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Recognition

A formal acknowledgment by a competent recognition authority of the validity and academic level of a foreign education qualification, of partial studies, or of prior learning for the purpose of providing an applicant with outcomes including, but not limited to:

(a) the right to apply for admission to higher education; and/or

(b) the possibility to seek employment opportunities.



Recognition is a process of granting official status to learning outcomes and/or competences, which can lead to the acknowledgement of their value in society.

(see also “Recognition of Learning”)

Source:
UIL, UNESCO GUIDELINES for the Recognition, Validation and Accreditation of the Outcomes of Non-formal and Informal Learning, 2012


Formal recognition: the process of granting official status to skills and competences: through the award of qualifications (Certificates, diploma or titles); through the grant of equivalence, credit units or waivers, validation of gained skills and/or competences. Social recognition: the acknowledgement of the value of skills and/or competences by economic and social stakeholders.

Source:
European Commission, Validation of Non-formal MOOC-based Learning, 2016


The formal approval of training organisations, products and services operating within the vocational education and training (VET) sector (as defined by state and territory legislation).

Source:
NCVER (Australia), VOCEDplus: Glossary of VET, (accessed 12/2022)


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