E-portfolios support COAG initiative
A new report has recognised that electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) are a key tool to support COAG’s (Coalition of Australian Governements) Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) initiative, which aims to build RPL quality and good practice for the vocational education and training (VET) system.
The E-portfolios for RPL Assessment report, from the national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), finds that e-portfolios provide a timely and client focused approach to recognising an individual’s existing skills during the RPL process.
COAG supports RPL as an important system to solve national skills shortages, as RPL acknowledges prior learning and skills developed outside formal education and training, helping to reduce the time spent in training.
E-portfolios can be developed quickly and easily in the workplace to capture live evidence through the use of mobile phones and point-of-view devices, and can include a range of digital evidence such as audio, video, photographs and blogs.
The Framework’s report includes the outcomes of two trials which identify the benefits and future development needs of using e-portfolios to support RPL in VET. Key findings from the trials include:
Digital evidence can be easily captured, uploaded, organised and identified on a dynamic and ongoing basis.
E-portfolios support ongoing dialogue between RPL candidates and assessors, allowing assessors to view and provide advice on evidence as it is generated.
E-portfolios are particularly useful where geographical or time differences prohibit face-to-face or real-time communication or validation of evidence.
E-portfolios have many benefits beyond the RPL process. They can be used to build a skills profile; support identified gap training; and manage workplace performance, including recognising, rewarding and reclassifying employees.
The Framework’s E-portfolios Business Manager, Allison Miller, said the report includes recommendations to encourage the ongoing adoption of e-portfolios to support RPL in VET.
“The report recommends setting national standards for capturing, presenting, managing and validating evidence in e-portfolios. By offering new ways to establish these standards, the Framework is supporting COAG’s RPL initiative.”
As well as the trial outcomes, the report includes examples of registered training organisations which are already using e-portfolios to support RPL:
Charles Darwin University collaborated with Desart to use e-portfolios to help art workers achieve a Certificate III in Art Administration via an RPL process and appropriate gap training.
Lifeline (Hobart) used e-portfolios to support RPL in the Certificate IV in Telephone Counselling for its volunteer workers.
Swinburne TAFE blended e-portfolios and RPL for learners completing the Certificate IV and Diploma in Aviation Safety Regulation. Learners uploaded evidence and identified when they were ready to be assessed.
For a full copy of the E-portfolios for RPL Assessment report, visit www.flexiblelearning.net.au/e-portfolios
For more information about the Framework, its products, resources and support networks, contact: (07) 3307 4700, email enquiries@flexiblelearning.net.au or visit: http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au
The E-portfolios for RPL Assessment report, from the national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), finds that e-portfolios provide a timely and client focused approach to recognising an individual’s existing skills during the RPL process.
COAG supports RPL as an important system to solve national skills shortages, as RPL acknowledges prior learning and skills developed outside formal education and training, helping to reduce the time spent in training.
E-portfolios can be developed quickly and easily in the workplace to capture live evidence through the use of mobile phones and point-of-view devices, and can include a range of digital evidence such as audio, video, photographs and blogs.
The Framework’s report includes the outcomes of two trials which identify the benefits and future development needs of using e-portfolios to support RPL in VET. Key findings from the trials include:
Digital evidence can be easily captured, uploaded, organised and identified on a dynamic and ongoing basis.
E-portfolios support ongoing dialogue between RPL candidates and assessors, allowing assessors to view and provide advice on evidence as it is generated.
E-portfolios are particularly useful where geographical or time differences prohibit face-to-face or real-time communication or validation of evidence.
E-portfolios have many benefits beyond the RPL process. They can be used to build a skills profile; support identified gap training; and manage workplace performance, including recognising, rewarding and reclassifying employees.
The Framework’s E-portfolios Business Manager, Allison Miller, said the report includes recommendations to encourage the ongoing adoption of e-portfolios to support RPL in VET.
“The report recommends setting national standards for capturing, presenting, managing and validating evidence in e-portfolios. By offering new ways to establish these standards, the Framework is supporting COAG’s RPL initiative.”
As well as the trial outcomes, the report includes examples of registered training organisations which are already using e-portfolios to support RPL:
Charles Darwin University collaborated with Desart to use e-portfolios to help art workers achieve a Certificate III in Art Administration via an RPL process and appropriate gap training.
Lifeline (Hobart) used e-portfolios to support RPL in the Certificate IV in Telephone Counselling for its volunteer workers.
Swinburne TAFE blended e-portfolios and RPL for learners completing the Certificate IV and Diploma in Aviation Safety Regulation. Learners uploaded evidence and identified when they were ready to be assessed.
For a full copy of the E-portfolios for RPL Assessment report, visit www.flexiblelearning.net.au/e-portfolios
For more information about the Framework, its products, resources and support networks, contact: (07) 3307 4700, email enquiries@flexiblelearning.net.au or visit: http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au
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