More adults aiming for tertiary qualification


The way forward: (From right) HELP Education Group deputy executive chairman Adam Chan, HELP University vice-chancellor Prof Dr Andy Liew Teik Kooi, Abu Hassan, Prof Mohammad Shatar, Prof Chan and wife Datin Chan-Low Kam Yoke, and Malaysian Investment Development Authority chairman Tan Sri Datuk Sri Dr Sulaiman Mahbob, posing for a photo during the launch of the HELP Apel Centre. — ART CHEN/The Star

MALAYSIANS are embracing lifelong learning with some 50,000 working adults applying for a higher education qualification under the the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (Apel) programmes.

Introduced in 2010, the programmes comprise three types of accreditation – Apel for Access (Apel.A), Apel for Credit Award (Apel.C) and Apel for Award of Academic Qualifications (Apel.Q).

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