Validators Competent App User Guide

Validators Competent App

Product Information

Specifications:

• Product: Competent App
• Website: www.competentonline.com

Product Usage Instructions

Registration:
Register on the Competent app at www.competentonline.com.

Validator Profile:

1. Complete your Validator Profile with detailed professional experience.
2. Add a photo of yourself or your organization’s logo.
3. Verify your email address.

User Invitation:
Invite a user to Competent which will send instructions to the young person.

User Registration:
The young person registers on the app and fills in their basic information.

Initial Selection:

1. The young person selects their competencies from the initial list or uses the autosearch feature.
2. Choose between two and five competencies that reflect their strengths.

Validator Dashboard:

1. Access your Validator Dashboard to manage validation processes.
2. Do not press ‘Complete validation’ until final assessment.

Competency Database:

1. Review the young person’s initial selection and consider other competencies from the database.
2. Confirm your competency selection, which can be changed before final validation.

Check Activities:
Meet with the young person to discuss choices and conduct check activities as described in the manual.

Competency Validation:
Make a final assessment of competencies to validate based on professional experience and check activities.

Confirm Validation:
Press ‘Complete Validation’ on the Validator’s Dashboard to confirm validated competencies.

Certificate Generation:

1. The young person selects validated competencies for their certificate in their user profile.
2. The certificate can be saved, printed, or accessed via a QR code.

Before you begin…

A tick-list for validators

• Familiarise yourself with the validation process in this manual.
• Agree a suitable time and place for the meetings with the young person.
• Prepare an explanation of the aims and benefits of the process.
• Ensure the young person has access to a laptop or a mobile phone.
• Prepare any supplementary materials for the process’s check activities.
• Access the app at www.competentonline.com

REGISTRATION

Register on the Competent app

VALIDATOR PROFILE

Complete your Validator Profile

Be as detailed as possible
The information about your professional experience is visible and adds credibility to the young person’s validated competencies. Add a photo of yourself or the organisation’s logo. You will then be asked to verify your email address

USER INVITATION

Invite a user to Competent
This will send an email with instructions to the young person whose competencies you will validate.

USER REGISTRATION

The young person registers on the app and fills in their basic information

INITIAL SELECTION

The young person makes a selection of their own competencies

• They can also use the auto search feature if they have a specific competency in mind that doesn’t appear on this initial list.
• Each competency contains a definition and examples.
• They choose between two and five of the competencies that they feel reflect their strengths.

VALIDATOR DASHBOARD

The young person now appears on your ‘Validator Dashboard’

Here you can see all of your active validation processes
’Manage validation’ allows you to see the young person’s selection within the competency database.

IMPORTANT: Do not press the ‘Complete validation’ button yet.

COMPETENCY DATABASE

Look through the young person’s initial selection
Consider if other competencies from the 10 categories in the ‘competency database’ are more appropriate
You can select and de-select competencies. Confirm this selection. You can change these competencies at a later date before your final validation.

CHECK ACTIVITIES

You can now meet with the young person }
Discuss their choices and other possible competencies from the competency database.
You can also carry out ‘check activities’, which are described at the end of this Manual.

COMPETENCY VALIDATION

Make a final assessment of which competencies to validate
It is a good idea to choose between 8 & 12 competencies
Your choice of competencies is based on your professional experience and personal knowledge of the young person, supported by any check activities that you have carried out.

CONFIRM VALIDATION

Confirm the selection of validated competencies
Press “Complete Validation“ on the panel in the Validator’s Dashboard

CERTIFICATE GENERATION

The young person selects validated competencies for their certificate in their user profile
The generated certificate can be saved, printed or accessed via a QR code.

CERTIFICATE

The certificate contains a link to your Validator Profile
It also contains a link to the project website.

The certificate has an option to download a linked QR code
This links to the certificate and allows the viewer to find out about Competent

CHECK ACTIVITIES

Check Activities are used to check if a young person possesses certain competencies

• The validator chooses and designs the Check Activities.
• The methodology used depends on the chosen competencies and context. They can be carried out face-to-face or online.

Types of check activities

1. Personal interview
   The young person can explain their own competencies and the validator’s questions can explore hidden competencies.

2. Group activities
   Participation in group activities is a good way to explore competencies related to social interactions, communication and effecting positive change.
   For example,  A group challenge to create something using limited materials can show collaborative or productivity skills

3. Video
   The young person prepares and records a video presentation.
   For example: The young person can demonstrate various communication skills by presenting a topic that they are passionate about.

4. Guided reflection
   The validator helps the young person to monitor and reflect on their own competencies over a period of time.
   For example, The young person notes down every time they show patience or resilience during a week.

5. Activity Preparation
   The young person organises and carries out an activity or part of an event, demonstrating competencies related to leadership or autonomy.
   For example: The young person prepares and leads a dynamic warm-up activity in a group session.

FAQ

What should I do if I encounter technical issues during registration?
If you encounter technical issues during registration, please contact our customer support for assistance.

Can I change the competencies selected after completing validation?
You can change the competencies selected before pressing ‘Complete Validation’ on the Validator’s Dashboard.

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