ABSTRACT
APL, or Accreditation of Prior Learning, is the process of identifying, assessing and accrediting a person’s competences, knowledge and skills, however they have been acquired. Where this concerns uncertificated learning it is known as the Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) and is a subset of APL. It constitutes, essentially, a formal recognition of the fact that people learn many things and acquire many skills outside the formal structures of education and training.
