1. Improving Public Services through Collaboration in Education
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2. Deirdre Goggin Cork Institute of Technology
Building a collaborative relationship with a particular focus on Recognition of Prior Learning
Deirdre Goggin
Cork Institute of Technology

3. “Emphasis on up- skilling and lifelong learning in response to a changing economic climate” Higher Education Strategy 2030
‘Promote and encourage lifelong learning and up-skilling and strengthen partnerships between employers, higher education and further education and training providers’ DES, “Action plan for Education 2019, Goal 4, Strategic action 5”

5. What Engagement Looks Like …
Supporting Entrepreneurship
Shared Governance
Site Visits
Recruitment
CV and Interview Skills
Placement and projects
Customised Learning
Innovation Partnerships Research Solutions
Strategic Partnerships
Career fairs
Student Projects
Applied research
Enhancement of employability skills
Guest lectureships
Work-placement
Course design, monitoring and delivery
CPD
Patents and licences
External examiners
Work-based
learning
Commercialisation
Professional Bodies
Spin-outs and spin-ins
Sharing of facilities
Talent Development
Volunteering
RPL
Long-term relationship planning
Alumni Relations
Sponsorship
Service Learning

6. Codification of Engagement Activity
12/07/2019

7. Continuum of Learning
Life
Education
Workplace
Non linear process which should facilitate the transitions of learners to engage with new learning when needed, to recognise previously acquired learning for mobility and recognition purposes.
Recognition of Prior Learning can facilitate these transitions through the recognition of previously acquired formal, informal and non-formal learning which builds on what the learner already knows
12/07/2019

8. Recognition of Prior Learning is a process whereby formal recognition is given to learning which has been acquired prior to registering on a module or programme
Learning can be formal, informal and non formal
Evidence of prior Learning is measured against the learning outcomes or programme outcomes depending on the nature of the application
Access, exemption, credit or full academic award
What is RPL?
12/07/2019

9. Workforce Development and RPL
Generation of query
Response from CIT
Questions?
General query
in-house familiarity/ knowledge of what is offered
in house training where participants are seeking credit
change in regulatory requirements/ industry standard
awareness of future requirements – future proofing
Learning Clinic
Case Studies of similar requests
Team visits from discipline specific teams for introductory discussion
Is it a real need?
Is it sustainable? Individual or Cohort
Is there existing training or learning the employee already has which could inform the conversation and the opportunities.
RPL can be central to these discussions

10. Identifying and aligning learning to the national qualification framework in a learning outcome type approach
Acknowledge that learning will happen differently
Evidence of learning is necessary but requires flexibility
Culture can vary hugely
Staff need to be committed on both sides for a cohort approach to work
The approach

11. CIT and AFTA (Atlantic Flight Training Academy)
Need : Honours Degree for employment opportunities.
Who : Pilots
How: Mapping of pilot training to the national framework of qualifications factoring in training and workplace learning
Equivalent to 120 ECTS Credits
BA Honours in International Business with Aviation Studies
120 credits delivered online through adobe connect

12. CIT and BSCi Learning clinic Key talent upskilling requirement
Customised course development factoring in RPL and Work Based Learning
Expanded for other companies through Skillnet
An additional customised course development for a different cohort of the organisation building on RPL and work based learning in development.
CIT and BSCi

13. Research basis
VISKA – Validation of learning of low skilled, migrants and refugees
EvaVol – Validation of learning of volunteers
Fit4fof – Validation of workplace skills for the factory of the future
Coderdojo – Validation of skills acquired through programming

14. Building a sustainable approach to Collaboration
Single point of contact
Customer Relationship Management System
Good practice guides, staff CPD

15. Deirdre Goggin Deirdre. Goggin@cit. ie www. cit
Deirdre Goggin

16. Q & A
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