Meaningful Learning, Credentials, and Work for Every Adult.
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) links learning and work. CAEL is a nonprofit that works at all levels within the higher education, public, and private sectors to make it easier for people to get the education and training they need.
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May 13, 2013
Why do so many graduates of highly regarded institutions need unpaid internships in order to demonstrate job skills before an employer will hire them?
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Read about CAEL’s online service, LearningCounts.org, to help people earn college credit for what they already know.
The site offers a prior learning credit predictor to help students determine how much college credit they could earn.
Students can also talk to a Credit Specialist, take a course in portfolio assessment, and assemble their portfolio - all online.