Your learning experiences are important regardless of where or how you acquired them. If they're relevant to the programme or course you're applying for, they should be recognised.

If your experience is assessed, it should be fair and accurate and based on solid evidence. This means that assessments be must unbiased, fair, adaptable, valid and reliable.

Assessments should be carried out by people who are well versed in the subject area or skill you're being assessed on. They know the content inside out and know how to evaluate your experience.

The way you're assessed should be appropriate to your level of knowledge and experience. This will ensure that you can demonstrate your actual skills.

Any decision relating to your assessments will be clearly communicated to you and will be accessible to you so that you can easily understand and review it. In addition, you have the right to appeal any decision, giving you the opportunity to address your concerns and reassess.

You should have easy access to information and support services that respect and cater for the diversity of all learners. These services should help you to understand and manage your learning journey.

There should be clear and open quality assurance processes. This is to ensure that you can have confidence in the fairness and accuracy of assessments and decisions about your applications.