Recognition of prior learning practices at professional colleges

Recognition of prior learning practices at professional colleges

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The legal basis for the recognition of prior learning exists in Switzerland. However, there is a lack of transparency as to how to put this into practice, especially at the tertiary level. This study examines how the recognition of prior learning at professional colleges is formally regulated and how it is concretely implemented and justified in practice, deriving information from this for continuing education and training (CET) providers.