The European Award for innovative practice and initiatives on validating competences in informal and non-formal learning in Europe is an initiative by a group of partners that for more than 10 years have been working in EU projects dealing with competence oriented learning and validation. They like to know in how far learning projects already tackle the theme of competence oriented learning and validation or how they could cope with it in future.

They are looking for innovative projects and activities in all educational fields (from school to higher education, vocational training, adult learning, youth, volunteering and mobility projects etc.) that promote the development of social, personal and organisational competences (SPOC) in an innovative way and include practical cases or at least ideas on how learning outcomes and competence developments within this specific competence area can be assessed and evidenced also beyond the walls of formal education.

Submit an entry by 15 August and win a trip to the awards ceremony in Mechelen (Belgium). More information.