1. Training programme
MODULE I
Project number BE02-KA

2. Introduction
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3. WELCOME & GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER
WHO IS THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU?
FROM WHICH INSTITUTION DOES THE PERSON COME?
WHAT IS THE PERSON’S RELATION AND EXPERIENCE WITH VALIDATION?

4. INNOVAL PROJECT PRESENTATION
Main objectives of InnoVal:
Mainstream and encourage the use of innovative methods for validation of non-formal and informal learning by validation practitioners (teachers/trainers/counsellors)
Encourage better recognition of learning outcomes in order to broaden access to lifelong learning and to empower the most disadvantaged groups (NEET’s, low-skilled adults, individuals with disabilities, refugees and migrants) – InnoVal’s target groups

5. CONSORTIUM
Portugal
Greece
Belgium
France
Spain
Belgium

6. INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS (IO)
Desk Research on the use of assessment methods for validation
Online consultation on barriers and enablers to the use of alternative assessment for VNFIL
Report on the needs of InnoVal project’s target groups (low-skilled adults, including early school leavers, migrants/refugees and people with disabilities)
IO1
Needs Assessment Review
Collection by all partnersof innovative assessment methods used in VET and HE
IO2
Innovative Methods for Assessment Validation Toolbox
Training Programme
Videos about the case studies collected
Creation of Open Educational Materials
IO3
Training Programme & Open Educational Materials

7. INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS (IO)
Will contain the Training Programme, the Open Educational Material and the Validation Toolbox
IO4
Creation of the Online Learning Environment
Collection of the recommendations on Piloting the Training Programme given by participants of the different training workshops organised by the project’s partners
IO5
Report on the Piloting of the Training Programme
Aims at policy makers and validation practitioners
Builds on the findings of needs assessment review (O1), online consultation (O1) and the case studies (O2), as well as on the feedback on the Educational Material collected among the practitioners (O3)
IO6
Innoval Advocacy Pack

8. INNOVAL TRAINING PROGRAMME
Aims to:
Answer to the needs reported by InnoVal’s target groups and by validation practitioners on the Needs Analysis Report and on the Online Consultation
Provide validation practitioners with understanding of a range of innovative methods for validation of non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL)
Provide validation practitioners tips, suggestions and tools to support them in their work with learners
Connect theoretical contents with practical examples based on case studies collected by all InnoVal project partners
Builds on:
Needs Analysis Report
Online Consultation
Desk Research

9. TRAINING PROGRAMME: LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this Training Programme, validation practitioners will be able to:
Put suggested innovative methods for validation into practice
Ensure that the approaches are appropriate for their learners’ needs
Help learners validate their skills and knowledge
The ultimate goal is to promote learners’ social integration and employability, helping them to build confidence, self-capacity and to identify their educational and professional paths.

10. TRAINING PROGRAMME: CONTENT
MODULE I: Introduction
Contents
Description of InnoVal project and its objectives
Needs reported on Need Analysis Report and Online Consultation
Main objectives of the Training Programme
Presentation of the Training Programme contents – Modules and their description
Characteristics of the Modules and aim of the Training Programme

11. TRAINING PROGRAMME: CONTENT
MODULE II - Innovative Methods for Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning
Focuses on different approaches validation practitioners may take with their learners, respecting their characteristics and needs in order to promote successful validation processes
The approaches to VNFIL highlighted in the training programme are based on innovative methods (i.e., rubrics, portfolios, simulations, etc.)
Mentions alternative/standardised assessments and criteria, as well as formative and summative methods in order for practitioners to know what they can choose to apply to their target groups
Provides practical examples for a better understanding of each type of assessment

12. TRAINING PROGRAMME: CONTENT
MODULE III – Affective Learning
Contents
Introduction
Management of learners’ anxiety in assessment contexts
Capacity building of assessors/counsellors

13. TRAINING PROGRAMME: CONTENT
MODULE III – Affective Learning
Contents tips and suggestions on how to deal with and manage learners’ anxiety in assessment contexts, and to avoid unpleasant feelings they may have associated with the school environment
Provides tips for capacity building.

14. TRAINING PROGRAMME: CONTENT
MODULE IV - Barriers and Enablers to the Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning
Contents
Introduction
Barriers
Enablers
Business model for implementing methods for validation of non-formal and informal learning

15. TRAINING PROGRAMME: CONTENT
MODULE IV - Barriers and Enablers to the Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning
Description of the social and technical barriers to the use of innovative methods for validation of non-formal and informal learning
Presentation of some enablers that can allow practitioners to deal with those barriers
Reference to the definition of business model and suggestions on potential sources of sustainable funding based on Cedefop’s reports on the matter.

16. TRAINING PROGRAMME: CONTENT
TOOLBOX
Contents
Videos and descriptions of the different innovative methods for VNFIL mentioned throughout the Training Programme
Links and references for validation practitioners for each Module
Glossary that allows practitioners to search for a given description in a practical way.

17. TRAINING WORKSHOP: MAIN OBJECTIVES
The main objectives are:
Testing the project’s Training Programme
Collecting feedback and recommendations on how to improve it
Gathering recommendations from participants on how to foster the development of innovative and alternative assessment methods for validation of non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL)
Presenting the summary of results of the Reports developed in the beggining of InnoVal project.

18. END OF THE MODULE