Haryana opens university credit route for work experience

Panchkula, Oct. 5 -- Haryana has put in place detailed guidelines that allow eligible learners to convert skills and knowledge acquired through work experience, apprenticeships, training, and other forms of prior learning into academic credits, potentially reducing the time required to complete a formal qualification.

The Haryana State Higher Education Council (HSHEC) has framed the guidelines for implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in accordance with the University Grants Commission framework and the National Credit Framework. The state proposes implementing RPL in universities in phases.

Under the framework, learning acquired through formal, non-formal, and informal routes can be assessed and recognised for academic cr...