it helps to reduce the direct and opportunity costs of formal learning by making acquired skills transparent it improves the efficiency of the labour market it helps adults with limited formal education to reenter education and advance their careers also it might reward and therefore encourage learning in informal settings field et al the centre has through pilot projects developed a recognition of prior learning methodology with the main target group being people with poor formal education the lifelong learning centres around the country and the two centres for certified trades cooperate in carrying out recognition of prior learning projects