Final assessment
Each participant will submit a final paper and hold an oral interview. In particular, the paper integrates the argumentative dossier developed during the personal/professional portfolio seminars. The oral discussion will allow an in-depth examination of personal reflections on the learning from the training course as a whole. The training course is free and supported by a learning platform with on-demand video records. The final assessment (submission of the final paper + oral interview) is paid.