Validation of occupational competencies – what are the experiences of the chambers?

14 chambers are currently piloting national procedures for the validation of occupational competencies within the scope of two BMBF-funded projects, Prototyping Transfer and ValiKom. The Hamburg Chamber of Crafts and Trades and the Munich and Upper Bavaria Chamber of Commerce and Industry are two of the institutions involved in the piloting of so-called skills analyses via the Prototyping Transfer project. The latter is also bringing its expertise to bear in piloting procedures via the ValiKom project. Numerous challenges are associated with the establishment of validation procedures. In this interview, Johanna Reutter and Bernd Engelmann reveal how such demands can be overcome.