APL: Developing More Flexible Colleges (Further Education : the Assessment and Accreditation of Prior Learning Series)

the Keystones For Provision In The New Era Of Further Education Will Be Flexibility Of Response, Open Access, Equality Of Opportunity, And Valuing And Accrediting Alternative Ways Of Learning - All Linked Together Within The Concepts Of Providing Life-long Learning Opportunities. The Provision Of Apl, Along With The Support Services Needed To Ensure Its Success, Can Be Used As The 'acid Test' Of Whether A College Is Truly Open And Accessible To A Variety Of Learners. Written By An Experienced Manager, This Book Offers Invaluable Advice For Other Managers And Senior Staff Engaged In Transforming Their Colleges To Meet Students' Needs. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures and tables......Page 10 Series Editor's foreword......Page 12 Foreword to the series......Page 14 Introduction......Page 18 The alternative focus of accreditation of prior learning......Page 20 Introducing accreditation......Page 21 The shaping of today's colleges......Page 28 Developing pressures......Page 29 External pressures for change......Page 31 Teaching and learning frameworks......Page 37 Teaching and learning: catering for changing needs......Page 39 Accreditation and assessment services......Page 56 Assessment on demand services......Page 62 The shape of tomorrow's colleges......Page 68 Developing a distinct mission for the college......Page 75 Widening participation......Page 86 Attracting potential students......Page 92 Dealing effectively with enquiries......Page 98 Enabling students to succeed......Page 103 The framework of guidance and support......Page 107 Organisational factors affecting flexibility......Page 112 Organisational climate......Page 115 Managing change: assessing the amount of change required......Page 118 Managing the pressures to change......Page 119 Managing change: change models......Page 125 An individual model of change......Page 126 A management initiated model of change......Page 127 Managing the resistance to change......Page 132 Index......Page 137 The passing of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992 has initiated rapid change to the post-16 sector. Focussing on the accreditation of prior learning, this book offers valuable advice on how to make colleges truly open and accessible.