Recognition, validation and accreditation of adult learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina's vocational secondary education (Prepoznavanje, validacija i akreditacija obrazovanja odraslih u srednjem strukovnom obrazovanju u Bosni i Hercegovini
Recognition, validation and accreditation of adult learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina's vocational secondary education

Summary/Abstract: According to the latest, Sixth International Conference on Adult Education, the Delegates of UNESCO Member States emphasized that recognition, validation and accreditation (RVA) of all forms of learning represents one of the 5 most important policies and legislative measures in establishing of a Life long Learning socitey. The following paper has the purpose to analyse the current state of RVA in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by evaluating a specific field of adult education, the vocational secondary education. There search has been conducted considering the official UNESCO Guidelines on the RVA of the out comes of Non-formal and Informal Learning. Findings indicating that the country is doing some fragmented progress. but still for a long-term success the authorities needs to urgently develop a specific overall system for the recognition of different learning modes and venues, opening a clear pathway to qualifications and certification.

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