This project will seek to recognize and validate knowledge and skills acquired on the job and link the validated competencies to the NQF/EQF. This will strengthen the employee in the labor market and encourage 'reluctant learners', by building their confidence to engage with life long learning. In “The Value of Work” (VOW) project, a model was developed for recognizing competencies acquired in the workplace. Transferable methods and tools were developed and tested in the banking sector and in two transfer sectors. The model and the transfer to other sectors proved successful. The main aim of this Transfer of Innovation project “Recognizing the Value of Work” (REVOW) will be to develop the VOW model in order to increase its dissemination and acceptance in the original countries, and to disseminate it to other countries. The new project will review and update the VOW methods and tools, analyze new sectors/occupations and develop standards for use in the validation process.The tools and methods will be piloted in partner countries and the experience used to update the model/tools and create a new brochure for stakeholders based on the wider experience. Using their stakeholder networks partners will advocate for EU wide adoption of the standards and integration into the EQF.The partnership will consist of one former partner in VOW: Iceland, a new partner organization in Denmark – who will focus on establishing the model in their countries and Ireland and Greece who implement the model in their own countries in sectors relevant to their landscape. The partners have strong connections with stakeholders and policy makers and can disseminate and promote valorization of the project’s ideology and products. The outcomes will be refined and updated VOW products, a development of the standards of competence for the new sectors/occupations and an updated guideline brochure for stakeholders involved in the validation process. Links to each partner's National Qualification Framework will be established to begin the process of having the competence standards formally recognized. Dissemination to relevant stakeholders at national, international and EU level will be led by ICTU through the ETUC.Through the process of validating competencies acquired in the workplace, the target group (people with little formal education) will have their job related skills documented and recognized by relevant stakeholders. The process of validation of the individual's competencies has proven to be an empowering factor and a motivator for people to participate in lifelong learning. The linking of the validated competencies to the NQF/EQF will strengthen workers position in the labor market. For the employer it makes the skills of employees more visible, making it easier to make use of all the talent/skills that employees possess, and it aids in the identification of appropriate skills development within the company. VOW project website: www.valueofwork.org