Dr. Lynn Ramsey:

One of the areas that is helpful in this context is the work that has been done nationally towards the recognition of prior learning. That is not within our purview as the regulator but there are certain areas within which the higher educational institutions in Ireland may, as part of their pre-emptive assessment, look to the recognition of prior learning. That national project, funded under the human capital initiative, is something that all of the HEIs are a party to.