Implementing an APL Centre: accreditation of formal and informal learning in companies

The project ‘Implementing an APL Centre’ is aimed at setting up an APL service for employees. These employees might need APL for several reasons, e.g. optimal route for formal training, accreditation of learning for higher level job, employability etc. APL not only helps to stimulate Lifelong Learning, but is also seen as an important tool in HR, stimulating employability, mobility and career development. 

Main issue in APL is to approve formal and informal learning. In this project we will focus on APL for employees in companies. The APL centres as set up in the project should serve as a linking pin between the products (training & APL) of the schools for VET and the training needs of the companies and their employees. Basic functions of such an APL point include: 

• Co-ordination (including business plan, financial management, account management)
• Administrative support (communication to (potential) participants, registration of results)
• Intake of potential participants
• Portfolio support for participants
• Assessing participants

Implementing an APL Centre is a project sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013 from The European Commission. For additional information you may visit the official web page of the project: http://apl.sintact.nl/