What is AEP?
The Adult Education Professionalisation (AEP) initiative is a step forward in creating a strong, dynamic and forward-looking Adult Education profession in Singapore. AEP aims to advance the professional standards and identity of Adult Educators as professionals recognised for both pedagogical and professional excellence.
To raise the quality and professionalism of the Training and Adult Education sector, it is important that we enable Adult Educators to continue to deepen their professional skills, and to be recognised for their mastery of skills. This is particularly so, in view of the crucial role that Adult Educators play in supporting the national SkillsFuture movement to impart knowledge and skills to our workforce.
- Associate Adult Educator (AAE) Level - 4 skills badges across 2 skills categories
- Specialist Adult Educator (SAE) Level - 6 skills badges across 3 skills categories
How Does It Work?
AEP confers professional recognition to Adult Educators. Participation in AEP is voluntary and Adult Educators who meet the entry requirements will be recognised as an Associate Adult Educator (AAE) or Specialist Adult Educator (SAE), depending on their skills mastery and area of specialisation. The highest recognition will be that of an Adult Education Fellow (AEF), which is invitation-based or by nomination only, based on the Adult Educator’s achievements and contributions.
Adult Education Fellow (AEF)
Made significant contributions in Training and Adult Education fields of practice, and appointed by nomination and invitation only.
Specialist Adult Educator (SAE)
Attained skills mastery in area of specialisation.
Associate Adult Educator (AAE)
Established in the Training and Adult Education fields of practice
How Will I Benefit?
The Benefits
- Job and practice engagement opportunities to deepen and enhance your practice as an Adult Educator;
- Exclusive professional development opportunities such as overseas study tours and company hosted visits;
- Networking opportunities within the professional community.
The Recognition
- Professional recognition of your experience, quality and strength as an Adult Educator;
- Display your professional titles on name cards and in email signatures; and
- Increased visibility of your public profile where your AEP status and specialisation will be published on IAL website.
How Can I Apply?
- Attained the minimum number of Skills Badges for each AEP level
- Associate Adult Educator (AAE) Level - 4 skills badges across 2 skills categories
- Specialist Adult Educator (SAE) Level - 6 skills badges across 3 skills categories
- Application as an AAE or SAE will require you to provide evidence of the following
- Relevant professional pedagogical qualification
- Practise currency and quality and
- Performance reference
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Renewal Requirements
Within the Adult Education Professionalisation (AEP) initiative, a continual review of AEP status will be conducted on a three-yearly basis to ensure that Associate Adult Educators (AAEs) and Specialist Adult Educators (SAEs) continue to maintain the highest quality in their Adult Education practice through the fulfilment of 320 hours of practice and continuing professional development (CPD) activities per annum.
AAEs and SAEs will need to fulfil minimally 200 practice hours and 40 CPD hours. They will have the flexibility to allocate the remaining 80 hours to either practice or CPD activities.
All Adult Education Professionals must submit a renewal declaration to the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) covering their 3-year tenure period. IAL will selectively audit Adult Education Professionals for compliance of the renewal requirements on an annual basis.