An increase in non-formal and informal learning can be expected to enhance the demand for assessment and recognition of competences gained outside formal learning settings.

可以预计，不正规和非正式学习的增长将增加对在正规学习背景之外获得技能的评定与承认的需求。

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Roudil further emphasized that non-formal learning is of increasing importance in relation to themes such as poverty reduction, job creation, employability, and social inclusion.

UNESCO: The UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels and the European Youth Forum push for recognition of non-formal education | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

The added value of these non-formal learning activities is that they result in a variety of skills, ranging from economically beneficial and socially useful skills, to skills for self-development.

UNESCO: The UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels and the European Youth Forum push for recognition of non-formal education | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

However, it extends beyond formal education to non-formal and informal learning for out-of-school youth and adult citizens.

UNESCO: The UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels and the European Youth Forum push for recognition of non-formal education | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization