Further education is becoming more
ACCESSIBLE
with APEL
Further education is becoming more
ACCESSIBLE
at UNITAR
Welcome to UNITAR's APEL Centre
With APEL you can use your work or career experience to level up your education!
The acronym APEL stands for
Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning
The strategic mission of an APEL Centre is to widen access to higher education by granting recognition to individuals with prior experiential learning for the purpose of admission to programmes of study, and award of credits and academic qualifications.
3 APEL categories have been introduced by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) starting with:
- APEL.A in 2011 for admission to the Bachelor’s Degree programme (APEL T-6)
- APEL.C in 2016 for the purpose of awarding credit
- APEL.Q for the purpose of awarding eligibility in 2021.
APEL's Objective
To support the nation’s aspiration to enhance and widen educational opportunities for all-range learners.
To support continuous education through assessment and validation of prior experiences.
Our role in your APEL journey
Achieve your education goals with us!
- To receive and process your APEL.A applications for admission to Diploma (APEL T-4), Bachelor’s Degree (APEL T-6) and Master’s Degree (APEL T -7).
- To guide candidates in the APEL.A assessment application process.
- To assist fully in implement the APEL.A evaluation process.
- To assist in submitting the candidate’s APEL.A assessment results to MQA for record purposes.
- To have MQA issue an official notification and APEL.A certificate to the successful candidates.
- To receive and process your APEL.A applications for admission to Diploma (APEL T-4), Bachelor’s Degree (APEL T-6) and Master’s Degree (APEL T -7).
- To guide candidates in the APEL.A assessment application process.
- To assist fully in implement the APEL.A evaluation process.
- To assist in submitting the candidate’s APEL.A assessment results to MQA for record purposes.
- To have MQA issue an official notification and APEL.A certificate to the successful candidates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Explore our answers to your curiosity towards acquiring APEL!
General APEL
APEL is a way to check out and give credit for what you’ve already learned on your own, through work, or other activities outside of formal education.
APEL checks out what you’ve learned from jobs, volunteering, studying on your own, and other informal activities to see if it can count towards school credits or qualifications.
APEL.A.
If you have job experience but are lacking in traditional academic credentials, you can use them to qualify for our university programmes through APEL.A.
The following MQA accredited levels of study:
- Master’s (T-7)
- Bachelor’s (T-6)
- Diploma (T-4)
For more information on eligibility, please click here.
For more information on eligibility, please click here.
APEL.C.
APEL.C helps you fast-track your studies and graduate earlier. You can apply for relevant informal and non-formal experiences to be evaluated for extra credit through APEL.C assessment.
The following MQA accredited levels of study:
- Master’s (T-7)
- Bachelor’s (T-6)
- Diploma (T-4)
- Certificate (T-3)
For more information on eligibility, please click here.
For more information on eligibility, please click here.
The maximum percentage of credit transfer through APEL.C is 30% of the total graduating credits of a specific programme of study.
What are you waiting for?
Follow along the APEL journey with us, and you’ll get your desired education in no time!
