rpl: costs & benefits
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Oktober 2006
RPL: Costs & benefits
Bologna Seminar
Amsterdam, 11 december, 2008
Margriet Snellen, Dutch Knowledge Centre on APL
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
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)
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
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
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC 4
Costs & benefits for who?
Individual Employer
Provider: HEI Government
Society
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
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
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
Research: yield for employers
National covenant a quality code for APL
> 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
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
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
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
Yield for individuals
National covenant a quality code for APL
> 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
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
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
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
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
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
Yield for providers
> Possible yield for HEIs
> 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
13/09/2007 Kenniscentrum EVC
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> …
