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Business Definition for: Accreditation Of Prior Learning

  • a process through which formal recognition for the achievements of past learning and experiences may be obtained. Accreditation of prior learning may be used to support the award of a vocational qualification.

Additional Resources

The value of accreditation: IABC members cite greater recognition, career opportunities, earning potential
Many communication professionals question the need for accreditation, arguing that prior study and experience are sufficient, and citing time pressures and monetary considerations as reasons for postponing or skipping the process. At the same time, many acknowledge that accreditation brings peer group recognition, buys credibility for both the practitioner and...
Tags: ABC Inc., CAREER, communicator, MARKETING
Research articles 2007-09-01
General Physics Corporation Receives Certification and Accreditation for Hosting GoLearn Learning Management Systems
ELKRIDGE, Md. -- Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation GP, a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), has received Certification and Accreditation (C&A) from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management OPM for its hosting facility and services related to the hosting of Learning Management Systems for GoLearn...
Research articles 2005-01-04
Accreditation pioneers look back - first accreditation examinations of the International Association of Business Communicators
As he left the accreditation exam in Chicago, Lowell Turner, ABC, recalls suddenly finding himself in the middle of a shootout."Two guys came running out of a liquor store they had robbed and the police came roaring up almost at the same time," Turner says. "It was like being back...
Tags: ABC Inc., Quality
Research articles 1994-08-01
Cranfield achieves top accreditation for respected materials course.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 November 2006-CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY: Cranfield achieves top accreditation for respected materials courseC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02112006 Cranfield University has received official confirmation of professional accreditation from the Instituteof Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) for its respected MSc in Advanced...
Tags: Cranfield University, Strategy
Research articles 2006-11-02
Futuremedia as HCI Provider to Be Awarded ISO Accreditation
E-Learning solutions provider Futuremedia (NASDAQ: FMDAY) has announced today that in its role as a Home Computer Initiative HCI provider it is to gain ISO 9001:2000 accreditation from the International Organisation for Standardisation ISO, the world's largest developer of standards.
Tags: ISO
Research articles 2004-09-14
Seeking recognition: U.S. auditors build their base. (ISO 9000)
US chemical companies seeking International Organization for Standardization ISO 9000 registration face uncertainty in the selection of a registrar. No single firmly established registrar-accreditation authority exists in the US. Registrars usually seek accreditation from the Registrar Accreditation Board, a private body, or one of several European accreditation organizations.Backlog develops in...
Tags: industry, ISO, NIST, Quality, registrar, U.S.
Research articles 1992-11-11
Accreditation Critical to Cal Services.(Brief Article)
Knoxville, TN--In the real estate business, the mantra is "location, location, location." In the world of dimensional measurement, the chorus is "accreditation, accreditation, accreditation." At the International Dimensional Workshop in Knoxville, TN, held May 7 to 10, one of the consistent topics was the need...
Tags: calibration, ISO, Quality
Research articles 2001-06-01
O2 Science Earns Accreditation from the Community Health Accreditation Program
TEMPE, Ariz. -- O2 Science, a regional provider of respiratory therapy services and home healthcare products, announced today that the company has been awarded full accreditation by the Community Health Accreditation Program CHAP.
Tags: O2 Plc.
Research articles 2004-09-21
Committee on Accreditation
Arlinda Eaton has been appointed to the state's Committee on Accreditation that is responsible for the initial and continuing accreditation of educator preparation programs. Eaton is associate dean of the Michael D. Eisner College of Education at California State University, Northridge.
Tags: California State University
Research articles 2007-06-11
Agendia Acquires ISO Accreditation for CupPrint(R) Diagnostic Service
The Dutch Accreditation Council RvA has granted Agendia the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation for its CupPrint® service, carried out at the company's laboratory facilities in Amsterdam. Agendia was the first company worldwide to be granted ISO17025 accreditation for a microarray-based diagnostic test MammaPrint. With the CE registration of both its products...
Tags: ISO
Research articles 2006-09-04
Managed care accreditation: how necessary?
Managed Care Accreditation: How Necessary? As managed care operations become big business, accreditation may be increasingly valuable for both marketing and legal considerations. Prudential claims to be the first company to begin national accreditation of its managed health care operations, but both...
Tags: Aetna Inc., Benefits, Blue Cross Blue Shield, HEALTHCARE, HMO, Mr., Prudential Insurance Company of America, QA, SOFTWARE
Research articles 1990-09-24
Individual Differences, Hypermedia Navigation, and Learning: An Empirical Study.
The learning behaviour and performance of 65 postgraduate students using a hypermedia-based tutorial were measured. Data were also obtained on cognitive style, levels of prior experience, motivation, age, and gender. A number of statistically significant interactions were found. Field-dependent/independent cognitive styles were linked to strategic ...
Tags: computer, Ford Motor Co., G., Gender, hypermedia, M., Miller, performance, strategy, Wood
Research articles 2000-12-22
Gain for University of Maryland University College
The Master's Degree in Distance Education program at the University of Maryland University College, the online and adult education arm of the University of Maryland, has been awarded CEL accreditation by the European Foundation for Management Development, an international organization based in Brussels, Belgium. CEL is the first worldwide accreditation...
Tags: University of Maryland
Research articles 2006-10-04
Accreditation Process Adds Ethics Component - corporate communications - Brief Article
I ABC's international accreditation council is adding a small step to the accreditation process to help ABC candidates improve their understanding of how the association's Code of Ethics can be applied to practical situations. Effective immediately, accreditation candidates will be requited to complete an 11-question multiple-choice quiz with their...
Tags: ABC Inc., attribution, CEO, ethics, Leadership
Research articles 1999-08-01
Accreditation important in academics
The NRPA/AALR Council on Accreditation, formally established in 1974 and jointly sponsored by NRPA and the American Association for Leisure and Recreation AALR, conducts the process of accreditation for park, recreation and leisure services curricula. The council meets twice annually to review accredited programs, to revise and update the standards...
Tags: Benefits, California State University, council, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, University of Florida
Research articles 2005-02-01
PRIMEDIA Announces Actions to Strengthen Workplace Learning Unit
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 22, 1999--PRIMEDIA Inc. (NYSE: PRM) announced today that its PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning unit is closing five unprofitable and recently launched product lines as part of a program to return the company's focus to accreditation-oriented vocational networks and associated products.
Tags: workplace
Research articles 1999-02-22
Are Online Degrees Real?
Every day, students around the world are discovering the world of online distance learning. Many online degrees are real. A prospective student would need to do their research, however, and understand the ins and outs of accreditation. The purpose of this article is to bring your attention to a different,...
Tags: Distance Learning, Associated Content, E-learning, Training And Certification, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2007-09-10
Trio of transplant hospitals earns accreditation in Jacksonville, Fla.
By Y Cherie Black, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 15--The Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy awarded a three-year accreditation to the Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program of Mayo Clinic, Nemours Children's Clinic and Wolfson Children's...
Tags: hospital, Mayo Clinic, patient
Research articles 2004-09-15
Quality Assurance of Engineering Education through Accreditation: The Impact of Engineering Criteria 2000 and Its Global Influence
ABSTRACTFor more than 70 years, accreditation has provided quality control for engineering education in the United States, seeking to assure that graduates of accredited programs are prepared for professional practice. However, by the 1980s, the accreditation criteria had become increasingly prescriptive, inhibiting development of innovative programs to reflect changing needs...
Tags: Baltimore, chair, Council, curriculum, education, engineering, industry, MARKETING, National Science Foundation, QA, survey, team
Research articles 2005-01-01
Warnex's Medical Laboratories Division Receives ISO Accreditation
Warnex Inc. (TSX: WNX) announced today that its Medical Laboratories division has obtained ISO accreditation by the Standards Council of Canada SCC and has launched its DNA identification testing services for immigration and forensic purposes. "We are pleased to have received ISO accreditation for our medical laboratories, which demonstrates...
Tags: Biotechnology, DNA, ISO, Quality
Research articles 2008-09-23