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RPL: Costs & benefits

Bologna Seminar Amsterdam, 11 december , 2008 Margriet Snellen , Dutch Knowledge Centre on APL . RPL: Costs & benefits. What is APL in Holland ?. Accreditation of Prior Learning : Recognition of competences acquired in any context, formal, informal or non-formal

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RPL: Costs & benefits

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  1. Bologna Seminar Amsterdam, 11 december, 2008 MargrietSnellen, Dutch Knowledge Centre on APL RPL: Costs & benefits

  2. What is APL in Holland? • Accreditation of Prior Learning: • Recognition of competences acquired in any context, formal, informal or non-formal • Accreditation of the competences • Added value by link to generally recognised standard (national qualification structure or sector qualification)

  3. Dutch system: public finance General information costs/benefits Legally obligation to ask at least cost price Public finance only for students registered october 1st Public finance only for students that is enrolled 3 years National covenant a quality code for APL

  4. Costs & benefits for who? Individual Employer Society Provider:HEI Government

  5. Employer Costs & benefits for companies: High costs for procedures: at least cost price No unit prices. Range is often between 600 en 1600 euros Legal arrangements: tax benefits (ca. 300 euros) Collective Labour Agreements: compensation for APL

  6. Research: yield for employers • Expected yield (non financial) by companies: • Flexibility of the workforce (roles) • Mobility to other jobs (internal & external) • Professional identity (self esteem) • Loyalty towards the organisation • Willingness to learn increases • Efficiency and effectivity in work National covenant a quality code for APL

  7. Individual Costs and benefits for individuals: High costs for procedures: at least cost price Not always good acces for individuals for APL and real tailormade programs) Legal arrangements: tax benefits (everything above 500 euros a year) Collective Labour Agreements: compensation for APL Extra (temporary) regulations for unemployed

  8. Yield for individuals • Yield (non financial) for individuals: • Objective measurement of actual competences (related to specific standard) • Input for efficient tailor-made program of getting diploma • Mobility to other jobs (internal & external) • Professional identity (self esteem) • Perspective of research: increase of salary National covenant a quality code for APL

  9. RPL Provider (HEI) • Possible Costs for providers: • Start up costs are high • Spin off costs: APL can mean improvements of the initial organisation processes • Risc for losts: planning is fixed at start of schoolyear. APL asks flexibility. • Autonomy of schools (per sector) gives extra coördination costs by broad question

  10. RPL Provider (HEI) • Possible benefits for providers (HEI): • Already three (temporary) subsidieprograms for APL and tailor-made education programs for HEI • More adult students and employees in tailor-made or parttime programs • Better motivation of the students (less drop-outs) • Broader services, more income (APL is new, extra service) • More customers in the region

  11. Yield for providers • PossibleyieldforHEIs • Improvement of quality: coaches, assessors, assessment policy, etc. • Improvement of quality: APL shows the organisation failures and risks • Opportunity for own personnel development • More interesting partner for employers National covenant a quality code for APL

  12. Discussion? • Differences and similarities? • Other costs and benefits for your organisation? • ‘Lessons learned’ that can help others? • Most important questions according to costs/benefits for your situation? • What are costs and benefits issues that influences policy, choices, building of your APL centre most? • Research topics? • Name 2 topics you want to add to … • European discussion • Sequal of Bologna program • European guideliness for APL • …

  13. Margriet Snellen snellen@kenniscentrumevc.nl Pettelaarpark 1 5200BP ‘s-Hertogenbosch Postbus 1585 www.cinop.nl

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