A website describing an initiative to recognise the experience, knowledge, and skills of practitioners to provide them with an Accreditation of Prior Experimental Learning.
The project focused on using a reflective cycle of blended professional development to encourage teachers to self-assess their experience in relation to an appropriate qualification, and reflect on their roles and responsibilities linked to Professional Standards for the sector. This was carried out through the formation of a steering group to identify and guide the APEL process, and interviews with volunteer participants to identify issues and motivations of participants to structure the process to support development.
The researcher concluded that not all participants were able to recognise their professionalism with the ACL sector, and previous attempts to recognise experience were interpreted as wanting them to 'jump through hoops'. Five of the participants successfully achieved an APEL award. Support and building a trusting relationship were identified as key components of achieving the award.
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