Making competencies acquired via voluntary work visible to companies

Results of the EU project DesTeVa

Coverbild: BWP 6/2017
Author
Issue/Year (Volume) 6/2017 (46)
Page(s) 40-41
Language(s)
    englisch

Those who involve themselves in voluntary work acquire knowledge and skills which have been the object of very little systematic documentation thus far. This means that such areas of potential remain largely invisible for companies. Within the scope of the EU project DesTeVa, an online tool was developed that enables persons engaged in voluntary work to describe and document the competencies they have acquired via informal means in a systematic manner. This article presents the design concept and application of the tool and the possible ways in which it can be utilised.