Note: There is a fee which is payable for this service. Currently, this fee is €2000 if you wish to submit a portfolio on your own, or €5000 if you wish to work with a supervisor.

 

Section One: Applicant and External Award Information

Please complete the form with as much detail as possible about your prior learning. This will allow your prior learning to be assessed and help us to identify if any further information is required from you. If known, please indicate how much credit you think your prior learning can reasonably be used towards the Warnborough College program.

Date of award – It is important than any prior learning is ‘current’, normally meaning completed within the last five years. If your learning was completed more than five years ago you may be required to provide additional information as evidence that you have remained up to date in the subject area; normally through a CV detailing recent work experience or through an additional learning outcome oriented assessment.

Certificate – It is very important that you are able to supply a copy of the certificate or transcript received on completion of your prior learning. If you do not have the certificate for the prior learning, then please provide an explanation separately.

Section Two: Additional Evidence

Additional evidence may include, for example, a full C.V. to provide evidence of currency of subject knowledge, or a statement of how you have kept up-to-date through Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Also, please list here any supporting evidence you are attaching with the form i.e. copies of certificates. This is to ensure that those assessing the claim can be sure they have received all of the evidence provided.

Section Three: Mapping

You should provide details of how the learning outcomes from your previous award map onto the learning outcomes of the Warnborough College award for which Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning is being sought. Please make reference to where in the syllabus or program specification for the external award the relevant learning outcomes can be found. This will enable the person assessing your claim to have a clear understanding of your prior learning. Use the following table to map the module learning outcomes.

For APCL
Evidence should be provided in the form of learning outcomes. Module descriptors, which include the aims, content and outcomes are available from the Registry, Program Director, or APL Advisor.Hours of theoretical study, course content, assignments and assessments with results must also be included as appropriate.

For APEL
In the case of prior experiential learning evidence must be submitted to support the case for eligibility for Negotiated Assessment. This should be in the form of learning outcomes. Module descriptors, which include the aims, content and outcomes are available from the Registry, Program Director, or APL Advisor.Submit/upload a document outlining the comparisons of learning outcomes using the examples below as a template:

Example 1: APL for certificated course

Additional Supporting Statements

a) I have trained senior managers in the company to understand the employment relationship and I attach a brochure of a training course showing that I am the presenter.

b) I enclose (confidential material) a strategic plan I put forward to avert a strike a year ago and some minutes from regular meetings with the Union that I facilitate. I also attach some minutes from Personnel meetings specifically related to conflict situations.

c) I believe that document ‘iii’ submitted as above and the minutes of 4th November 2019 show that I can employ negotiation techniques successfully.