Cedefop is involved in the organisation of the 5th Validation of Prior Learning (VPL) Biennale that will take place on Kilkenny, Ireland from 6-8 May 2024, jointly hosted by organisations from Canada, Ireland and the USA. This Biennale asks us to consider whether an expansion in validation practice is evidence of democracy in action.
Inspired by the traditions of the Canadian Secwépemc Pelkwaílc-kt es knucwentwécw-kt and the Irish Meitheal, the conference invites participants to “gather”, to collaborate, and share, achieving more together than alone. The 5th VPL Biennale focuses on validation, the individual, and empowerment. It will explore the question: is a growth in validation practice evidence of democracy in action? It seeks to explore and understand the various changes, consequences, and effects that come with empowerment through validation for individuals, society and institutions.
The VPL Biennale is a dynamic global gathering, showcasing what the Validation of Prior Learning contributes to effective national solutions for inclusion and lifelong learning in our shared international context of accelerated change and skills formation. The Biennale is our opportunity to share essential ideas, knowledge, experience, information, and progress updates from the blending worlds of work, learning and civil society.
This VPL bi-annual meet up of our community provides state of the art master classes, exchanges of toolkits and new instruments, effective practices, and strategies for specific target groups. The Biennale builds on the work of the previous four Biennales and is informed by the European Guidelines on the validation of non-formal and informal learning and other recent developments.
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