.... Originality/value The approach to understand assessment processes in these companies and municipalities from an RPL perspective has not been widely covered before. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Validation Recognition of prior learning Accreditation of prior learning Assessment...

... work has been established and APEL at doctoral level is well embedded in universities offering PhDs by published works (Davis and Chishom, 2005). The examiners' main task is stated as being to assess: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Accreditation of prior learning Workplace...

...‐based recognition of prior learning E‐portfolio‐based professional recognition Skills recognition Accreditation of prior learning Workplace learning The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is an important process for recognising skills developed in the workplace (formally, non‐formally...

... and persistence, than non‐PLA adult students. Many PLA students also shortened the time required to earn a degree; the average time to degree decreased as the number of PLA credits earned increased. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Accreditation of prior learning Assessment Workplace...

... absent in the research literature. Accreditation of prior learning Workplace learning Portfolios Recognition of prior learning © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Two of the students, P1 and P2, spoke very positively about the APEL process and appeared to experience...

... Workplace learning Qualifications Research Accreditation of prior learning United Kingdom For workplace researchers this raises particular issues. Work‐based learning practitioners challenge the distinction between theory and practice, and reject the concept of “applied” theory, i.e. theory which...

...Carol Costley; Stan Lester Purpose This paper sets out to examine whether the process of accrediting prior experiential learning (APEL) as used in UK universities is the most appropriate approach for providing academic recognition for work‐based projects and learning. Design/methodology...

... improvement Accreditation of prior learning The innovations undertaken in the KLASS project have also contributed to the development of a sound model for collaborative, work‐based learning, and for extending accreditation achieved in the workplace. Two main strands in our research led...

... taught is limited. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Accreditation of prior learning Counselling Standards Training There is gratifying consistency in the training methods and objectives of all these courses but there are also causes for concern. There is some, admittedly limited, evidence here...