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Affirmation of Prior Experience and Learning

Introduction

Contrary to many traditional education systems, UK-CCL Bench Mark role is not simply that of classroom oriented training but the taking into account of prior experiences and learning to provide opportunities to qualifications.

 

The Affirmation of Prior Experience and Learning or APEL in short provides for individuals to progress in Professional Higher Education at all levels of study including undergraduate or postgraduate programmes. Classroom learning can be certified,but most of the learning at work, home or in the community, which is often known as experience, is not. Taking this into account, UK-CCL has developed a methodology to recognise what candidates have learnt via work experiences and job training/seminars. Credit units are given for their achievements. This in return can be used towards gaining a Professional Degree or Membership in the respective field or profession.

Who is it for?

Lifelong Learning and Continuing Professional Development are two new phrases that are today used to emphasise changes taking place in education and training. Adults who want a second chance or those who want to improve their career prospects can apply through the APEL scheme. At whatever stage you are in, the APEL path would support your personal and professional development. APEL encourages:

• Learning from experience; growing with your company’s progress.
• Developing your profession in learning while earning.

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Accreditation of Career Progress Development

Introduction

There are many individuals who have not had the opportunities to enhance their career by following traditional courses or training. Instead they have entered the working profession and have gained knowledge by hand-on experience. There are individuals today who are successful in their chosen profession and many are doing even better than educated graduates who have entered the same field. Education is important and certification to attest learning through these means is relevant and necessary, but most of the learning at work, home or in the community often is not given the due recognition.

Taking this into account, UK CCL has developed a methodology called Accreditation of Career Progress Development (ACPD) to help candidates who have the relevant experience but not the corresponding paper qualifications.

In the ACPD scheme a candidate is assessed on his/her past and current experiences and learning. Such experience and learning is accorded credit units. If the candidate scores enough credits, he/she can be recommended for a degree qualification. Where the candidate fails to score enough credits, he/she is then channelled through the APEL scheme (see previous page).

The degree earned by ACPD Scheme is categorised by orthodox academics as third level degree qualifications. Even in the traditional Red Brick University Scheme they have many levels of degree qualifications, such as First Class Upper and Lower, Second Class Upper or Lower etc. All in all a degree qualification is a degree qualification and the different levels seek to identify height of attainment of knowledge of the individual.

Who is it for?

The ACPD scheme is for all full/part time working adults.

Copies of certificates and experience need to be furnished upon application.

For details of course, fees and duration, please contact us