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Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
Recognition of Prior Informal Learning (RPL) Project
The project aims to facilitate a national debate on the recognition of prior informal learning (RPL) within the context of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). The key outcome of this debate will be the development of guidelines to support the implementation of RPL provision across all post-16 education and training sectors in Scotland.
The guidelines will form a section of the SCQF Handbook and will cover all prior informal learning which has not been previously assessed or credit-rated. This will include prior learning achieved through life and work experiences as well as prior learning gained in less formal contexts in community-based learning, work-based learning, continuing professional development and voluntary work. Developing effective mechanisms for recognising prior learning is an essential element of the successful implementation of the SCQF.
Download the SCQF RPL Project Summary (PDF | 35 KB)
The SCQF RPL project has developed national guidelines for the recognition of prior informal learning within the context of the SCQF. The guidelines are the outcome of a national debate on RPL and their purpose is to support the implementation of RPL provision across all post-16 education and training sectors in Scotland.
The guidelines will form a section of the SCQF Handbook and cover all prior learning which has not been previously assessed or credit-rated. This includes prior learning achieved through life and work experiences as well as prior learning gained in non-formal contexts in community-based learning, work-based learning, continuing professional development and voluntary work.
Developing effective mechanisms for the recognition of prior informal learning is regarded as being fundamental to the success of the SCQF as a tool for promoting and enabling lifelong learning.
RPL Dowloads:
RPL Consultation Report - June 2005: this report aims summarise the outcomes of the consultation on the draft SCQF RPL guidelines (PDF | 120KB)
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RPL Core Principles - June 2005: This document identifies the core principles and key features of the RPL process within the context of the Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework (SCQF). (PDF | 121KB)
SCQF RPL Guidelines - July 2005 (PDF | 35KB)
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