Mary J. Harrison’s report explores the concept and process of prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) at post-secondary institutions, with a particular focus on Ontario. PLAR is a process for assessing the knowledge, skills, and abilities that a consolidate has acquired in informal and non-formal settings for the purposes of awarding academic credit, and is […]
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Practitioners seeking information on the professional practice of PLAR/RPL.
RPL Quality Assurance Manual
Buy the Manual The Manual is available in hard copy, on a USB stick, or PDF version CAPLA Member — $ 50.00 + TAX ($ 6.50) = $ 56.50 Non-member — $ 75.00 + TAX ($ 9.75) = $ 84.75 (plus shipping and handling) Purchase the manual Download the free Introduction
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A Resource Manual for Competency Portfolio Development
Reflection, Research, Integration, Portfolio Completion The intended users of this manual are employment counsellors, literacy practitioners, professional academic advisors, and human resource professionals who assist clients in attaining work, educational or personal goals. In addition, agencies delivering the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) will have a particular interest in this manual. The TIOW initiative […]
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PLA Inside Out
PLA Inside Out (PLAIO) is the first scholarly online journal entirely devoted to the recognition of prior experiential learning. The goal of this electronic publication is to help anchor prior learning assessment (PLA) work as central to our thinking about teaching and learning, to support and recognize scholarly work in the field of prior learning […]
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PLAR Practitioner Competencies Listing and Self-Assessment Forms
Across Canada, there are people applying PLAR knowledge and skills in human resources, in community agencies, in professional associations and regulatory bodies and in academic settings. In Canada’s 20-year history of developing and implementing a wide range of Prior Learning Assessment and Qualifications Recognition services, the field of practice and the role of the practitioners […]
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BC PLAN
British Columbia’s Prior Learning Action Plan BC PLAN is a network of organizations and individuals. The like-minded indivuals who have come together from across the province to charter this new communication network comprise our steering committee. Together we promote increased access to post secondary credentials and skilled employment through the informed recognition of the skills […]
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