This report was developed in the framework of the project 21EL28 “Support to the Design of a National Framework for Quality Assurance of Non-Formal Education and the Assessment and Validation of Prior Learning in Greece” under contract REFORM/IM2021/009. This project was funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument, and implemented by the OECD, in co‑operation with the Directorate‑General for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission. Through this project the European Commission supported the Greek National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP) in designing a quality assurance framework for non-formal learning and in initiating a reflection on introducing a system for the assessment and validation of prior learning to support low-skilled adults. The technical support was delivered through an analysis of needs and gaps of the Greek quality assurance initiatives and actions for non-formal learning, as well as a review of good practices in EU Member States on quality assurance and on assessment and validation of prior learning. It also provided recommendations with concrete steps and processes on developing a comprehensive national framework for quality assurance of non-formal learning, based on extensive consultation with relevant actors and stakeholders and on the work of an expert group. The support also included policy recommendations on the design of a system for the assessment and validation of prior learning and a roadmap for its potential launching. The expected long-term effect of this project is to improve the quality of adult learning and its labour market relevance and to support low-skilled adults by easing their access to education and training and the labour market through the assessment and validation of prior learning. Ultimately, the expected long-term effect is the quality upgrading of the CVET system in Greece.
This report was prepared by Karolin Killmeier and Patricia Navarro-Palau from the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, under the supervision of Glenda Quintini (Head of the Skills and Future Readiness Division).
The authors would like to thank the project team from the Directorate‑General for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission, namely Dorina Giouroukou, for her contributions and support, as well as the following international experts who were interviewed in the framework of the project and provided valuable information on Quality Assurance of Non-Formal Education in their respective countries:
Alberto Arrizabalaga Urkijo (Tknika – Spain)
Koen Bois d’Enghien (European Commission)
Julia Brandstätter and Johanna Weismann (Ö-Cert – Austria)
Christina Jacober (EduQua – Switzerland)
Alie Kamphuis and Daisy Termorshuizen (CINOP – Netherlands)
Barbara Kelly (Quality and Qualifications Ireland – Ireland)
Florentino Santos Porras (Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional – Spain)
Inge van de Scheur (NRTO – Netherlands)