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 re-enter 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 12 lifelong learning centres around the country and the two centres for certified trades co-operate in carrying out recognition of prior learning projects.