Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) is a relatively new concept in the Malaysian Higher Education system (HEIs) and in South East Asia in general, although widely known and practiced in other countries such as South Africa, Australia and America. Implementing APEL in higher education system could help prepare human capital better particularly for the preparation of teachers in the technical and vocational sector. The paper is based on a study conducted under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Platform (RCP) aiming to develop an APEL model to steer a systematic adoption of APEL in higher education and increase the number of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET)-teachers that have acquired strong practical skills in the world of work.
Dr.Mohamad Marlina
Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education
Malaysia
http://community.uthm.edu.my/marlina
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Field of expertise/main research projects:
Field of expertise/main research projects Dr. Marlina Mohamad is a senior lecturer at Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. Her research interests includes ICT in TVET, web-mediated learning and training, instructional technology and design and measurement.
