Transcript Concluding Remarks of Bridges for Recognition - Salto

Where we’ve been
What we’ve learned
Where we’re going
Where we’ve been
• Some milestones
• Positions of key institutions
• More than 12 tools for recognition of non
formal learning
• Recognition for three groups of people
– Young people
– Youth workers
– Youth trainers at the European level
Where we’ve been
• Recognition of programmes
• Looked at different stakeholder needs
• Discussed some hot topics
• Challenged to make concrete proposals
What we have learned
• There is more than one bridge to be built
– In order to develop recognition processes
– And in order to be recognised more
• Social and codified (formal) recognition
• Issues of status
– Voluntary vs paid
– Formal vs non-formal
– Romantic vs serious
What we have learned
• Issues of accountability and credibility
– To young people
– To politicians
– To self (as young person, youth worker or
trainer)
– To funders
What we have learned
• What do we want to be recognised for?
– Standards achieved
– Competencies demonstrated
– Distance travelled – personal growth
– Contributions made – to society, communities,
organisations and individuals
– Etc etc
What we have learned
• What is recorded?
– Skills,, knowledge, experience, achievements
– Values, attitudes, behaviours
– More or less context specific
• How do we know what to record?
– Personal aspirations – what’s important to me
– Stakeholder needs
– Occupational profiling/Functional analysis
– 360 degree consultation
What we have learned
• That recognition is a process - Life long
and life wide
• That recognition in the non formal sector
is relational – it’s a two-way process
Where we’re going
Towards a common language…
– that will be understood by…
Ourselves, Politicians, Employers, Formal
Education etc etc
– that will enable/facilitate…
Accountability, Inclusion, RECOGNITION
Where we’re going
• Towards securing more resources by…
– Analysing the benefits and costs
– Communicating the benefits
– Using the right language for the right
stakeholders
– Building bridges of recognition and
recognition of bridges
– Becoming translators and interpreters
SEXY
• Self assessment comes first
• Examples of good practice exist in the non
formal sector and in other sectors
• eXtra resources are always needed
• You are part of the way forward