TY  - JOUR
AB  - Accreditation of prior learning (APL) is the formal assessment and
certification of employees′ and job seekers′ existing skills and
knowledge in accordance with nationally recognised standards of
occupational competence. The potential role of APL in making maximum
effective use of existing national resources and in encouraging adults
to acquire new skills is assessed. The relevance of APL in closing the
“skills gap” and in tapping the adult labour market is
examined. The UK Government′s APL initiatives are reviewed including the
implementation of two, two‐year programmes. Colleges, employers and
organisations in the public and private sectors are all interested in
taking APL further but the real costs are still to be examined, an
institutional model is yet to be established and the required
infrastructure needs to be put in place nationally.
VL  - 14
IS  - 9
SN  - 0309-0590
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000000214
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000000214
AU  - Fletcher Shirley
PY  - 1990
Y1  - 1990/01/01
TI  - Accreditation of Prior Learning – A Contribution to
National Economic Objectives
T2  - Journal of European Industrial Training
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -