This Fanshawe College research conducted by Mary J. Harrison (2018). It explores the concept and process of prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) at post-secondary institutions, with a particular focus on Ontario. The goal of this study was to gather information about how colleges and universities in Ontario operationalize their PLAR policies and processes in […]

This paper, authored by Paul Zarkos and Ron Conlon (2019), delineates the history of PLAR. The paper “represents an attempt to trace the evolution of PLAR from its earliest beginnings to the present day and to examine its strengths and weaknesses and the challenges to fully implementing it in educational systems, communities and workplaces. This […]

Find out why we use it, how we use it, and what you can do to support the PLAR process at Sask Polytech.

It’s time to bust these myths once and for all and get you on the road to recognizing prior learning at Sask Polytech! View/Downloadfrom archive