VOX - national institute for adult education - implements research and
development projects relating to various aspects of adult qualification.
By order of the Department of Education, VOX realises a project called
"Realkompetanse" that deals with documentation and assessment
of non-formal and informal learning processes. VOK plays a pivotal part
at the competence reform in Norway that aims at the school system and
the training within industry.
afpa - association nationale pour la formation professionnelle
des adultes (FR)
Afpa - association nationale pour la formation professionnelle - is one
of the biggest educational institutions of France. Afpa works by order
of the French government and in close collaboration with ANPE (labour
administration). Core activity is to offer courses for unemployed persons;
more and more often also proposals for enterprises, especially for SME
are made.
Fundación Tripartita para la Formación en el Empleo - one
of the biggest educational institutions of Spain - works closely with
the Ministry of Labour and the labour administration (INEM). Increasingly
new concepts of further training are developed for enterprises.