1. RPL support in The Netherlands
23 June 2011
European RPL Network meeting
Glasgow
Patrick Leushuis
Ministry of Education, Culture & Science – Department of Higher Education & Study Financing

2. RPL support in The Netherlands
RPL infrastructure
RPL promotion
RPL finance
RPL quality
RPL research

3. RPL in The Netherlands RPL = market activity
• Formal and non-formal standards (learning outcomes)
• National Quality code and national RPL register
• Use of RPL:
career development, internal and external mobility
excemptions, tailor made learning paths

4. RPL support (1): Infrastructure
Subsidies for regional partnerships learning & working ( ):
Businesses, education & training institutes, local and regional government organisations
RPL and workbased learning
Subsidies for higher education institutes ( ):
RPL
Flexible, tailor made learning paths incl. WBL
Organizational development
Subsidies (max. 75%) for learning & working offices ( ):
Physical & virtual ‘front offices’ + active approach of employers
In 44 regions in the Netherlands
After 2012: career guidance offices?

5. RPL support (2): Promotion
Booklets, flyers, posters etc.
Portal and websites
Animation clip:
Videos – RPL testimonials etc.: video.ervaringscertificaat.nl
National campaigns: TV, radio, internet
TV add:
Social partners (employers organisations and unions):
case studies on good RPL practices => RPL in collective labour agreements

6. RPL support (3): Finance
• Sector funds: full or partial funding for RPL
• Fiscal incentives: tax deductability costs of RPL
Employers
Individuals

7. RPL support (4): Quality
National expertise centre RPL
Information on RPL and quality code
Good practices
RPL academy: training RPL-professionals
RPL toolbox: handbooks, guidelines, competence profiles etc.
RPL quality code
Accreditation
National RPL register

8. RPL support (5): Research
• Market demand for RPL (incl. forecast)
• Key success factors and barriers in the RPL market
• Effects of RPL for individuals and organisations