The Further and Higher Education Act, 1992 brought fundamental change to the post-16 sector. In April 1993, colleges were given corporate status. Detached from LEAs, they face continuing change through the implementation of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and now need to forge strong links with Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs). All this means that colleges have to offer more flexibility in all areas of curricular development, student/client attendance, delivery of learning opportunities, and funding. The Assessment and Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) connects with every one of these requirements and forms an essential ingredient in guidance for:
* personal and career development
* credit accumulation and progression
* equal opportunities
* resource management and collaboration with employers/TECs
* quality assurance
* staff development.
This series of practical books supports institutions and their staff in developing the skills they need to implement effective APL systems.
By Maggie Challis
July 29, 1993
The fact that learning accumulates and exists outside an education or training environment cannot be disputed. Yet traditionally, it is only institutional, certificated learning that carries any status. Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning systems seek to give positive credit for all ...
By Meena Wood
November 24, 1994
Assessment and Accreditation of Prior Learning systems are now widely used in colleges to open up access for potential students by harnessing their prior learning, knowledge and skills. But one major issue, language and literacy, has not yet been adequately addressed, and our education system still...
By Michael Field
July 29, 1993
The keystones for provision in the new era of Further Education will be flexibility of response, open access, equality of opportunity, and valuing and accrediting alternative ways of learning - all linked together within the concepts of providing life-long learning opportunities. The provision of ...
By Cecilia McKelvey, Helen Peters
November 25, 1993
Here, the authors explore practical ways of implementing APL for the benefit of individuals, employers and the community as a whole, showing how it can make a real contribution to equality of opportunity. Chapters look at the particular needs of various sectors of the community, and how APL can be ...
