Canada

PLAR is an initiative developed by the Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA). PLAR/RPL stands for Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition of Prior Learning. Prior learning assessment and recognition defines processes that allow individuals to identify, document, have assessed and gain recognition for their prior learning. The learning may be formal, informal, non-formal, or experiential (CAPLA, 2021).

The Composite Learning Index (CLI) developed by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) assesses the state of lifelong learning over time using the conceptual framework of lifelong learning proposed by UNESCO’s International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century (Delors et al, 1996, as cited in Saisana, 2008).