What is YouthPass?
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YouthPass is a certificate created by the European Commission as part of its strategy to foster the recognition of skills and competences developed through non-formal learning. It was used in Youth in Action projects as well as now in ERASMUS+/youth projects as a means to document the competences developed within a specific project, be it youth exchange, training course, or EVS, as well as to certify a person’s participation in the project.
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The 8-key competences
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The YouthPass is based on the 8 key competences in lifelong learning, as they were defined in the Recommendation 2006/962/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning [Official Journal L 394 of 30.12.2006].
According to this recommendation, the 8-key competences in lifelong learning are defined as follows:
(source: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:c11090) |
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Find out more about the YouthPass here: www.youthpass.eu
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