TIPEIL

TIPEIL - Transfer of an Innovative Portfolio to Evaluate Informal Learning (2007-2009) - is a Transfer of Innovation project (ToI), co-financed within the LLP Programme - Leonardo da Vinci sub-programme, focused on the valorisation of competences that young and adult workers developed within informal and non formal contexts.

The availability of methods and tools applied to reach this goal has been identified in the European Inventory on validation of non formal and informal learning. If, then, on their side many countries have implemented specific initiatives and worked out tools to foster the recognition of competences acquired outside education and training formal contexts, due to their insufficient divulgation, it is still necessary to strengthen processes for their wide transfer and application.

The project TIPEIL, based on the successful results achieved within previous transnational pilot interventions and experiences (E.G.E.I.S - European Guidance and the Evaluation of Informal Skills - Developing a Standard Curriculum and a Training Model for the Qualification of European Guidance Practitioners – LdV I/03/B/F/PP-154080 - and INTRA – Informal training: recognition and accreditation -European Commission, DG Education - Youth programme 92372-5.1.XL-IT-16-2001-R), aims at the transferring of a Model of Digital Portfolio + Training courseware to its use addressed to the operators, associating to this basic goal the one of facilitating its adoption through experimentation, training and coaching activities addressed to operators to whom will be asked to use the portfolio within their specific working contexts.

Main objectives are the following:

• Analyse and promote the willingness to change/adaptability of the currently practices in use in the different national contexts, so as to realise a real integration and permeation among different needs and cultures;
• Integrate the contents, already identified and experimented on transnational dimension, included in the Model of digital portfolio (methodology + training courseware) on which the proposal is based;
• Adapt the prototype at linguistic and technological level, so as to widen its use and application, starting from the organisational and technological analysis of the different national working contexts represented by the partnership;
• Transfer directly and efficaciously (through training and coaching) the adapted prototype to a wide range sample of organisations that, with specific roles all interlinked (e.g. education, training, counselling, employment, etc), can benefit from the adoption of the Model defined.

Digital Portfolio: description

The Portfolio has ancient roots. It was originally a tool used in his/her arts. It was the best collection of works done by a painter or an architect as an example of capacity. Today the Portfolio is created through the use of new technological tools and that's because is called Digital Portfolio. It can be defined as a collection of documents and certificates (such as text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks) that allows you to create, store, update and publish their own personal learning environment, training and skills development. It’s used to show the competencies of a person (student or worker).

With Portfolio you can:

• Manage a summary of experiences of studying, working, living and playing, available everywhere and at all times, constantly updated online;

• Store examples of productions, in the form of text, images, graphics, audio and video recordings;

• Create groups of visitors to share some data with the vision of educators, teachers, assessors, employers, colleagues or even friends and family;

• be available always and everywhere a showcase of own qualities and talents, providing also trace the development over time and progress throughout life.

The information of a personal Digital Portfolio can be made available for the public or defined users (trainers, teachers, managers or human resources or recruitment professional organizations) to which the holder of Digital Portfolio is designed to enable access, which can also recognize credits.

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