Respondents

Responses

R1

Lack of knowledge on assessment of learning and the validation of the competences possessed.

R2

Lack of understanding what RPL is about and negative preconceived ideas about RPL.

R3

Lack of trained manpower to handle the RPL process.

R4

Resistance from Faculties, academics that may not be fully aware of why RPL is important.

R5

Lack of trained people such as assessors, implementers.

R6

Lack of knowledge in assessing portfolios at Department level.

R7

Difficulties to fit RPL into Faculty programmes.

R8

Lack of experience in dealing with RPL, availability of resources both human and financial, candidates not knowing how to compile a portfolio, and assessing the portfolios.

R9

Overflow of applicants might overwhelm the institution, difficulty in selecting relevant students, inability to recognise informal knowledge, inability to identify the required knowledge?what constitutes the knowledge that deserves recognition?

R10

Integrating the mature students with graduates of Grade 12, comparability of experience against Grade 12. How can knowledge from Shoprite be compared against knowledge from NAMDEB.

R11

Lack of awareness.

R12

Lack of knowledge on how to assess RPL.