Active ageing in Prtugal: validatin, guidance and the life curse Cristina Milagre ANQEP, IP Natinal Agency fr Qualificatin and Vcatinal Educatin and Training Prtugal Thessalniki, 10 December 2012
Current mdel Yuth LIFE COURSE Prpsed mdel (Schuller and Watsn 2009, quted by S. McNair 2011) (Extended) Yuth 20 years ld 25 years ld Adult/Wrker Adult/Wrker 50 years ld 65 years ld 75 years ld Furth Age
Validatin f prir learning and guidance f adults in Prtugal Adult/Wrker Prtugal Lw skilled active ppulatin Need strng educatin, training, and emplyment plicies The Natinal Qualificatins System (2007) structures, instruments and quality mechanisms It aims at Prmting diversified training prvisins in the cntext f lifelng learning as the surce f qualificatins that are grunded upn cmpetences; Develping the necessary skills t fster persnal grwth, scial chesin, and infrmed citizenship; Reinfrcing and cnslidating the Recgnitin, Validatin and Certificatin pathway
Validatin f prir learning and guidance f adults in Prtugal Adult/Wrker Recgnitin, Validatin and Certificatin Lw qualificatins d nt imply a lack f cmpetences Adults have acquired knwledge and skills in frmal, nn frmal and infrmal cntexts, which can be validated and certified, Adults wh are at least 23 years ld
RVCC Recgnitin, Validatin and Certificatin f Cmpetences Cmpetences assessment Interpretatin f the standards Generate evidences frm life experience (methdlgy f bilan de cmpétences ) Learning Reflexive Prtfli s design Individual and grup sessins RECOGNITION Cmpetences/prtfli validatin Prtfli self assessment Prtfli heter assessment by the RVC team VALIDATION Cmpetences certificatin The adult is presented befre a certificatin jury CERTIFICATION
RVCC Lcal Centres Attending and Enrlment Diagnsis Persnal guidance Recgnitin and validatin f cmpetences Other training r educatin supplies Certificatin Partial certificatin Enrlment in external prviders Persnal Develpment Plan Certificatin
Validatin f prir learning and guidance f adults in Prtugal Adult/Wrker Frm New Opprtunities Centers (CNO t Centers fr Qualificatin and Vcatinal Educatin and Training (CQE) Integrating the qualificatin prcess in an individual prject career management, qualificatin and participatin in the cmmunity; Guidance twards bth individual and labur market demands; RVC as certificatin, but als as a stage in a qualificatin pathway T highlight the strategic cmplementarity f guidance and recgnitin methds
Active ageing Prtugal is re defining active ageing plicies 2012 Eurpean Year Eurpean Strategy fr Adult Educatin (2012 2014) Active ageing as ne f ur natinal strategic pririties
Active ageing Validatin f prir learning and valuing experience f ageing wrkers Enables recgnitin and certificatin f skills and cmpetences acquired in (a lng) life experience Higher level f frmal qualificatin Levels skills and cmpetences with the natinal qualificatin standards and the demands f the labur market. Reinfrces basic cmpetences, especially literacy skills (reading, writing, cmmunicatin), digital literacy and infrmatin technlgy skills, learning hw t learn, and reflexive cmpetences (Valente et al. 2009); Bases adults decisin (n training and emplyment ptins) upn nes cmpetences, mtivatin and expectatins Increases adults mtivatin t participate in lifelng learning activities, and t define prfessinal, qualificatin and life prjects Reinfrces scial recgnitin, persnal awareness, self cnfidence (Lpes et al. 2009) Reinfrces integratin in new scial netwrks, intergeneratinal cmmunicatin, and prevents islatin
Active ageing Adult Guidance Adult Educatin and Training curses and Mdular curses Basic Cmpetences Training Prgram Prtuguese fr Freigners Prgram
Active ageing Figure 1 Enrlments in New Opprtunities Centres since 2007 by age grup (%) 65 + 55 64 45 54 35 44 25 34 18 24 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Surce: SIGO nline database, prvisinal data updated n 30 April 2012
Active ageing Figure 2 Enrlments in Adult Educatin and Training curses since 2007 by age grup (%) 65 + 55 64 45 54 35 44 25 34 18 24 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Surce: SIGO nline database, prvisinal data updated n 30 April 2012
Active ageing Figure 3 Enrlments in Basic Cmpetences Training Prgram since 2010 by age grup (%) 65 + 55 64 45 54 35 44 25 34 18 24 2010 2011 2012 Surce: SIGO nline database, prvisinal data updated n 30 April 2012
Active ageing Figure 4 Enrlments in Prtuguese fr Freigners Prgram since 2010 by age grup (%) 65 + 55 64 45 54 35 44 25 34 18 24 2010 2011 2012 Surce: SIGO nline database, prvisinal data updated n 30 April 2012
Cnstraints and challenges Limited financial prvisin Yuth vcatinal training as the pririty Age limit f 65 years fr the beneficiaries f measures cfinanced by Eurpean prgrammes Natinal Qualificatin System ffers a variety f qualificatin structures, mdels and schemes that are fully adequate t lder wrkers Natinal adult guidance system
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