Pragmatic partnerships between employers, non-profits and educators can make demand-driven work-based learning a lot faster and more effective.
Shane Sutherland is a Director of PebblePad, an engaging personal learning tool used in a wide variety of institutions and workplaces. PebblePad is the tool of choice for the initiative that he describes.
Recognizing prior learning appears to be a pragmatic approach to hiring and promoting employees in the workplace – but how can an employer ensure that the recognition is based on authentic skills and learning that can be objectively assessed?
It’s not a quick fix.
Some promising lessons from projects funded by WPLAR include:
• RPL is part of a response to real, defined business needs– the most successful projects were developed in response to an identified need to understand required skills and competencies and have a process to assess and document those assessments.
• RPL takes investment of time, internal resources and external expertise.
• RPL is often integrated with other workforce development strategies – such as Essential Skills, competency development, credential recognition, skills training, etc..
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