Singapore University of Social Sciences

Recognising Learning is the practice of assessing and recognising skills and knowledge applied in a non-academic setting such as the workplace. Knowledge comes from multiple sources and does not happen only in a classroom. What a learner knows and can do should be recognised appropriately no matter how, where or when it was learned. Recognising Learning includes: a. Recognition of Prior Learning or RPL. This can refer to: i. courses taken elsewhere in which case challenge exam (CEX) or a portfolio can be used to assess this formal learning; or ii. on-the-job training (OJT) b. Work-Based Learning where learning is acquired by doing and competency is attained through applying knowledge and skills on the job.