Fiona ArgentCardiff Metropolitan University

SE WALES CAPITAL NETWORK‘Learning via Employment’ project

• SE Wales HEIs ‘shared services’ HEFCW development project Co-ordinated by Cardiff Met with RPL Fellows in universities

Main Partners:

Key Objectives:

• Embedding RPL as a mainstream activity in all academic schools and service departments of the regional HEI’s

• Standardisation of RPL policies and procedures

• Scalable costing approach for RPL

• Delivery and support of a technology facilitated RPL provision and on-line RPL advice and guidance

• Development of a series of accredited RPL modules/sessions (CQFW Level 4 +)

• Development of a research capability in RPL

Main areas of project activity

• Research • Identify the development needs of learners,

employers, advisers and assessors• Identify appropriate support methods and

strategies• Design an RPL support toolkit:• Develop support and guidance for all

stakeholders

• RPL fellows in partner HEIs• RPL profile raised • RPL Toolkit and e-Application• Training and development programme• Moodle site RPLWales.org• Institutional standardisation of policies

and procedures• RPL / WBL synergy • Potential for trans-national project

Key Outcomes:

Jane Mudd – Cardiff Met Fiona Hook – USW

Neil MacKenzie – USW Julia Toy – Cardiff Met

https://rplwales.org/

Q&A:

• Dr Barrie Kennard – Director of Leadership and Management Wales (LMW)

• Haydn Blackey – Director of CELT at USW

• Fiona Argent – CWBL Manager at Cardiff Met