{"id":2488,"date":"2022-05-17T21:06:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T21:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speirenua.org\/?page_id=2488"},"modified":"2024-12-27T16:29:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T16:29:57","slug":"recognition-of-prior-learning-rpl-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/speirenua.org\/?page_id=2488","title":{"rendered":"Recognition of Prior Learning RPL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:15px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:15px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#3751fc;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:44;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><em><strong>Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)<\/strong><\/em><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:130px;--awb-padding-left:130px;--awb-padding-right-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-selfhosted-video\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><video playsinline=\"true\" width=\"100%\" style=\"object-fit: cover;\" autoplay=\"true\" muted=\"true\" loop=\"true\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"1\"><source src=\"http:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-5442621.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Sorry, your browser doesn&#039;t support embedded videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-text-font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a way for people to get official credit for skills and experiences they have gained outside of traditional schooling. If people can show they have learned what certain courses teach, they can get certified for these skills. An RPL mentor helps them document their experience, which is then reviewed and approved by higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">The Sp\u00e9ire Nua model adds something extra. It involves thinking about what can be learned from past criminal behaviour, the experience of being sentenced, and how these lessons can help avoid future imprisonment. This feedback is very valuable for organisations that want to prevent crime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">In the Sp\u00e9ire Nua project, we also look at lessons learned in managing conflict and anger, staying away from substances, and improving health and well-being. We collect information from our clients and use a set process to evaluate how well these lessons help with their rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:130px;--awb-padding-left:130px;--awb-padding-right-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:15px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:15px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-text-font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-4042 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27720%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20720%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27720%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-66x66.jpeg 66w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-177x177.jpeg 177w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-320x320.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-460x460.jpeg 460w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-540x540.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-669x669.jpeg 669w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08-700x700.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/speirenua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-27-at-10.04.08.jpeg 720w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sp\u00e9ire Nua uses a method similar to RPL Benchmarking, known for helping people identify their skills, strengths, and weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish Credit and Quality Framework (SCQF) has created a tool called \u201cMy Skills, My Future\u201d that helps young people figure out their education level and to recognise skills they didn&#8217;t know they had. This tool focuses on pulling out skills like teamwork, management, and leadership from everyday activities, like work or hobbies, that people might not notice they are using.<\/p>\n<p>Damien Quinn, the leader of the Sp\u00e9ire Nua Project, was trained as an RPL Mentor\/Facilitator in 2020 through programmes at Equal Ireland, Athlone Institute of Technology (now the Technical University of Shannon), and Skillnet Ireland. He uses this training and believes it can help people get official recognition for their efforts to change. He also teaches others how to use this tool.<\/p>\n<p>The benchmarking process will uncover skills the clients weren&#8217;t aware of and helps to develop these strengths further. Interests and hobbies will be examined too, to spot transferable skills like teamwork and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Mentors and facilitators at Sp\u00e9ire Nua gather this information, which is then reviewed and certified by organisations in the criminal justice system as proof of the clients&#8217; commitment to change.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, Sp\u00e9ire Nua coordinates with people going through Garda Vetting to ensure clients who receive a Sp\u00e9ire Nua certificate can share this achievement with potential employers or others who might offer them opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:100px;width:100%;max-width:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color6);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" 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