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VPL and special groups Opportunities and hurdles for effective use

VPL and special groups Opportunities and hurdles for effective use. Elisa Mancinelli SCIENTER. First of all…. Introducing myself… … and my work … and this workshop. How we will work together. Presentation of the theme addressed Questions Individual work Discussion Synthesis.

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VPL and special groups Opportunities and hurdles for effective use

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  1. VPL and special groupsOpportunities and hurdles for effective use Elisa MancinelliSCIENTER

  2. VPL, the unfinished story Utrecht, 22-23 September 2005 Firstof all… • Introducing myself… • … and my work • … and this workshop

  3. VPL, the unfinished story Utrecht, 22-23 September 2005 How we will work together • Presentation of the theme addressed • Questions • Individual work • Discussion • Synthesis

  4. VPL, the unfinished story Utrecht, 22-23 September 2005 Why VPL for disadvantaged groups? • How can socially excluded individuals access learning or employment opportunities, if they do not have traditional / conventional school and professional records? • How can they make visible and value the range of skills, knowledge and attitudes they have acquired in a variety of informal and non formal settings?

  5. VPL, the unfinished story Utrecht, 22-23 September 2005 Some good reasons… • Formative VPL, reiterated throughout an individual’s life, allows to: • Record the continuing progress and experiences • Enrich the personal portfolio which can be used to find a new job, to start a training path or an educational programme, or just to reconsider one’s own life direction • Promote self-reflection and improve self-awareness • … ??

  6. VPL, the unfinished story Utrecht, 22-23 September 2005 Some basic assumptions • VPL for disadvantaged social groups needs to be based on individualised and customisedservices for the promotion of the following concepts: • Self-awareness and self-esteem • Empowerment • Personal Growth • Employability • Ownership • Citizenship

  7. VPL, the unfinished story Utrecht, 22-23 September 2005 From our case studies… 1/2 • The formative approach to VPL offers disadvantaged individuals the iterative opportunity for self-assessment and thorough analysis of one’s own achievements and development perspectives

  8. VPL, the unfinished story Utrecht, 22-23 September 2005 From our case studies… 2/2 • VPL-oriented approaches: • Need to be considered as a means and never as an end in themselves • Need to be accompanied by other ‘scaffolded’ or accompanying organisationalservices • Need to be organised on a voluntarily base

  9. VPL, the unfinished story Utrecht, 22-23 September 2005 So, according to your experience… • What are the main advantages of VPL for disadvantaged groups? • What are the achieved expectations / objectives? • What realistic perspectives are ‘out there’? • And what are the hurdles / obstacles? • What ‘language’ needs to be used in order to make VPL easily understood to all involved players? • What instruments can be used in order to collect evidence of learning? • What are the implications of VPL in terms of individual identity and its definition?

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