Centre for Learning Accreditation Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
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  • What is PLAR?
    • What is Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition?
    • What Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition is not
    • PLAR Research and Activites
  • Is PLAR for me?
    • Is Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition For Me?
    • What learners say...
    • Am I PLAR Ready?
  • How PLAR Works
  • The PLAR Process
    • First Steps: How Do I Begin
    • What is a Portfolio?
    • Portfolio Approaches
    • Portfolio Parts and Requirements
    • Virtual Portfolios
  • PLAR Documents & Resources
  • Portfolio Submission
  • e-Portfolio
  • Portfolio Assessment
    • Assessing Your Portfolio
    • Credits and Assessment Criteria
      • List of Programs
    • Appealing an Assessment
    • Chart of Credits Based on Assessor Average Scores
  • PLAR Application And Fee Payment
  • Financial Assistance for PLAR Learners
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  • Frequently Asked Questions

Information on PLAR

  • PLAR FAQs
  • How does PLAR work?
  • What is portfolio assessment?
  • When do I start?
  • How long does PLAR take?
  • How much does it cost?
  • Financial Assistance for PLAR Learners
  • What is challenge-for-credit?
  • What is transfer credit

Your Learning Portfolio

  • What is a portfolio?
  • What are the parts of a portfolio?
  • What does a completed portfolio look like?
  • First Steps: How Do I Begin
  • Portfolio submission
  • Portfolio assessment
  • PLAR documents and resources

Contact Information

  • Centre Staff
  • Request Information Online
  • Complete PLAR Exit Survey

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)

Introduction to PLAR: Watch the video here!

Top Ten Reasons for Doing PLAR

  1. Validate your past experiential learning in a meaningful way.
  2. Develop/practice organizational skills.
  3. Develop/practice the ability to meaningfully reflect on past learning.
  4. Improve your writing skills.
  5. Receive detailed feedback on your learning.
  6. Learn to think critically about your own learning.
  7. Achieve as many as 30 credits (the equivalent of 10 courses) at one sweep.
  8. Compile a comprehensive document that reflects your past accomplishments.
  9. Save a LOT of money!
  10. Grow your sense of self-esteem and professional competence through the PLAR process
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Updated January 21, 2021 by Student & Academic Web Services (sas@athabascau.ca)

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