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They also worry about cost and favor making it easier for working adults to earn degrees, including the awarding of credit for prior learning. 
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Canadian Vocational Association / Association canadienne de la formation professionnelle's insight:
The overall aim of these Guidelines is to propose principles and mechanisms that can assist Member States in developing or improving structures and procedures to recognise all forms of learning, particularly the outcomes of non-formal and informal learning. While the Guidelines are not legally binding, Member States’ authorities are expected to make efforts to implement the Guidelines as appropriate to their specific national context. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002163/216360e.pdf
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Americans overwhelmingly view a higher education as essential to landing a good job and achieving financial security, but they have doubts about its quality and affordability. They also favor changes in higher education that would make obtaining a degree more realistic for working adults. Respondents also support the awarding of credit for prior learning and skills acquired outside the classroom. some also said that they would be more likely to enroll in college if they could receive credit for what they already knew.
Related report. America's Call for Higher Education Redesign
http://www.luminafoundation.org/publications/Americas_Call_for_Higher_Education_Redesign.pdf