Validation of non-formal and informal learning experiences in the EU Member States makes an essential
contribution to EU's ambition to achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth set by the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Its impact can be significant in the labour market functioning: validation mechanisms allow for more transparency
on the skills available in the workforce and facilitate a better match between skills and labour demand, promote
better transferability of skills between companies and sectors and facilitate mobility on the European labour market.
By easing occupational and geographical mobility and allowing for a better skills match, validation can have an