A competence based assessment framework (P-scales) was designed by Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) in the UK to provide a means of monitoring the progress of learners with Special Educational Needs (SEN) who were not able to access the mainstream qualifications. The P-scales are written in the style of competence based qualifications and as such provide a ready made structure for certification. In the UK, The Learning Machine Ltd has devised a low cost system of certificates based on the P-scales so that learners with Special Educational Needs can have their achievements formally recognised in the same way as their mainstream counterparts.

Project Aims:

• To transfer the innovative methods and technologies for low cost certification that provides progression routes to European Qualifications Framework (EQF) qualifications for learners with Special Needs, especially those with disabilities.
• To transfer greater understanding of the design and methods for assessing competence based qualifications structured in units of learning outcomes.
• To test and evaluate the attractiveness of outcome based qualifications for learners with Special Needs, especially those with disabilities.
• To support progression to the EQF with a VET e-learning programme for learners with SEN based on ECVET principles
• To lower barriers to formal qualifications for learners with SEN, especially those with disabilities.

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