RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
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What that Assessment and Recognition Learning Prior (PLAR) / Acknowledgment Learning Before (RPL)?
PLAR/RPL is abbreviation from Assessment of Prior Learning and Recognition of Prior Learning.
Assessment and Recognition Learning previously defines the process by which the individual could identify, document, assess, and create knowledge those before recognized. Study can conducted with formal, non-formal, informal or experience. Context learning no key of the process, because focus is on learning. PLAR process can conducted for various destination including invention self, credit or placement continuing in education height, work, licensing , planning career or recruitment .
Assessment and Recognition Learning Previously (PLAR) also could interpreted as a giving process opportunity for obtain credit academic for one or more deep programs certificate, diplom, or degree. Need show that obtain the skills and knowledge required through experience live. This possible including work, training, study independent, volunteer, travel, hobby, and experience family.
A number of organization Canada only use PLAR for describe the related processes with appraisal and recognition formal and informal learning. In case like it's a tool like test challenges, demonstrations, interviews structured, simulation, and portfolio could used in learning based on experience and judgment competency.
Following is three reason good for join with PLAR :
- Review past experience and pondering what they have learned and can help identify skills and abilities as well as set destination career and education. Target this in turn could help develop what have known and available done.
- Institution education, place work, association professionals, and other organizations can using the PLAR process for evaluate related knowledge and skills with achievement academics, professional status awards, or progress career.
- PLAR process can help in saving time and money with fill in gap learning without repeat things already known and available done.
One of the universities that organizes RPL is Institute Bogor Agriculture (IPB). There are 2 types of RPL held by IPB, namely :
- Type 1 is recognition on achievements the learning gained from formal education in college height used for continue to formal education. Method used through Credit Experts, the result is confession expert credits, and graduates end from this RPL form transcript value.
- Type 2 is confession on achievements the learning gained from formal, informal, and experiential education work. Method used through assessment and recognition. The result that is confession number of credits and points recognized college, graduate end from this RPL is a diploma.
Binus Online University also has study programs Recognition Learning Past (RPL), equalization academic on experience work and training certified for obtain Higher Education qualifications in various study programs like accounting, engineering industry, business management, system information, and informatics engineering.
REFERENCE
Association, C. (2019, June 13). What is Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)/ recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)? CAPLA. Retrieved November 20, 2022, from http://capla.ca/what-is-rpl/
