"Recognition of Prior Learning, Quality Assurance and the Implementation of Procedures"

 Indexes:
   alphabetic
   by cities

  Contents:
  Bologna Process 

   Recognition

    e-bookcase

 ACE - professional
 section of the EAIE

Bologna Seminar hosted by the Dutch Government
11-12 December 2008, Amsterdam  

Concluding presentation of the general rapporteur

Thursday 11 December

Plenary

• Hélène Clark, DG Education and Culture
• Patrick Leushuis, Project Directorate ‘Learning and Working’, The Hague
• Erik Kaemingk, Manager, Dutch Knowledge Centre for RPL, Utrecht 

Workshops

• Patrick Leushuis (Project Directorate 'Learning and Working', The Hague)
• Lucie te Lintelo (University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam)

              and also used in the workshop: case study

              (more information about the project, mentioned in the workshop, on

              www.eucen.org/beflex)

• Marja van der Dungen (CINOP)
• Erik Kaemingk (Dutch Knowledge Centre for RPL)
• Margriet Snellen (Dutch Knowledge Centre for RPL)

Plenary

• Anne Murphy, RPL Policy Officer Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, member of Advisory Group on RPL, National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI)
• Barbara Light, Institute for Work Based Learning, Middlesex University, England
• Jean-Marie Filoque, President of the French UCE Network, and Vice-Rector for LLL of the University of Brest

Workshops

• Walburga Katharina Freitag, HIS (Higher Information Services) Research Unit, Hannover, Germany
  Karine Janssens, Ghent University, APL coordinator, Belgium
• Ruth Whittaker, Depute Director of the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning (CRLL), Scotland
  Anne Murphy, RPL Policy Officer Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
   

              and the documents, used in the workshop:
              -  DIT RPL Diagram                            -  DIT RPL Policy and Procedures 2

              -  NQAI RPL Guidelines (DIT )          -  RPL Initial Self Assessment        

              -  Using your prior learning...            -  Q1B in RPL HE (FAA)

• (Barbara Light, Institute for Work Based Learning, Middlesex University, England
  No PP-presentation used)
  Emmi Helle, SG ENQA (not presented, due of illness)
• Jean-Marie Filoque, President of the French UCE Network, and Vice-Rector for LLL of the University of Brest
  Sylvie Bonichon, France
   

Friday 12 December

Plenary

• Michael Hörig, Project Officer, EUA
• Michal Karpisek, Vice-President, EURASHE
• Ligia Deca, Chairperson, ESU
• Jenneke Lokhoff, NUFFIC (Dutch ENIC/NARIC)
• Carlo Scatoli, European Commission – DG for Education and Culture
• Micheline Scheys, Flemish government, Belgium - Report
• Corrie Scholman, Heineken

Document NARIC's

Document 'Study on Formal Recognition of Non-Formal and Informal Learning'

(presented by Jenneke Lokhoff on Friday morning)

The 'old' documents

-  list with participants (if you want to have the e-mail address of a participant, you can

   send an e-mail to info@leido.nl)

-  programme

-  newsletters:  5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Background Paper for the seminar

A document with information about the 'European Guidelines for Informal and Non-Formal Learning (for VET)' and with some examples of Quality Codes in England, Ireland, The Netherlands et cetera can be downloaded here.

This document was used as 'seminar paper', with useful input for the

And a list with documents about RPL, APL, PLAR, LLL...

Charter on LLL  - 2008 - EUA
European Commission – Common Principles  - 2004
PLAR (Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition) – Principles – Canada – January 2006
Quality Assurance in PLAR – Canada – 2007 - Volume II
Quality Assurance in PLAR – Canada – 2007 – Volume III
Examining the implication of APL and Exemption within the QCF in the context of
supporting and measuring learning progressing – May 2007 – UK
Guidelines on the accrediation of prior learning – 2004 – QAA – UK
Bologna with Student Eyes – ESIB/ESU – 2007
Competences in Education and Cross-Border Recognition – NUFFIC/UK-Naric – 2007
Principles and Operational Guidelines for RPL in Further and Higher Education and
training – Ireland – 2006
(Valid)ation of non-formal and informal learning in Europe – 2007 - Cedefop

Newsletter 1 (August 2008):
Covering among others: purpose and main themes of the seminar; structure of the programme; organisation; venue; and participation

Newsletter 2 (September 2008):
Additional information on programme; conference venue; hotels; conference website and documents

Newsletter 3 (October 2008):
Information about: Registration - Programme - Hotels - Visa - Themes and groups during the seminar - Documents about RPL - Next Newsletter

Newsletter 4 (November 2008):
In this fourth Newsletter more about: Seminar Slogan - Registration - List of participants - Programme - Documents - Practical information - Requests - Next Newsletter