Problems and Strategies for Improving the Non-formal Learning Accreditation System in Taiwan

Learning accreditation has a long history in Europe and North America. The accreditation promotion experience among advanced countries are deserved to be learned. Taiwan also has considerable experiences in relation to technical and vocational education system, community colleges, and other adult education institutions. The research method of the study is literature searches and document analysis. We used definitions and theoretical concepts associated with accreditation as a foundation for examining the deficiencies in the Taiwanese non-formal learning accreditation system. Furthermore, based on the accreditation promotion experience among the advanced countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), we proposed a number of specific recommendations for learning accreditation reform in Taiwan.