Valinda

The acronym “Valinda” stands for “Validierungsverfahren und Nachqualifizierung in der Altenpflege in Nordrhein-Westfalen“. In this pilot project HeurekaNet e. V. and education institutions in three locations in North Rhine-Westphalia are cooperating to test and evaluate an innovative method which validates and acknowledges competences of formal low-skilled workers (the operatives and the unskilled workers) in geriatric nursing. After the successfully graduating the participants receive a state-approved degree as a geriatric nurse. The University of Osnabrück does the accompanying research.