State of play (excerpt from the last annual National Report on validtion of Non-formal and informal learning)
There is no national strategy on VNFL-IFL.
Law on Education passed in 2003 sets out key elements to formally certify competences acquired through non-formal or informal learning. In addition, recent documents, namely the Strategy on Vocational Guidance, Strategy Paper on Lifelong Learning, Strategic Guidelines for the Development of Education for 2003-2012, Single Programming Document as well as a draft of new edition of Law on VET, aim to build bridges between formal, non-formal and informal education and training.
The National Education Strategy 2003-2012 (2003) foresees the following trends for the development of the CVET system:
- joining formal, non-formal and informal education;
- development of the system of recognition of competences acquired through different forms of education and training.
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The Provisions of the National Education Strategy 2003-2012 establishes a goal of at least 15 % of the working age adult population should participate in some kind of education and training every year by 2012. With the development of new educational services and the implementation of lifelong learning, adults increasingly participate in non-formal education and further education. Nevertheless, there may be difficulties in reaching 15 % target although participation has increased from 3.8 % (2003), to 5.9 % (2004) and 6 % (2006) – the 2007 target of 8.5% will probably not be reached. The EU-25 indicator for participation is 9.7 % and is based on participation in education and training in the previous 4 weeks.
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