I'm focused and integrated these recommendations provide all citizens the opportunity to demonstrate what
they have learned outside of school and use it for their career and further learning, as follows:
(1) Providing the opportunity for citizens to have their skills, knowledge and competences acquired through
non-formal and informal learning, including via open educational resources, validated, and obtain a full or
partial qualification on the basis of validated non-formal and informal learning experiences, with no
prejudice to other applicable Union law, in particular Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of
professional qualifications;
(2) Including the following elements:
– Support to citizens in the identification of theirlearning outcomes acquired through non-formal and
informal learning;
– Assistance to citizens in documenting their learning outcomes acquired through non-formal and