A recognised vocational qualification via the external candidates’ examination

Experience from the Bremen pilot project for second-chance qualification for the unemployed without vocational certificates.

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Ausgabe/Jahr (Jahrgang) 2/2015 (44)
Seite(n) 46-49
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Lack of a vocational certificate heightens the risk of becoming unemployed and remaining so in the long term. The goal of the Bremen pilot project “Nachqualifizierung als Vorbereitung auf die Externenprüfung (NQVorE)” [Second-chance qualification as preparation for the external candidates’ examination] is to provide training leading to a recognised vocational certificate for unemployed people without adequate formal qualifications. The article presents and discusses the experience with competence reviews and second-chance qualification measures tailored individually to the needs of the target group.