Wisconsin Career Pathways Technical Assistance Policy Brief
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Keywords
Prior learning
Project
Authors
Date Submitted
2018-01
Material Type
Program Planning Resources
Secondary Material Type
Institution
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Industry Partner
Center for Post Secondary and Economic Success
License
CC BY
Funding Source
Additional Public Access
Abstract
To accelerate student completion postsecondary institutions and states have been adopting credit for prior learning (CPL) providing options for students to
earn academic credit for learning outside traditional coursework and classroom seat time. CPL is also referred to as Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). This
brief summarizes some recent statewide policy initiatives, postsecondary institution advances in CPL, including research/reports.
Policy and implementation issues vary from state to state and from institution to institution. Some common themes include:
Availability of faculty time required to complete student assessments and how faculty are paid to complete assessments;
Assessment rigor and CPL evaluation standards to ensure credit awarded reflects competencies of given coursework;
Transcription of CPL credits and how credits are interpreted cross-institution including transcription process;
Testing out of courses variation by degree program and from year to year depending on industry needs.
The Wisconsin Technical College System is currently focused on policy and implementation of CPL statewide including military transcripting. This technical
assistance brief supports the progress underway with these efforts. The brief is ordered with national resources first, followed by regional consortiums and
states. An addendum is included in this brief of resources of potential sources of open source online intake and assessment tools for students to compare
their knowledge with the competencies of various courses.
Industry (NAISC)
Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
Occupation (SOC)
All Occupations (00-0000)
Instructional Program (CIP)
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Credential Type
None