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Enhancing Adult Student Outcomes and Employability With Prior Learning Assessment
Author(s) -
Delleville Valerie A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20343
Subject(s) - employability , workforce , adult learning , workplace learning , psychology , adult education , medical education , workforce development , business , work (physics) , pedagogy , medicine , economics , engineering , economic growth , mechanical engineering
This chapter will define and illustrate the sustainable cycle of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) benefits for both employees and employers in the U.S. workforce. Employer and student benefits of PLA will be reviewed, and program completion outcomes will be examined.