The TRAILER (Tagging, Recognition and Acknowledgment of Informal Learning ExpeRiences) project.
Reference: 519141-LLP-1-2011-1-ES-KA3-KA3MP
Introduction
The TRAILER project is a European (KA3 project from the Life Long Learning Programme) project running from January 2012 to December 2013. The project aims to facilitate first identification by the learner (as ultimately responsible of the learning process), and then recognition by the institution, in dialogue with the learner, of this learning. The learner identifies episodes and evidences of informal learning in any of the different spaces in which she learns (formally or informally). She then links to these to the tool, located within her portfolio, and then tags them in relation to a predefined but evolving catalogue of competences. The tool is linked to the institutional interface in such a way that relevant experiences (related to the institutional target competences) are accessible to the institution. Other experiences that may be personally relevant to the learner are accessible to her.
General information
| information to be gathered | details |
|---|---|
| Name / title of source/model and version if applicable | TRAILER |
| Stakeholder | Project partners are Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Open Universiteit Nederland (OUNL), University of Bolton (UB), Dom Szkolen i Doradztwa Mykowska Aleksandra (DSD), Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP), University of Belgrade (UB). |
| URL | http://www.trailerproject.eu/ |
| Orientation | Very generic: explicitly aimed at link between informal learning, education and workplace |
| Explicit / implicit | Explicit |
| Organisational competence | No |
| Number of people currently affected | None defined by now. Large potential through possible EU policy influence, and through this project, InLOC. |
| Sectors covered | Higher Education and Workplace |
| User communities | Higher Education and Workplace |
| Significant use cases | Currently in progress |
| Significant business cases | Currently in progress |
| Gather sample materials | Currently in progress |
| Key features influencing uptake | It is necessary to integrate the reference model InLOC into the competence model used in TRAILER in a way that it was possible to represent competences related with Higher Education and Workplace institutions |
Further information
The project has just started at January 2012 and the management of competence and outcomes is not currently available.