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Enhancing VPL System Quality in Iceland: A Case Study

Explore the development of the Education and Training Service Centre in Iceland, focusing on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and its impact on the labor market. Understand the methodology, financing, and results of this innovative project.

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Enhancing VPL System Quality in Iceland: A Case Study

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  1. Developingquality in VPLEducation and Training Service Centre (ETSC) in Iceland RPL Biennale, Rotterdam – April 2014

  2. EducationandTrainingServiceCentre (ETSC) • OwnedbyTheIcelandicFederation of Labor, Confederation of IcelandicEmployers, Federation of State and Municipal Employees, Association of Local Authorities in Iceland and the Ministry of Finance • Target group: People on the labour market who have not completed education on Upper Secondary level • The form is a Corporation. Non-profit. • Contractwithandfinancedby the Ministry of Education, ScienceandCulturesince 2003. • Development of VPL – one of the maintasks • Qualityandmethodology of VPL • EducationandTraining fund allocatesfinancing for specificprojectsexecutedby LLL-centresaround the country

  3. The VPL system • 182.000 peopleon the labour market • 1/3 has not completedUpperSecondarySchool = RPL maintargetgroup • 2.172 induvidualsvalidatedin 2007 – 2013 • About 400 peryearfrom 2010 • 37 years = mediumage of participants • Centralizedcoordinationthroughcontractswith the ETSC • ProjectsaremanagedbyLifelonglearningcentresaround the country • Financingthrough the Educationandtraining Fund (Statebudget) • VPL is mainlyagainststandardsin formal curricula, butalsopilotprojectsagainstjobstandards (noexistingcurricula)

  4. Qualityassuranceproceedure • ETSC providestraining, adviceandsupportmaterial. Gathers statistics. • Standardslinkedto the European Quality Mark (EQM) areindevelopment • EQM is usedbythe ETSC for qualityassurance of thedelivery of courses • Standards for careerguidancearebeingtested • TheNordicproject – Qualityinvalidationvaluableinput for making of qualitystandards for RPL

  5. Thequalitytrianglefor VPL Methodology European guidelines Nordic Quality model Exsperience Results Individual Labor market Society/community Financing and Cost Society/state Labormarket VPL

  6. Methodology • Pilotprojectsin 2004 - 2007 • Lawandregulation: • Definedprocess– termslinkedtofinancing/contracts for individualprojects • Careerguidance, groupprocess • Centraldatabase for informationonprojectresultsandstandardsused (screeningtools) • Developmentalmeetingswithproject managers • Theindividualinthecenter • Key questions we often use: what effect does this (change, action, outcome) have on the individuals • Good model to start talking about quality – and reflect practices

  7. Financingandcostt Focus • Decisionsonfinancingarebasedonclearbenefits for the state/labour market andvalidity of results • Centralgathering of informationonresultsandcost • Totalcostperindividual2013: • Validation: 1.294 euro • Guidance: 284 euro Benefits • Morepeoplewithinthetargetgroupcomplete formal education • Visibility of competences • Moreflexibilityonthelabor market • Increasedcompetencedevelopment

  8. Results • Measuringeffectiveness • A survey among those who have completed validation • February – March 2014 • Focus on results for: • Individual • Labour market • Society/community • Number of participants and the number of respondents • 751 asked • 305 did not answer • 446 answered • 59,4 % response

  9. Your status after validation?

  10. How are you doing in school?

  11. Howeasyorhardwasittorevealyourcompetencesin the evaluationinterviews?

  12. Howfairorunfairwaswere the resultsyoureceivedfrom the validationprocess?

  13. Howimportant/unimportantwas the role of the careercounselorin the validationprocessinyouropinion?

  14. What is yoursituationafteryoucompletedthe validationprocess?

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