NonCredit Portfolio Assessment for the CDC

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Non-Credit Portfolio Assessment for the CDC
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What is a Portfolio?

• Assessment of a Prior Learning Portfolio for the
  CDC is a way of meeting requirements for the
  competency-level knowledge that one has gained
  through prior training and experience.
• This option satisfies the requirements for the
  Connecticut Director's Credential, but does not
  result in college credit.

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Why Choose Non-Credit Portfolio Assessment?

• Adults in early childhood and after school
  programs often have knowledge, gained through
  learning from work and life experience, that is
  equivalent to what is taught in college courses.
• Many working professionals in early care and
  education do not want to spend the time or
  undergo the expense of attending classes that
  repeat what they already know in order to
  complete the requirements for the CT Director's
  Credential.
• Charter Oak State College believes that what a
  person knows is more significant than how or
  where such knowledge is acquired, and therefore
  offers Portfolio Assessment as an appropriate,
  convenient and economical substitute for course
  work.

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What is the Process and How are Students
Supported?

• An application is submitted indicating which
  competency area or areas a student has chosen for
  Portfolio Assessment.
• For each competency area, a list is provided that
  presents outcomes of the administration areas
  required with suggested types of supporting
  documentation.
• A template is also provided with a guide and
  sample parts of a narrative and types of
  documentation as an example using the Personnel
  Management competency area.

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How is the Portfolio Assessed?

• The complete portfolio is submitted for review by
  faculty experts who will evaluate it, using a
  similar competency outcome grid that was
  provided for the applicant, for approval and
  fulfillment of the CDC administration competency
  requirements covered in the Portfolio.

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What Does It Cost?

• 1 competency area 175.00
• 2 competency areas 250.00
• 3 competency areas 325.00
• 4 competency areas 400.00
• 5 competency areas 475.00
• Compare to 3 Credit Course
• 531 at COSC
• 279 360 Community Colleges
• 800 - 1,000 Private Colleges, State
  Universities