Accreditation of prior learning

The process of identification, assessment and formal acknowledgement of prior learning and achievement is commonly known across the higher education sector as 'accreditation'. QAA has worked with the higher education community to draw up the following guidelines:

Guidelines on the accreditation of prior learning - PDF version | HTML version

Guidelines on the recognition of prior learning will be produced separately for Scotland. Details about the work in Scotland on credit-based learning can be found in our Scotland pages.