UPSC Prelims 2017 · Question 78 of 99
UPSC Prelims 2017 question on Recognition of Prior Learning
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2017
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectInternational Relations
- TopicCurrent Affairs
- DifficultyMedium
- TypeDirect
‘Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme’ is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to
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Answer: A. Certifying the skills acquired by construction workers through traditional channels.
Verdict
The answer is certifying the skills acquired by construction workers through traditional channels.
Analysis
Recognition of Prior Learning assesses skills that an individual has acquired through experience, observation and self learning rather than through formal training, and issues a certificate on successful assessment. The certification gives an otherwise informal worker recognition, confidence and bargaining power in negotiating future employment, and candidates receive a financial reward alongside the certificate. The distance learning, job reservation and formal trainee options each describe recognition of something other than prior informal learning, which is what the scheme's name specifies.
Source
Press reporting on skill certification.
How to crack it
Decode the name literally, since prior learning means learning that already happened before the scheme touched the person, which necessarily means informal and experiential learning rather than training delivered under a programme. That reading eliminates the option about trainees under a formal skill development programme, which is the closest distractor. Note the conceptual link to the National Skills Qualification Framework, which recognises outcomes regardless of how they were acquired.
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