Wednesday 12 October 2022

Credentials Validation


Some institutions are engaged in the  Conversion/Validation of professional Certificates, Diplomas and Degrees through assessment and evaluation of the academic and professional standard and through affiliation with  tertiary institutions such as universities and polytechnics whose credentials are awarded by Private Companies and institutions (eg. Computer Training Centers, Engineering works, Nurse/Mid-Wifery, Security Training,  Skills Acquisition Training  and other Skills acquired  which combined  PRACTICAL and THEORY) without tertiary institution's Affiliation  as the Skilled Workers  are not recognized to be  at the same level with those sat for professional exams and  in the tertiary institutions; but the University's Affiliation makes the difference as the THEORETICALLY ORIENTED AWARD through the distance learning programme as implied in accordance with UNESCO rules (based on Accreditation on Prior Learning and  Experience Awards) without further academic work requirement but rather concur and validate the previous Certificate/Diploma's THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE as Dual/Reciprocal awards, considered as equivalent in accordance with UNESCO rules.

 Based on the fact that  there is no skill without theory including Capentry work which is studied in most Comprehensive Secondary Schools and colleges and the theoretical aspect of the skill could be studied through distance learning programme  as  work book.

Therefore,  any skill you acquired which you put in writing becomes the theory which could be studied through distance learning programme except the practical aspect which produce the theory. So practical and theory are one because the theory is combined with the practical.

Based on this development, if someone who  had  never being to school but produces a product seen to be very useful, but uses his native dialect to explain how he does it; while another person translates  into English  becomes a theory for us to study  in the Colleges and  universities and pass the exam to earn our Diplomas and Degrees with First Class and 2nd Class Honours.

But the question is,  "What  qualification do you award to the illiterate producer who cannot read or write in English before you come to earn your Diplomas and Degrees from his or her own  theory.

This is where UNESCO comes in to endorse  the Accreditation of prior Learning and Experimental awards which is binding on all member nations world-wide as the professional skills of the illiterate individual become his academic equivalence to be awarded either Diploma or Degree without classroom academic work attachment because the practical exams based on trial and errors using his energy, time and money  spent for research in order to produce the product, is far  more rigorous than the academic exams to be written in the classroom which is based on the illitrate producer's theory

 Therefore, becomes academically qualified for a Diploma or Degree award without academic work attachement based on UNESCO'S. rules.

This is based on the fact that most inventions we enjoy such as television, telephone, cars and several others were invented and improved  by individuals in the Advanced countries who cannot read or write and speak good English rather in their own native dialect and writings such as Germany, France, China, Japan, Spain etc. Most of their inventions were not studied in the Classrooms rather through years of individual's research work to produce them and are awarded Diplomas and Degrees based on their practical experience which UNESCO endorsed.

When they put them in writing in their own language and translate them into English it then becomes a theory for us to study  in our  colleges and universities to be awarded Diplomas and Degrees. In most advanced countries, you must study their own language at least for one year in the University during your studies abroad. So is the practical skill that matters and not the English Grammar that belong to the British.

See more details on the European-American University website and UNESCO Google Search Results for Accreditation on Prior Leaning and Experimental Awards.

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