Get Qualifications for What You Know and Can Do: A Personal Guide to Apl Book

	Foreword	7
	Preface	9
Ch. 1	Give Yourself Credit	11
	What does 'give yourself credit' really mean?	11
	APL and you	15
	Is APL for you?	20
Ch. 2	What's It All About?	21
	The APL process	21
Ch. 3	Using the System	28
	Where is APL offered?	28
	Traditional routes to qualifications	29
	What are NVQs and SVQs?	31
Ch. 4	Getting Started	38
	Identifying your strengths	38
	Support at your APL centre	47
Ch. 5	Do I Know Enough?	51
	Using standards	51
	What you can expect from your APL centre	60
Ch. 6	How Will I Prove It?	62
	Using your claim to credit forms	62
	Evidence	64
	Developing your portfolio of evidence	72
	What you can expect from your APL centre	75
Ch. 7	What Does Assessment Mean?	77
	The assessment process	77
Ch. 8	Making Your Success Work For You	88
	Setting new goals	89
	Appendix 1 Background to the New Qualifications	96
	Appendix 2 NVQs by Area of Competence	98
	Appendix 3 Lead Bodies, Awarding Bodies and Professional Bodies and Associations	106
	Appendix 4 MCI Cross-referencing Form	112
	Index	113