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RPL fails when a committee awards credit for a job title, or when a rural applicant cannot upload a portfolio because the portal assumes fibre. This PGCert starts with those failures. You will write criteria, design a bilingual evidence map, and run a mock assessment that would survive an external examiner—without claiming that this university licences nurses, teachers, or engineers. African Future University treats RPL as academic integrity under African connectivity constraints. Digital portfolios are paper-plus-scan hybrids. Informal apprenticeships and public-service experience are first-class evidence types when documented, not when romanticised. The award is a graduate certificate. It is not a professional practising certificate and not an admissions-office appointment at another institution. It is for practitioners who must keep prior-learning decisions honest when the only evidence is a stained logbook. You will compare a workplace portfolio with an informal apprenticeship log, including rural applicants who cannot upload to a fibre-only portal. Identity-checked mock assessments sit in the capstone. The certificate does not licence nursing, teaching, or engineering. Study is tuition-free online aside from the examination fee, over nine months of assessed practice.
Fifteen credits across four short modules: policy and integrity, evidence types, bilingual process design, and a procedure capstone. Identity-checked exams. Nine months. Examination fee 60.
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Every programme can be completed fully online with zero tuition fees — study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU861 | RPL Policy without Credit Inflation RPL Policy without Credit Inflation — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU862 | Identity-Checked Assessment Identity-Checked Assessment — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU863 | Appeals and Bias Appeals and Bias — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU864 | Ethics of Experiential Claims Ethics of Experiential Claims — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU865 | Informal Apprenticeship Evidence Informal Apprenticeship Evidence — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU866 | Public-Service and NGO Portfolios Public-Service and NGO Portfolios — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU867 | Rural Applicants and Scan-Plus-Paper Rural Applicants and Scan-Plus-Paper — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU868 | Language Evidence versus Language Awards Language Evidence versus Language Awards — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU869 | EN/FR RPL Administration EN/FR RPL Administration — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU870 | Committees that Can Be Audited Committees that Can Be Audited — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU871 | Low-Bandwidth Portals Low-Bandwidth Portals — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU872 | Writing Decision Letters Writing Decision Letters — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU873 | Procedure Manual Extract Procedure Manual Extract — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU874 | Mock Assessment Pack Mock Assessment Pack — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU875 | External-Examiner Note External-Examiner Note — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU876 | Capstone: RPL Practice File Capstone: RPL Practice File — assessed module on the PGCert Recognition of Prior Learning Practice pathway.
| 3 |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 9 months. Teaching language: English + French assessment options. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. African Future University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@afutureuni.com.
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