The workshop offered a platform for policymakers, stakeholders, experts, and researchers to engage in discussions and reflections on the interim findings of the Transparency and transferability of learning outcomes project (2021-2025), contributing to its ongoing developments. The event provided an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in the transparency, transferability and recognition of skills and qualifications over the past two decades, while reflecting on persisting obstacles that continue to exist for individuals.
Over the last two decades, significant efforts have been undertaken both at the European and national levels to promote a transition towards more flexible and open education and training systems, fostering lifelong learning and mobility of individuals.
These initiatives frequently revolve around the use of learning outcomes as a key principle for shaping education and training and for valuing learning taking place outside formal learning settings. Numerous policy tools and initiatives have aimed to enhance the transparency of systems and qualifications to facilitate transferability of learning outcomes across institutions, systems and countries, which has been addressed also through initiatives promoting cross-border recognition of qualifications.
Building upon the previous workshop of the Transparency and transferability of learning outcomes project, this second workshop aimed to foster a discussion about which policy tools and initiatives have supported individual citizens in entering, re-entering and combining education, training and learning, exploring the extent of synergies between these tools and initiatives and areas needing improvement. A central focus of the project is to analyse changes in individuals' circumstances from 2000 to 2020. The workshop was an opportunity to discuss and identify removed or reduced barriers as well as persistent and emerging obstacles to smooth transparency, recognition, and transferability of skills and qualifications within and across countries. Discussions also served to shape the last part of the project which will develop set of alternative policy scenarios towards 2040 pointing to alternative policy choices and their implications on lifelong and life-wide learning.
The event gathered policymakers, researchers, experts, and stakeholders involved in developing and implementing European and national policy tools and initiatives supporting transparency, transferability and the recognition of skills and qualifications.
Participation was by invitation only.
Programme (CET time)
| 9.15-9.30 | Online access - technical tests |
| 9.30-9.45 |
Welcome and introduction
Opening address
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9.45-10.15 |
Chair: Loukas Zahilas, Head of department, Cedefop Keynote speech Transparency and transferability of learning outcomes: a 20-year journey
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10.15-11.15 |
Chair and moderator: Carita Blomqvist, Expert, Cedefop Panel discussion Transparency and transferability of learning outcomes: past achievements, current obstacles and way forward
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11.15-11.20 |
SLIDO |
| 11.20-11.40 | Coffee break |
| 11.40-11.55 |
Chair: Zelda Azzarà, Expert, Cedefop Ongoing work: changes for citizens in 2000-20 and future policy scenarios
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| 11.55-13.05 |
Parallel breakout sessions Session 1: European policy initiatives on transparency and transferability of learning outcomes: synergies, success and future pathways
Rapporteur: Maya Ivanova, Policy Officer, European Commission Questions for discussion
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| 11.55-13.05 |
Session 2: Past and present barriers to lifelong and life-wide learning Moderator: Iraklis Pliakis, Expert, Cedefop
Rapporteur: Ernesto Villalba Garcia, Expert, Cedefop Questions for discussion
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| 11.55-13.05 |
Session 3: Exploring past and present trends and their influence on future policy developments on lifelong learning Moderator: Anastasia Pouliou, Expert, Cedefop
Rapporteur: Nicola Stokes, Deputy project leader, Tavistock Institut gGmbH Questions for discussion
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| 13.05-13.20 |
Chair: Zelda Azzarà, Expert, Cedefop Report back from breakout sessions Speakers: rapporteurs from breakout sessions |
| 13.20-13.30 |
Concluding remarks and work ahead
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Programme - Making learning progression a reality
00. Background note
01. Transparency and transferability of learning outcomes: a 20-year journey - Z. Azzara - I. Pliakis
02. Ongoing work: changes for citizens in 2000-20 and future policy scenarios - K. Hadjivassiliou
03. BO2: European policy initiatives on transparency and transferability of learning outcomes: synergies, success and future pathways - G. Iacopini
04. BO2: Past and present barriers to lifelong and life-wide learning - M. Samek
05. BO3: Exploring past and present trends and their influence on future policy developments on lifelong learning - T. Spielhofer
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