Naslov
The role of non-formal qualifications in the flexibility of education and labor market

Autori
Popović, Toni ; Relja, Renata ; Gutović, Tea

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Economic and Social Development 22nd International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “The Legal Challenges of Modern World” / Radic, Zeljko ; Roncevic, Ante ; Yongqiang, Li - Split : Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, Varazdin, Croatia Faculty of Law, University of Split University of Split Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina University North, Koprivnica, Croatia Faculty of Management University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, 2017, 677-689

Skup
Economic and Social Development 22nd International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “The Legal Challenges of Modern World”

Mjesto i datum
Split, Hrvatska, 29.06.2017. - 30.06.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
entrepreneurship ; labor market ; lifelong learning ; non-formal qualifications ; workforce

Sažetak
The expansion of global market and the fragmentation and permanent changes in demand have led to fluctuations of the workforce in the contemporary labor market. Lifelong learning is imposed as an answer to market needs, providing flexibility of the workforce by additional qualifications gained through non-formal and informal learning. The standardization of non-formal qualifications has become an important topic in the European Union, and is increasingly being considered as a way to raise workforce competitiveness, visibility and mobility. According to the Eurobarometer (2014), a significant proportion of the European market stakeholders considers a single European area of skills and qualifications necessary and stresses the need for further unification of standards with countries outside the EU. The Croatian Qualifications Framework Act (2013) prescribes the establishment of a system of recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning, taking into account all the knowledge and skills an individual gains, either in the adult education system or by developing one’s own entrepreneurial ideas. By recognizing non- formal qualifications, these forms of learning gain in importance and become a factor of labor market flexibility due to various standardized (required) qualifications alongside those acquired through formal education. The Strategy of Education, Science and Technology (2014) points to adults who have life and work experience as the main target group of such standards, considering that the proper validation of living experience would clearly contribute to the harmonization of market needs and competences acquired through different forms of learning. The uniformed validation of non-formal qualifications encourages personal and professional development, but also requires a high degree of cooperation of the entire education system and the labor market, the involvement of market stakeholders in the development of non-formal education curricula, as well as the elaborated glossary and certification system of various forms of non- formal education. The purpose of this paper is to present the perspectives of a validation system for non-formal qualifications in Croatia with regard to the EU context, as well as the role of this system in training competitive, business-oriented individuals and increasing the labor market flexibility.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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