kvalues_key competences: validating adult learners' educational experiences
DESCRIPTION
The validation of informal and non-formal learning is of increasing importance across Europe (CEDEFOP, 2009). The KVALUES consortium brings together adult cultural educators from Italy, UK, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Bulgaria to develop and test the digital storytelling methodology as an innovative tool to guide adults and young adults in disadvantaged conditions to self-evaluate and recognize skills and key competences acquired through informal learning context such as work, volunteering, family and community related activities. Besides contributing to the European debate, KVALUES aims at identifying which competences and skills can be validated by engaging different stakeholders. Luigi Sturzo Institute is the coordinator of this project that involves 7 partners: Coleg Cambria (UK), Grimme Institute Gesellschaft für Medien, Bildung und Kultur (Germany), Melting Pro. Laboratorio per la Cultura (Italy), DIK (Sweden), Tallinn Creative Hub (Estonia), Institute for Humanistic Management – HuMan (Bulgaria). Project website http://www.kvalues.eu/the-project/ This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.TRANSCRIPT
Bruxelles October 6th - 8th 2014 FINAL MEETING
POST PILOTING ISSUES:
How we can strengthen the method? May we ask human resources department?
KVALUES NUMBERS:
Nacka, Botkyrka, Visby, Umeå, Cosenza, Roma, Perugia, Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo
4 interviews:
ü 1 career counselling centre;
ü 2 evaluation and impact studies service company;
ü 1 from entrepreneurship service company;
ü 1 HR from a big company working in the field of culture
WHO? experts, HR, and advisors
MARIA LUIGIA CUSANO, Porta Futuro - Rome
ANDREANI, HR for CIVITA srl
Antonella e Angela , Struttura Consulting spa "
Anonimo, BIC LAZIO
OUR QUESTIONS:
Is it possible for the digital curricula story to be part of the recruitment process? How?
To use as tool attached to the traditional CV. “I can’t consider it as a substitute of the traditional cv”.
As unique tool (not added to the traditional one). “It helps me to save time and evaluate more profiles”
It could be useful to show specific competences, as communication and creativity.
Is there a specific area where the digital curricular story could be part of the recruitment process?
Embedded in a job counselling process - it helps people to think about own competences and skills. Helping candidates to be more confident
It could be usefull especially in: - Creative sector; - Officies; - People looking for the first job or with
not long professional experience
During the evaluation for HR, it’s useful to evaluate communication, language and speaking skills.
From a recruiter side is better for - creative professions.
Do you think is a valid tool to show a candidate’s competences in a better way? Could it give him a competitive advantage?
“The digital curricular
stories is an of the
traditional CV”
Shows the capacity to match competences and communication abilities through verbal communication
It’s a valid tool because it helps to show skills and competences that can’t be highlighted in a traditional CV
Shows more creativity, communication and language skills.
ADVICES
TAKING CARE OF:
For the applicant: For the facilitator:
• Adapt you CV DS Story to the sector to which you are applying;
• using picture/images of the person; • give some info about your education and
previous experiences; • having a good command of the
language; • speaking (slow) and record a good audio • use a good product to present yourself • coherent use of language and images • DO NOT FORGET IS A CV!
o don’t influence the story
o give a common technical structure
o Give equal opportunity to all candidates to create a DS CV
o CREATE A STANDARD?
Thank you for being part in this journey – our journey! Antonia & Laura and all MeP’s staff