Assessing competencies and certifying knowledge acquisition. Human capital of children of foreign origin in education and training in Europe (ARCKA: JLS/2009/EIFX/CA/8809)

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

This project has been financed by the European Commission, Directorate General Home Affairs (Immigration and Asylum), Integration Fund Community Action.

Layman's description

The proposal, focusing on secondary education (11-18 years old students) aims to improve comparative knowledge on good practices of assessments and recognition of knowledge, skills and competences of migrant students entering and exiting the education system, in order to adapt teaching skills, to avoid the placement of migrant children in lower than their age appropriate grades and to support new forms of knowledge certification useful for job research and mobility. The project promotes an effective mutual exchange at translocal level between educational staff to share experiences and to identify common criteria to disseminate good practices in the assessing and recognising of migrant students competences and to improve equity and wellbeing in education, involving also migrant families.

ARCKA, first, conducts context analysis and elaborates a set of indicators in the involved countries (Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Romania). Second, the practices of assessment and recognition of prior learning and skills certification of third-country nationals' students are mapped. Third, criteria and selection of good practices are identified. Fourth, guidelines and recommendations to promote third-country national students' well being and success and to involve parents in cooperative actions to support children school careers are elaborated. Finally, fifth, mainstreaming and dissemination of the activities are developed.

Key findings

http://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/funding/integration/summaries_eif_ca_2009_awarded_projects.pdf;

http://www.synergia-net.it/en/progetti-europei/arcka-%E2%80%93-assessing-recognizing-competences-and-certifying-knowledge-acquisition-valuing-human-capital-of-children-of-foreign-origin-in-education-and-training-in-europe-pre118-pe29.html.
AcronymARCKA
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/09/0931/08/11

Keywords

  • migrant worker
  • migrant children
  • qualifications
  • vocational education
  • integration

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