Shared Responsibility

by Jorine van Egmond | May 10, 2021 | Badge host, Badge wallet, collection, Europe, Lifelong learners, National or regional government agencies, Non-formal learning providers, Project, Research Study, Skill Mapping, Validation, Website, Youth work organisations

Shared Responsibility was an Erasmus+ funded project in 4 European countries between 2016 and 2018. The project was based on the need to find a tailor-made solution on how to give recognition to all learning. The partners worked together with the regional...

SHARE the Badge

by Jorine van Egmond | May 10, 2021 | Badge host, Badge wallet, collection, Europe, Lifelong learners, Migrants, Mobile Wallet, Non-formal learning providers, Pathway, Project, Website

SHARE the Badge is a follow up on the Strategic Partnership ‘Shared Responsibility’. Within Shared Responsibility a SHARE method and system (collections of Badges and handbook) have beenmade. In this follow up Erasmus+ project the partners want to make it...

Cities of learning

by Jorine van Egmond | May 10, 2021 | Badge host, Badge wallet, collection, Europe, Mobile Wallet, Non-formal learning providers, Pathway, Project, Website, Youth work organisations

The Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership ‘Connected Spaces of Learning in Europe’ was initially aiming to create a sustainable and youth-oriented participatory solution for European cities and regions to map, deliver and recognise diverse opportunities for young people. In...

Expanding the boundaries of Education

by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | collection, Non-formal learning providers, Northern America, Project, Youth work organisations

The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy gathered information from partners on a two year pilot project focussing on expanding access to out-of-school learning opportunities for marginalised youth in Boston and Providence.  The programme gives youth...

Employer Perceptions of Critical Information Literacy Skills and Digital Badges

by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | collection, Companies, Formal education providers, Higher Education Institutions, Meta-Study, Recruitment / HR

This study examines which competencies are valued by employers when it comes to information literacy and whether any of these skills are difficult to represent through formal qualifications.  It investigates whether there is interest among employers in using digital...