Worklife guidance

Worklife guidance refers to the notion that people do not have separate working lives and personal lives - they are all parts of our one, whole life. These parts of our life influence on each other, reflecting the positive things in our lives as well as the challenges we face. Thus Worklife guidance refers to all guidance and counselling offered at the workplace.

Guidance

Help for individuals to make choices about education, training and employment (http://www.elgpn.eu/publications/browse-by-language/english/elgpn-tools-no.-2-llg-glossary/ ELGPN TOOLS - Glossary)

Career guidance

A range of activities that enable citizens of any age, and at any point in their lives, to identify their capacities, competences and interests; to make meaningful educational, training and occupational decisions; and to manage their individual life paths in learning, work and other settings in which these capacities and competences are learned and/or used (http://www.elgpn.eu/publications/browse-by-language/english/elgpn-tools-no.-2-llg-glossary/ ELGPN TOOLS - Glossary)

Competence

An ability that extends beyond the possession of knowledge and skills. It includes: 1) cognitive competence; 2) functional competence; 3) personal competence; and 4) ethical competence  (www.cedefop.gr: “EU Knowledge system for lifelong learning”)

Informal learning

Learning resulting from daily activities related to work, family or leisure. It is not organised or structured (in terms of objectives, time or learning support). Informal learning is in most cases unintentional from the learner's perspective. It typically does not lead to certification. (www.cedefop.gr: “EU Knowledge system for lifelong learning”)

Knowledge society

A society that creates, shares and uses knowledge for the prosperity and well-being of its people. (www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/Media-Centre/Glossary-of-Key-Terms)

Learning outcomes

Statements of what a learner knows, understands and is able to do on completion of a learning process, which are defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence. (Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning, April 2008)

Learning society

A society in which learning is considered important or valuable, where people are encouraged to continue to learn throughout their lives, and where the opportunity to  participate in education and training is available to all. (www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills/policy_issues_reviews/key_issues)

Lifelong learning

Lifelong learning embraces all learning activity undertaken throughout life, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills/competences and/or qualifications for personal, social and/or professional reasons. (www.cedefop.gr: “EU Knowledge system for lifelong learning”)

Non-formal learning

Learning which is embedded in planned activities not explicitly designated as learning (in terms of learning objectives, learning time or learning support), but which contain an important learning element. Non-formal learning is intentional from the learner's point of view. It normally does not lead to certification. (www.cedefop.gr: “EU Knowledge system for lifelong learning”)

Validation of learning

The process of assessing and recognising learning, including non-formal and informal learning. Validation usually refers to the process of recognising a wider range of skills and competences than is normally the case within formal certification. (www.cedefop.gr: “EU Knowledge system for lifelong learning”)

Valuing learning

The process of promoting participation in and outcomes of (formal or non-formal) learning, in order to raise awareness of its intrinsic worth and to reward learning. (www.cedefop.gr: “EU Knowledge system for lifelong learning”)

Validation of Prior Learning

VPL is a system which, independent of the type of learning programme, focuses on recognising, valuing, validating and developing the competences that someone has previously learned in any type of learning environment. (Duvekot, R.C. (2016). Valuing Learning. A study of VPL and personalised learning. Thesis. Houten, CL3S.)

Personalised learning

Personalised learning is the dynamic learning concept focused on the individual learner, which can initiate (or help initiate) and establish tailored individual learning programmes in a learning culture based on self-driven, flexible, forward-looking lifelong learning. (Duvekot, R.C. (2016). Valuing Learning. A study of VPL and personalised learning. Thesis. Houten, CL3S.)