Assess Plus Project Update

As part of the ongoing Assess Plus project, work is ongoing into the development of Output 4 – Guidelines to promote transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications through Skills Audits in Adult Education. These are designed to “promote transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications through Skills Audits in Adult Education, the following Guidelines have the goal to encourage transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications on Skills Audits in Adult Education.”. The Guidelines are aligned with other European transparency and recognition instruments, such as ECVET, EQAVET, EQF or Europass and are a policy instrument to support the exploitation strategy of the project and to mainstream the project results, in particular the EFC reference in Skills Audits for Adult Education.

To date, INQS has undertaken a wide range of research and examinations into best practice into a range of guidelines in favour of knowing and applying the legislative framework and background of skills audit.

Some of the key findings which may be of interest include the following guidelines.

Identifying The Specific Definitions Of Occupations And Assocaited Skills And Knowledge Within The Eu

The purpose of this experimental exercise is to raise awareness among the participants about the depth and granularity of skills auditing according to the ESCO database.

The suggestion for this this approach would involve that you:

Identifying The Considerations Related To Gdpr As Part Of Skills Audit Process

The purpose of this experimental exercise is to raise awareness among the participants about legal obligations and requirements in their own country related to skills auditing.

The suggestion for this this approach would involve that you:

  • In preparing for a specific audit, identify a specific or knowledge related to a particular role or occupation which will be measured as part of the audit, or which is relevant to a given role or position. 
    • For the given skill, knowledge related to the audit, use the ESCO database to identify the definition of a specific work-related knowledge or skill – https://ec.europa.eu/esco/portal/skill
  • Alternatively, if you wish to learn more about the knowledge or skills associated with a specific job or occupation in order to better audit or assess a users’ ability or potential for that position), you can identify a particular job role in order to learn more about the associated skills and knowledge involved.
  • When you have identified a specific work-related knowledge or skill (as part of the selected role or occupation related to the audit) in the ESCO database, use the findings to make note of the following elements provided under the ESCO definition:
    • The definition of a particular skill or knowledge
    • Alternative titles for it
    • The broader skill/ competence
    • The roles it is associated with

An example of a skill related to using word processing software can be seen at http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/81633a44-f1db-4a01-a940-804c6905e330

For more information and resources, please check out http://www.assess-plus.eu