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Recognizing Prior Learning Outcomes in

sport-volunteering: the Dutch case

Ruud Duvekot, Inholland University

Margot Kouwenberg, ASK-NOC*NSF

Rien Slager, Atletiekunie

VALUE Conference 8-9 June 2011, Ankara, Turkey

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The workshop

Piloting:

Recognising &Valuing Prior Learning Outcomes in sports

volunteering for the sake of advanced learning & career

opportunities.

Aim of the workshop:

- information on the value of sports volunteering

- showing real learning opportunities for careers

- debate on the systematics & opportunities

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General context

Society is in transition …… no more lifetime employment,

qualification & social security, …

The trends

Validation of Prior Learning (VPL) is about:• Valuing learning by me, my organisation and/or ‘school’• building further on recognized learning outcomes• personalising the learning process• linking learning outcomes with qualifications and career-

mobility

Above all making possible … the mobility of competences

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The VPL-process

VPL is the integral process of ….

1. Raising awareness / information

2. Recognition of competences

3. Validation of competences

4. Development of competences

5. Embedding VPL in HRM, VET/HE

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the players

The learning triangle

1. the learning individual

2. the learning organisation

3. the learning or knowledge infrastructure

4. facilitators (authorities, social partners)

Linking sports-volunteers to qualifications

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VPL generic

Individual

‘School’

Sports context

VPL summative

VPL formative

NLQF-levels

occupational standards

portfolio‘s

Explaining VPL

VPL-generic = matching competence-profiles of

curricula from ‘schools’ and sport-unions

VPL-formative = matching competence-profiles of

sport-volunteers and sport-functions

VPL-summative = matching competence-profiles

of sport-volunteers and qualifications

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Piloting in Sports

Valuing volunteering in sports is 3 pilots in 1:

1. Recognition of formal ánd non-formal learning

outcomes (EVK-EVC)

2. NLQF-levels 3-4: athletics

3. NLQF-level 6: linking to formal teacher-training

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NOC*NSF Margot Kouwenberg

Prior Learning and Previously

acquired skills in Sport

Education

(EVK-EVC)

EVK EVC

Main objective NOC*NSF

Each athlete a competent coach

Objective project EVK & EVC

Validation & Recognition of competences

required through formal and non formal

learning in sport

EVK EVC

Validate /Recognize competences:• Sport federations (KSS)

• Sport & Formative education

• Sport & International Education (NQF – EQF – GQF)

• Prior learning outcomes

“old” formal learning vs “new” formal learning = KSS)

• Prior learning vs KSS (RPL project)

The Dutch experience

RPL project NOC-NSFRien Slager Expert trainer-coach

Atletiekunie Atletiekunie

Situation in the field

Goal: to be a Track and field trainer-coach.

• Six Vocational Education & Training students (VET)• All are active as t&f athletes

• One Higher Education student (HE)• She is also active as t&f athlete.

• One Parent of one of the youngest athletes • Manager transport company and ldr

• One Former athlete • Social worker with mentally disabled people

Atletiekunie Atletiekunie

Used method

1. Candidates filling in the competence scan;

2. Individual intake interview;3. Personal advice, about what the

possible strategy of learning could be;4. Personal development plan and a time

planning.

Atletiekunie

Some of the outcomes• Seven candidates:

exemptions for two of the five competencies• Two candidates:

prior learning for two of the five competencies• Eight candidates:

prior learning on providing work-outs to sporters• Five candidates:

prior learning related to improving motor-skills • All candidates:

sufficient experience in running events

Atletiekunie Atletiekunie

• To know your own level of prior learning;• To use your own prior learning as

the foundation for new learning;• To make more time available for learning of

new competencies with exemptions on account of VPL.

Awareness

Linking Volunteering to NLQ-level 6

Two Bachelor-profiles:- Primary education teacher- Secondary education teacher

Quick scan for showing the Linkage ‘Volunteering-Bachelor’

Seven candidates & seven quick scans

Output = 7 real learning opportunities

Piloting NLQF-level 6

Bachelor-profiles

Profiles:- Primary education teacher- Secondary education teacher

Competences to be filled in:1. Interpersonal competence2. Pedagogical competence3. Professional and didactical competence4. Organizational competence5. Competence in peer reviewing6. Competence in cooperation with environment7. Competence in reflection and selfmanagement

Piloting NLQF-level 6

The quick scanReview of generic level 6 (theory and practice)

• Professional attitude• Integrative skills• Academic skills• Problem solving skills• Methodical and reflective capacity• Transfer and transition• Social-communicative skills• Operational creativity and complexity • Social responsibility• General managerial skills

Review of specific, professional capacities

Piloting NLQF-level 6

The quick scanReview of specific, professional capacities for 2nd school teacher:

• Empathic to the social climate in the classroom• Experience with coaching pupils in my subject• Being consistent in rules and agreements for pupils• Experience in working in an educational team• Experience in providing lessons and projects • Professional in informing parents• Updating developments in my subject• Experience in evaluations and self-reflection • Communicative in guiding pupils• Experience in social guiding• Knowledge of learning processes• Experience in designing learning processes• Experience in career-counseling of pupils• Experience in advising school-management on HRM

Piloting NLQF-level 6

The candidates & their outputSeven candidates & seven quick scans:- 3 for primary school teacher- 4 for secondary school teacher- Scans are based on training/coaching experiences in

sports

Output = 7 real learning opportunities- All 7 scans provide a 71-100% score on generic level.- All 7 scans give scores between 71-100% of relevant

experiences for the specific Bachelor-profiles.- Next step = scoring the volunteering experiences for a

shortened Bachelor-programme.- 2nd next step: turning volunteering into a qualified

teacher-career.

Piloting NLQF-level 6

Mrs. Suzanne H.• Female, 39 years, married, 2 kids (9 & 11)• Education: Social work, level 3• Occupation: former secretary in a local community; now she’s a

housewife• Extra: volunteering in local Amnesty International, active at

primary school (organising extra-curricular activities), organising homebound child-care with a group of parents

• Her question: a need for re-employment

• Regional: in general, there are economic opportunities are in healthcare, education and child-care.

Example 1

Mr. Henk S.• Male, 49 years, divorced,1 kid (21)• Education: Bachelor in HRM• Occupation: personnel-manager in a medium-sized

company• Extra: active in soccer (playing and managing the club);

travelling (organizing adventurous & inspiring holidays).

• His question: the company is taken over; his function will become redundant. So, a need for re-employment.

Example 2