The Secretary of State also wishes to launch by the end of the year a platform allowing volunteers to know “what diplomas they can claim” as part of the validation of acquired experience.
The government wantssimplify» commitment to associative life and works to set up a «one stop shopvis-à-vis the State for grant applications, announced Sunday the Secretary of State in charge of Associative Life, Marlène Schiappa. “I will greatly simplify the paperwork. We are working to create a one-stop shop vis-à-vis the State for grant applications as part of a pact of trust between associations and the State“said Marlène Schiappa on France Info.
Another avenue put forward by Ms. Schiappa to support volunteering, the creation by the end of the year of a platform allowing volunteers to knowwhat diplomas they can claim» within the framework of the validation of acquired experience. “There are many people who have signed up as volunteers but can’t claim it as a skill on their CV because they don’t have the degree to go with it.“said Ms. Schiappa.
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Created in 2002, the validation of acquired experience allows anyone to obtain a diploma or title by having their skills acquired during their professional or voluntary experience certified. The Covid-19 crisis has led to a drop of around 15% in the number of volunteers engaged in the voluntary sector, according to an Ifop survey published in May. A study by the network of Research and Solidarity experts on the expectations of association leaders, published in June, showed their desire for a “recognition of the civic role and the social utility of associationsand administrative simplification.