THE PROJECTVINA - Validating Informal and Non-formal Acquired skills is a Strategic Partnership project that aims at raising the indicator of validation of adults skills acquired through informal and non-formal education. The project partners have, between them, the relevant experience and expertise in non-formal and informal learning and its recognition to deliver the work and fulfill the objectvies of the project within a period of two years.The project will reinforce the cooperation between partner organizations with a view to establishing exchanges of good practices, promote the development and testing and implementation of innovative practices in the field of informal and non-formal learning.PARTNERSHIPThe VINA project brings 5 organisations from 5 EU countries. The applicant organization, EURO (Palermo, Italy), possesses extensive experience in management of international projects, as well as experience in ICT. Evropská rozvojová agentura, s.r.o. (Prague, Czech Republic) develops trainings and promotes validation of non-formal and informal learning outcomes and also have relevant expereince in evaluation projects. Electronic Compass (Athens, Greece) organizes seminars in the fields of education, ICT, social sciences and experience in validation of result. European Learning Network Ltd (London, GB) focuses on adult and youth education. It has been involved in developments of many non-formal education-related projects and has relavant experience in organisation of promotional events. FUNDACJA INSTYTUT ROWNOWAGI SPOLECZNO EKONOMICZNEJ (Gdynia, Poland) possesses significant experience in implementing non-formal trainings as well as experience of coordinating testing activities in projects.ACTIVITIES AND OUTPUTSThe project activities are built upon the development of 2 major Intellectual Outputs:1) a Database of Instruments for Validating Informal and Non-Formal Learning (in 5 languages: Czech, English, Greek, Italian and Polish);2) a Recognition Opportunities Tendency Analyzer - R.O.T.A. (in 5 languages: Czech, English, Greek, Italian and Polish).The project cycle will include:4 Transnational Project MeetingsSkype meetingsDissemination ConferencesMonitoring and evaluationRESULTSTangible:Project website NewslettersProject logoPress releasesVisibility materials as brochures, leaflets, flyers.Intangible:- promoting non-formal and informal education and tools;- raisinng awareness of recognition of non-formal and informal education and their need for implementation;- extend the understanding of each other, reduce prejudices and find common solutions.IMPACTThe VINA project is expected to make an impact on the Target Groups and relevant stakeholders of more than 8000 people during the project's output production (such as dissemination, testing and multiplier events).