Reference Documents

Background papers:

• Council conclusions on the contribution of quality youth work to the development, well-being and social inclusion of young people (2013/C 168/03): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52013XG0614(02)&from=I

• https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2013.168.01.0005.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2013:168:FULL

• Quality of youth work (2015, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, Youth policy and programme): https://ec.europa.eu/assets/eac/youth/library/reports/quality-youth-work_en.pdf  - Available only in English

• European guidelines for validating non-formal and informal learning, Cedefop (2015), Luxembourg: Publications Office. Cedefop reference series; No 104: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/3073_en.pdf

• COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning (2012/C 398/01): https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/Council_Recommendation_on_the_validation_20_December_2012.pdf

• The European Credit System for vocational education and training ECVET: https://ec.europa.eu/education/resources-and-tools/the-european-credit-system-for-vocational-education-and-training-ecvet_en

• The European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF): https://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/sites/eac-eqf/files/broch_en.pdf