The 'Skillstube' project: Helping to bridge the gap between the working and schooling worlds

摘要

Recognition of tacit knowledge is paramount to better grasp the comprehensive set of competences that professionals have, as they cannot be easily described in its entirety, as well as documented, through verbal articulation or written descriptions. To address this shortcoming, the "Skillstube" project was launched to provide other forms of evidence-based competence approval to complete the existing model, "Skillsbank". The latter is a web based toolkit using ECVET (European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training) principles to structure learning outcomes into matrixes of qualifications. As such, "Skillsbank" targets career guidance, recognition of prior learning and individual training support.