We started testing this badge system during
with EVS trainers’ pool of SALTO Eastern
European and Caucasus Resource Centre
and other training of trainers projects.
Both projects started in September 2015 and
will last until the mid of 2017. The projects
are co-funded by the EU Erasmus+ Youth in
Action programme.
We envision that when integrated with the
SALTO Trainers online for Youth (TOY) profiles
of trainers, Open Badges could function as
an evidence-based reputations system for
trainers to show their expertise and for
organisations and institutions to access
pool of verified experts.
We also support the Badge Europe initiative
which promotes the use of Open Badges in
variety of learning contexts.
This initiative is carried by number of adult
and higher education institutions in Europe
and it is co-funded through the Knowledge
Alliance action of Erasmus+.
In future, we plan to develop a dynamic CV
online to enable better sharing of learning
achievements by participants who learn in
various contexts. The idea is to have tools
which support young people and youth
work professionals to create their CVs that
includes all their achievements, formal,
non-formal and even informal.
You can stay up to date about the Open
Badges initiatives in Europe by joining the
Facebook group Open Badges Europe.
We are always open for cooperation!
We are committed to promote the use of
Open Badges for recognition, meanwhile
awaiting for the deeper integration with
the existing European tools for recognition,
e.g. Youthpass, European Youth Work
Portfolio or SALTO TOY profiles.
Currently our organisation is part of 2
strategic partnership projects which
innovates with Open Badges in European
youth work context.
One project aims to promote fur ther
the use of Open Badges to support and
recognise learning within the European
mobility projects. The project was set-up by
the consortium of youth (work) organisations
and networks active in European mobility.
The other strategic partnership project
‘Trusted Badge Systems’ is focused on
the cooperation with representatives
of employment sector to achieve greater
endorsement for badge systems developed
and used by volunteering and youth work
organisations.
Nerijus and Laimonas,
Association of Non-formal
Education in Lithuania
[http://www.neformaliai.lt]
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