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Ministry of Education approves Recognition of Prior Learning policy

The acting Director-General Kenya National Qualifications Authority Dr Alice Kande (R), the chairman Stanley Kiptis (C) and director Technical Services Stanley Maindi have a word during a validation exercise in Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The Ministry of Education has approved the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy which recognises skilled workers in the informal sector who do not have any academic documents.

Through the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA), the policy will be launched mid-next month with hundreds of immigrants and refugees set to be among the beneficiaries.

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