Making Your Learning Count

Abstract

The profile you develop will largely be determined by the system through which you are seeking accreditation. In this chapter, therefore, we begin by exploring the concept of accreditation as it is currently used within professional education, and we suggest a working definition. We then move on to look at the implications this has for your own working practices. In this chapter we explore the meanings behind the following terms in depth: Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS); National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs); assessment of prior learning (APL); assessment of prior experiential learning (APEL).