Report on the VAE in France: Progress and improvement measures

Coverbild: BWP 5/2014
Author
Issue/Year (Volume) 5/2014 (43)
Page(s) 28-29
Language(s)
    englisch

As part of the French reform of vocational adult education, in 2002 a new procedure named “VAE” (Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience) was instituted under the Social Modernisation Act. It needs to be seen in conjunction with the Lisbon Process (2000) which is aimed at making Europe into the world’s most competitive economic area. The article goes briefly into the framework conditions and the VAE process, and reports on initial experience.