Non-formal education mostly leads to qualifications that are not recognized as formal qualifications by the relevant national educational authorities or to no qualifications at all. It caters for people of all ages, but does not necessarily apply a continuous pathway-structure it may be short in duration and/or low intensity, and it is typically provided in the form of short courses, workshops or seminars. It is often provided to guarantee the right of access to education for all. The defining characteristic of non-formal education is that it is an addition, alternative and/or a complement to formal education within the process of the lifelong learning of individuals. The non-formal and informal education is defined as:1 - non-formal education is: learning resulting from actions which are planned but not intended as obvious components of the education process (in the categories of educational objectives, the time spent for teaching or the didactic support), which nonetheless has an effect of learning. This initiative intends to align the education system to the needs of the labour market, create conditions for legal and decent labour of Moldovan workers, and integrate retuning migrants on the labour market in a simple and efficient manner.Ī Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan B Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Burkina Faso Burundi C Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo (Dem.Education that is institutionalized, intentional and planned by an education provider.
So far, 47 candidates received certificates in 12 professions: baker, confectioner, waiter, controller/teller, cook, painter, plate placer, blacksmith and concrete worker, plasterer, bricklayer-stonemason, plumber, and settler of walls and ceilings of gypsum plasterboard.
#Non formal education obtained from work experience professional#
The beneficiaries can be both residents of Moldova and retuning migrants who acquired new professional skills working in fields that are different from those they studied. Thus, individuals who have their qualifications recognized and who obtain these certificates will be able to get employed legally and rapidly. The recognition of non-formal and informal qualifications is the process through which a competent institution confirms that an individual has professional knowledge and skills obtained through work experience, in the absence of specialized studies. The assessment fee will be covered by UNDP “Migration and local development” project, with the financial support of the Switzerland, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration, Mission to Moldova. More details about the process of recognizing professional competences and qualifications, required documents, and contact data of validation centres can be found here.
The first validations centres involved in piloting phase covered fields of construction, public food, pedagogy and ecology.Īfter the submission of required documents, the beneficiaries of the program should pass the theoretical and practical examination to obtain a certificate that confirms the professional skills acquired throughout life. Those who want to file an application for the recognition of professional competences should go to one of the validations centres of the accredited educational institutions.
This initiative is supported by UNDP “Migration and local development” project with the financial support of the Government of Switzerland, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration, Mission to Moldova. Thanks to a pilot mechanism developed in 2019 by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, this year the validation program was extended nationally to textile, beauty, IT, transport and healthcare industries, the latter being focused on older people care. Other five education institutions of Moldova were accredited to assess people who have acquired professional experience and want to have their competences recognized officially.