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YOUTHPASS Toward the recognition of non
formal learning in the frame of the European
Youth in Action Programme
Gilles BACCALA, Training and Cooperation Plan
Officer French National Agency of European Youth
in Action Programme
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First, a little exercise 3 fields of
competences Learning to learn Communication in a
foreign language Social and civic competence
Gilles BACCALA, Training and Cooperation Plan
Officer French National Agency of European Youth
in Action Programme
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• First, a little exercise
• 2 questions
• What am I expecting to learn or to gain in this
• field during this TIC TAC training course ?
• How could I explain/describe it in a few words
• and write it ?

Gilles BACCALA, Training and Cooperation Plan
Officer French National Agency of European Youth
in Action Programme
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 Education and training 2010  a European
Union Strategy

• Among European political initiatives since Lisboa
  2000, in the education field
• Definition of  long life learning  (LLL)
• Common European principles for recognition of non
  formal and informal learning
• Europass Port-folio
• Key Competences for long life learning

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Youth Policies at the European level

• White Paper on Youth  A new impetus for European
  Youth  
• European Pact for Youth
• Recognition of non formal and informal learning
  in the Youth work

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Non formal learning ?

• Outside school, vocational training centres,
  university, evening courses
• Structured learning fixed objectives, periods
  of time, pedagogical methods, activities and
  tools, teams of trainers (volunteers or paid)
• Willing to learn (from the participant) and to
  teach (from the trainer) intentionality
• No diploma but possible validation like record
  of achievements (UK), first aid certificate or
  BAFA/BAFD (France), Jugendleitkarte (Germany)

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European  Youth in Action  (YiA) Programme
2007-2013

• European Youth Exchanges (groups, bi or
  multilateral)
• Youth initiatives
• Youth democratic projects
• European voluntary service
• Action  Youth in the world 
• Support measures, seminars, trainings
• Support to organisations active in Youth work
• European Cooperation in Youth work

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YOUTHPASS towards recognition of non formal
learning in youth work

• 4 main objectives, in the frame of youth work
• fostering employment of young persons and youth
  workers
• valorising methods of non formal learning
• fostering recognition of youth work
• valorising specificities of youth work

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Fostering employment of young persons and youth
workers

• Identification of competences in four main axes
  
• Personal development
• Intercultural and multicultural
• Social competences
• Mobility

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Specificities of youth work

• Volunteerism of participants and youth workers,
  leaders or trainers
• Active and conscious participation of learners,
  actors of their learning
• Active and participative methods  learning by
  doing
• Learning of participative democracy and active
  citizenship

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What is the Youthpass document ?

• An individual certificate for each participant of
  one activity of YiA programme, individually
  entitled to receive it
• A brief description of objective and activities
  of the seminar or training course
• A brief description of gained competences by the
  participant, following  Key competences  and a
  summary of learning outcomes
• Validation by the hosting organisation and the
  head of hosting NA

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Why a test phase ?

• To experiment the document near a panel of
  participants and organisers of training course or
  seminar (action 4.3 of YiA programme)
• To get their feedback, comments and critics
• For a better understanding of the needs of
  participants and organisations
• To improve the document

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The Key competences (K.C.) ?

• A common recommendation of European Parliament
  and European Council, to be adopted end of 2006
• A common European reference framework
• For long life learning (LLL) and education
• 8 main fields of competences for the  knowledge
  society

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What is a competence ?

• Its a combination of 3 elements
• one or more knowledge(s) ( knowing )
• one or more aptitudes ( knowing to do )
• one or more attitudes ( knowing to be )
• we need for the achievement of a task or a
  project, for the practice of a job, a leisure, an
  hobby or a sport, for the participation in social
  and civic life or to assume parenting and family
  life

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The Key competences ?

• Communication in mother tongue
• Communication in one (or more) foreign
  language(s)
• Mathematic culture and basic competences sciences
  and technologies
• Digital competence (computer science, information
  and communication technologies)

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The Key Competences ?

• Learning to learn (individually and collectively)
• Social and civic competences (interpersonal,
  intercultural)
• Initiative spirit and entrepreneurship
   capacity to go from ideas to acts 
• Sensitive and cultural expression (artistic,
  creative competences)

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