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Document the skills and competencies you have acquired through non-formal adult education, association work or volunteer work. This is a current offer from Knowledgelab at the University of Southern Denmark.
This offer is a result of a development project carried out by SDU/Knowledgelab for the Ministry of Education. This project has resulted in three websites relating to non-formal adult education, association work and volunteer work, respectively. It enables you to fill out a form either for your own use, for an education institution, or for an employer.
The project description states that
”Until now, we have received the certification of the competencies we have acquired in formal education programmes, but the introduction of prior learning assessment makes it possible for the individual to receive recognition for the skills and competencies acquired in other areas of life.
Non-formal adult education and activities in associations constitute a unique arena for learning. When you cast light on and document the skills and competencies of the individual acquired in these areas, it becomes possible to grant credit in relation to formal education programmes and the labour market. At the same time, it becomes possible to engage in dialogue and in some instances boundary-breaking dialogue and development across sectors.”
In the introduction to the adult education form, Knowledgelab writes:
”The prior learning instrument at www.realkompetence-folkeoplysning.dk now allows you to describe and document the unique skills and competencies you have developed in adult education , e.g. at an evening school, folk high school, home economics school, handcrafts school, day folk high school, production college or continuation school.
You do so by filling out the questionnaire specifically dealing with what you have learned in adult education. You can either fill out the questionnaire on your own or together with a sparring partner.
The end result is a description of your prior learning. This description can be used when you apply for work or when applying for admission to an education programme.
Prior learning includes everything you are able to do, regardless of how you have learned it. Some of your abilities are certified, others are just things that you are able to do. This description of prior learning is a contribution to cast light on your total prior learning and therefore becomes a supplement to your CV.”
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 Introduction to the project (in Danish)
The three websites (in Danish):
Non-formal adult education
Association work
Volunteer work
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