Assessment and recognition of prior knowledge
the case of the Qualification and Credit Framework in England
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https://doi.org/10.35699/2238-037X.2021.29075Keywords:
Qualification and Credit Framework, England, Experiential knowledge recognitionAbstract
This paper aims to analyze the Qualification and Credit Framework, as a device aimed at the recognition and certification of knowledge built by the work experience in England. To this end, conducted bibliographical and documentary researches, which sought to identify the forms and instruments adopted for the recognition and validation of knowledge in the QCF. In addition, to explore the configuration of the process of knowledge recognition, we analyze the structure of the framework for evaluation and the instruments for professional certification for Wall and Floor Tiling. From the proposed discussion, we verified that the process of evaluation and recognition of knowledge in England is a collection of documentation that aim to prove the competencies of the subjects, guided by criteria of assessments that seek to list all the skills and knowledge considered necessary for a particular profession. Finally, we conclude that the way the knowledge recognition process is organized is based on the presuppositions of behavioral psychology, which presupposes that the workers' competences can be unveiled by observing and questioning the workers, leaving aside the unpredictability of work and the creative potential of the worker.
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