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title: "Prior Learning Assessment and Competency-Based Education: An Overview of Programs, Policies, and Practices"
description: Research report outlining findings on national and state efforts to implement PLA and Competency-based Education (CBE) and implications for broader...
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# [Prior Learning Assessment and Competency-Based Education: An Overview of Programs, Policies, and Practices](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/prior-learning-assessment-and-competency-based-education-an-overview-of-programs-policies-and-practices)

 Written by [The RP Group](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/author/the-rp-group) | October 2016

Research report outlining findings on national and state efforts to implement PLA and Competency-based Education (CBE) and implications for broader adoption in California.

 

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