Accreditation or validation of prior experiential learning: knowledge and savoirs in France—a different perspective?Footnote1

We wish to thank key VAP practitioners and academics from l'Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (Lille‐USTL). The study also drew from the completion of the ‘Eurovalidation’ project (Leonardo Project 188), involving Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, City University of London and the University of Lille‐USTL in France.

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